List of deputy lieutenants of Wiltshire

This is a list of deputy lieutenants of Wiltshire, England.

Unlike the appointment of High Sheriff, which is for one year, the term of office of a Deputy Lieutenant normally lasts until they reach the age of 75.

The Wiltshire Lieutenancy has an establishment of up to 36 deputy lieutenants. They are chosen to reflect a wide range of interests and backgrounds, and can be appointed at any age but tend to be aged over 60; they are normally expected to serve for at least five years before they must retire on reaching the age of 75. Deputy lieutenants can be appointed for a set period of time, but this approach has never been adopted in Wiltshire.

New deputy lieutenants are nominated by the Lord Lieutenant and follow a formal process to confirm their appointment. The Lord-Lieutenant is not obliged to appoint a new Deputy Lieutenant immediately after a current Deputy Lieutenant retires and thus may hold several vacancies.

Retired deputy lieutenants can continue to use the post-nominal letters 'DL' after the date of their retirement.

16th-century appointments Sir Henry Knyvet of Charlton (died 1598) Sir Matthew Arundell of Wardour Castle (1589–1598)Matthew Arundell Howard at tudorplace.com.ar, accessed 19 November 2012

17th-century appointments Sir Walter Long (c. 1565 – 1610) Sir Walter Vaughan (c. 1572 – 1639) of Bishopstone, Salisbury, in office by 1611 and until at least 1633 Anthony Hungerford of Black Bourton (1567–1627), in office c.1610–1624 Sir Edward Hungerford (1596–1648), in office 1624–1643 Thomas Penruddocke (c.1648–1695), commissioned 1683Wiltshire and Swindon Archives, accession 549/48 Sir Gilbert Talbot (c.1606–1695), in office 1688–1689

18th-century appointments John Baskerville, of Turleigh, Bradford-on-Avon (died 1800) Edward Horlock Mortimer, of Trowbridge (died 1803) Memorial, St James' Church, Trowbridge, Wiltshire 19th-century appointments

Walter Long (1793–1867) Robert Parry Nisbet (1793–1882) William Heald Ludlow Bruges (1796–1855) Sir Alexander Malet, 2nd Baronet (1800–1886) George Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury (1804–1878) Lord Henry Frederick Thynne (1832–1904) Sir F. S. AstleyBulletins and Other State Intelligence (1853), p. 1197 A. Awdry Sir John Wither Awdry (1795–1878) Lord Bruce (1804–1878)Bulletins and Other State Intelligence (1853), p. 1212 E. L. ClutterbuckBulletins and Other State Intelligence (1853), p. 1225 Sir William Roger Brown (1831–1902), commissioned 1898 Camille Caillard of Wingfield House (1822–1898), commissioned 1878

20th-century appointments Lord Henry Arthur George Somerset (1851–1926) Walter Hume Long, 1st Viscount Long (1854–1924) Vincent Caillard of Wingfield House (1856–1930), commissioned 1920 Brigadier-General John Hartman Morgan (1876–1955) Richard Long, 3rd Viscount Long (1892–1967), commissioned 1946 George Petty-Fitzmaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne (1912–1997); resigned 19 February 1973

1968 appointments Alfred Edward Batt, 251 Castle Road, SalisburyCommissions dated 1 February 1968, London Gazette Issue 44520, 6 February 1968, p. 1489 online Wing Commander Sir Henry Algernon Langton, Overtown House, Wroughton (1914–1997) Arthur Guy Stratton, Alton Priors, Marlborough Arthur Frank Seton Sykes, Stockton, Warminster (1903–1980) Group Captain Frank Andrew Willan, Bridges, Teffont, Salisbury (1915–1981) Brigadier George Wort, The Old Rectory, Hilcot, Pewsey

1974 appointments Nigel James Moffatt Anderson (1920–2008)London Gazette Issue 46372 published 14 October 1974, p. 8949

1978 appointments Sir Maurice Henry Dorman, The Old Manor, Overton, Marlborough (1912–1993) Dr Timothy Kindersley Maurice, 10 Kingsbury Street, Marlborough Lieutenant-Colonel John Godfrey Jeans, Chalke Pyt House, Broadchalke, Salisbury Lieutenant (Honorary Captain) Richard Flower Stratton, Kingston Deverill, Warminster Rear-Admiral Harry Desmond Nixon, Ashley Cottage, Ashley, Box, Corsham Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hugh Antrobus, Wootton House, Wootton Rivers, Marlborough

1979 appointments Daniel Edmund Awdry (1924–2008)

1983 appointments Reginald John Richard Arundell John Morrison, 1st Baron Margadale (1906–1996) Mary Ethel Salisbury (1917–2008)London Gazette Issue 49236 published 17 January 1983, p. 693 Sir Peter Malden Studd (1916–2003) Major Anthony Richard Turner

1990 appointments Lieutenant-General Sir Robin Macdonald Carnegie, of ChilmarkLondon Gazette, Issue 52202 of 4 July 1990, page 11412 online Captain Beresford Norman Gibbs, of Oaksey, late Royal Horse Guards Lieutenant-General Sir Maurice Robert Johnston, of Worton (born 1929) Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne (born 1941) Major David Alwyne Carne Rasch, of Middle Woodford

1992 appointments Anthony Tryon, 3rd Baron Tryon, of Ogbury House, Great Durnford

1993 appointments

John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset, of Bradley House, Maiden Bradley'SOMERSET, 19th Duke of', in Who's Who 2012 (A. & C. Black, 2012); online edition (subscription required) by Oxford University Press, December 2011, accessed 8 December 2011

1996 appointments Richard David Stratton, Manor Farm, Kingston Deverill, WarminsterLondon Gazette, 22 July 1996, page 9843 (Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Wiltshire on 12 July 1996) General Sir John Finlay Willasey Wilsey, Shaftesbury

1997 appointments Lady Margaret Josephine Benson, Pauls Dene House, SalisburyLondon Gazette, 14 February 1997, page 1925 (Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Wiltshire on 3 February 1997) Major-General Patrick Guy Brooking, Downlands House, Stonehenge Road, Amesbury David John Randolph, West Foscote Farm, Grittleton, Chippenham Eric Walker, 2 Penfold Gardens, Old Town, Swindon

1998 appointments John Barnard Bush (born 1937), Fullingbridge Farm, Heywood, WestburyLondon Gazette, 10 July 1998, page 7540 (Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Wiltshire on 1 July 1998) Charles Giles Clarke, Holt Manor, Holt Anna Ruth Grange, Thornhill Farm, Malmesbury Patrick John Wintour, Weavers House, Bromham, Chippenham

1999 appointments Brigadier Arthur Gooch, Manor Farm, ChitterneLondon Gazette, 19 November 1999, page 12350 (Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Wiltshire on 9 November 1999) Christine Cooke, Church Hill House, Donhead St Mary Susan Eliot-Cohen, Hilldrop Farm, Ramsbury Lady Hawley, Little Cheverell House, Little Cheverell Peter Manser, Chisenbury Priory, East Chisenbury

2000 appointments Brigadier Robert John Baddeley, Hazeldon House, Wardour, TisburyLondon Gazette, 24 November 2000, page 13274 (Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Wiltshire on 9 November 2000) Philip John Miles, Middle Farm, Stanley, Chippenham

2002 appointments Robert Noyes Lawton, North Farm, Aldbourne, MarlboroughLondon Gazette, Issue 56782 of 13 December 2002, page 15176 online David Bedingfield Scott, Nursteed House, Devizes

2003 appointments Sara Jones, Orchard, Manor Farm Lane, Great Wishford, SalisburyLondon Gazette, Issue 57113 of 14 November 2003, page 14106 online Alastair John Morrison, 3rd Baron Margadale of Islay, The Quadrangle, Tisbury, Salisbury William Francis Wyldbore-Smith, Bremhill Manor, Calne

2004 appointments Lieutenant-General Sir Roderick Alexander Cordy-Simpson, The Coach House, Mill Lane, Bishopstrow, WarminsterLondon Gazette, Issue 57445 of 22 October 2004, page 13359 online David Kim Hempleman-Adams, Hatt House, Box William John Fishlock, 41 Windsor Road, Swindon

2006 appointments Nicky Morrison, Whisper Cottage, Compton BassettLondon Gazette, Issue 57993 of 26 May 2006, page 7299 online June Osborne, The Deanery, The Close, Salisbury Tim Pap, Mallards, Chirton, Devizes Sarah Troughton, Lynch House, Wanborough Judge John McNaught, Swindon Combined Courts, Swindon

2007 appointments

Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth (born 1937), Rowley Grange, Farleigh HungerfordLondon Gazette, Issue 58465 of 28 September 2007, page 14062 online General Sir Michael David Jackson (1944–2024), Stocktree Cottage, Great Bedwyn Professor Christopher Paul MullardLondon Gazette, Issue 58465 of 28 September 2007, page 14062 online

2009 appointments Sir Michael Edward Pitt, Garden Cottage, Foxley, MalmesburyLondon Gazette, Issue 58979 of 13 February 2009, page 2575 online Peter John Pleydell-Bouverie, Newcourt, Downton, Salisbury Margaret Madeline Wilks, Box Cottage, North Newnton, PewseyLondon Gazette, Issue 59196 of 25 September 2009, page 16519 online

2011 appointments Richard Handover, Marlborough'New deputies for Wiltshire' in Gazette and Herald dated 2 June 2011 at gazetteandherald.co.uk Christopher Hoare, Potterne Angus Macpherson, Police and Crime Commissioner Luke March, Salisbury Dame Elizabeth Neville, former Chief Constable of Wiltshire

2013 appointments Alan Fletcher, of The Avenue, Stanton Fitzwarren, Swindon Robert Hiscox, of Rainscombe Park, Oare, MarlboroughDeputy Lieutenant Commissions Lieutenancy of Wiltshire at thegazette.co.uk, dated 4 February 2013, accessed 7 August 2016

2015 appointments Helen Browning General Sir John Freegard DeverellDeputy Lieutenant Commissions Lieutenancy of Wiltshire at thegazette.co.uk, dated 20 February 2015, accessed 7 August 2016

2016 appointments

Richard John Tennant Arundell Helen Judith Birchenough Dr Philip Anthony Harding Dr David Peter HemeryDeputy Lieutenant Commissions Lieutenancy of Wiltshire at thegazette.co.uk, dated 23 September 2016, accessed 12 March 2019

2018 appointments District Judge Simon Nicholas Cooper Deepak Gupta Shirley Kathleen Ludford Victoria Jane NyeDeputy Lieutenant Commissions: Lieutenancy of Wiltshire dated 14 March 2018 in The London Gazette accessed 29 December 2018

2019 appointments Amanda Judith Burnside Air Vice-Marshal David Cyril Couzens Fiona Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of LansdowneDeputy Lieutenant Commissions: Lieutenancy of Wiltshire dated 23 September 2019 in The London Gazette accessed 27 April 2020

2020 appointments Piers Dibben Ninna Gibson Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Gregory Lieutenancy of Wiltshire, Deputy Lieutenant Commissions, 9 July 2020.

2021 appointments

Minette Batters, farmer Claire Garrett, charity CEO Stephanie Millward, swimmer, Paralympic gold medallist Sebastian Warrack 2024 appointments

Mohammed Makram Ali Josephine Del Mar Rachel Gowshall Nicholas Papadopulos, Dean of Salisbury General Sir Nick Parker 2026 appointments

Primrose Campbell Sophie de Courcy Paul Gentleman Paul Martin (TV presenter) Polly Nicholson Jonathan Sykes Lieutenancy of Wiltshire, Deputy Lieutenant Commissions, London Gazette 17 April 2026

See also Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire

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