# 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)

## 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 1683
* 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)

## 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. Astley
* A. Awdry
* Sir John Wither Awdry (1795–1878)
* Lord Bruce (1804–1878)
* E. L. Clutterbuck
* 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, Salisbury
* 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)

## 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)
* Sir Peter Malden Studd (1916–2003)
* Major Anthony Richard Turner

## 1990 appointments

* Lieutenant-General Sir Robin Macdonald Carnegie, of Chilmark
* 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

## 1993 appointments

* John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset, of Bradley House, Maiden Bradley

## 1996 appointments

* MRichard David Stratton, Manor Farm, Kingston Deverill, Warminster
* General Sir John Finlay Willasey Wilsey, Shaftesbury

## 1997 appointments

* Lady Margaret Josephine Benson, Pauls Dene House, Salisbury
* 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, Westbury
* 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, Chitterne
* 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, Tisbury
* Philip John Miles, Middle Farm, Stanley, Chippenham

## 2002 appointments

* Robert Noyes Lawton, North Farm, Aldbourne, Marlborough
* David Bedingfield Scott, Nursteed House, Devizes

## 2003 appointments

* Sara Jones, Orchard, Manor Farm Lane, Great Wishford, Salisbury
* 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, Warminster
* David Kim Hempleman-Adams, Hatt House, Box
* William John Fishlock, 41 Windsor Road, Swindon

## 2006 appointments

* Nicky Morrison, Whisper Cottage, Compton Bassett
* 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 Hungerford
* General Sir Michael David Jackson (1944–2024), Stocktree Cottage, Great Bedwyn
* Professor Christopher Paul Mullard

## 2009 appointments

* Sir Michael Edward Pitt, Garden Cottage, Foxley, Malmesbury
* Peter John Pleydell-Bouverie, Newcourt, Downton, Salisbury
* Margaret Madeline Wilks, Box Cottage, North Newnton, Pewsey

## 2011 appointments

* Richard Handover, Marlborough
* 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, Marlborough

## 2015 appointments

* Helen Browning
* General Sir John Freegard Deverell

## 2016 appointments

* Richard John Tennant Arundell
* Helen Judith Birchenough
* Dr Philip Anthony Harding
* Dr David Peter Hemery

## 2018 appointments

* District Judge Simon Nicholas Cooper
* Deepak Gupta
* Shirley Kathleen Ludford
* Victoria Jane Nye

## 2019 appointments

* Amanda Judith Burnside
* Air Vice-Marshal David Cyril Couzens
* Fiona Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne

## 2021 appointments

* Minette Batters, farmer
* Claire Garrett, charity CEO
* Stephanie Millward, swimmer, Paralympic gold medallist
* Sebastian Warrack, director and CEO of Wiltshire Creative (Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury International Arts Festival and Salisbury Arts Centre)

## 2024 appointments

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