APPENDIX C Keepers of the Regalia[6]
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APPENDIX C Keepers of the Regalia[6]
1. Abbot and Monks of Westminster, 1042-66, in the reign of Edward the Confessor.
2. First official Keeper of the Regalia, 1216, in the reign of Henry III.
3. Bishop of Carlisle, 1230, in the reign of Henry III.
4. John de Flete, 1337, in the reign of Edward III.
5. Robert de Mildenhall, 1347, in the reign of Edward III.
6. Thomas Chitterne, 1418, in the reign of Henry VI.
7. Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, in the reign of Henry VIII.
8 & 9. “The two Carys,” both Privy Councillors.
10. Marquis of Winchester, 1553, in the reign of Edward VI.
11. Sir Henry Mildmay, in the reign of Charles I. and interregnum.
12. Sir Gilbert Talbot, 1661 to 1691, in the reigns of Charles II., James II., and William and Mary.
13. Talbot Edwards, Assistant Keeper, died 1674, in the reigns of Charles II. and James II.
14. Sir Francis Lawley, from 1691 to 1697, in the reign of William and Mary.
15. Heneage Mountague, from 1697 to 1698, in the reign of William and Mary.
16. Charles Godfrey, from 1698 to 1716, in the reigns of William and Mary, Queen Anne, and George I.
17. Hon. James Brudenell, from 1716 to 1730, in the reigns of George I. and George II.
18. Charles Townshend, Lord Lynn, from 1730 to 1739, in the reign of George II.
19. William Neville, Lord Abergavenny, from 1739 to 1745, in the reign of George II.
20. John Campbell, Lord Glenorchie, from 1745 to 1756, in the reign of George II.
21. Sir Richard Lyttleton, from 1756 to 1763, in the reigns of George II. and George III.
22. Henry Vane, Earl of Darlington, from 1763 to 1782, in the reign of George III.
In 1782 the Office was suppressed and its duties transferred to the Lord Chamberlain (Stat. 22, Geo. III., c. 82). The Office was again revived in the person of Lieut.-Colonel Charles Wyndham who charged with the Scots Greys at Waterloo.
23. Lieut.-Colonel Charles Wyndham, died in 1872, in the reign of Queen Victoria.
24. Colonel John Cox Gawler, late 73rd Foot, in the reign of Queen Victoria.
25. Lieut.-General George Dean-Pitt, C.B., 1882-3, in the reign of Queen Victoria.
26. Captain Arthur John Loftus, late 10th Hussars, in the reign of Queen Victoria.
27. Lieut.-General Sir Michael Biddulph, G.C.B., in the reign of Queen Victoria.
28. Lieut.-General Sir Frederick Middleton, K.C.M.G., C.B., to 1898, in the reign of Queen Victoria.
29. General Sir Hugh Gough, V.C., G.C.B., from 1898 to 1909, in the reigns of Queen Victoria and Edward VII.
30. General Sir Robert Low, G.C.B., from 1909 to 1911, in the reign of Edward VII.
31. General Sir Arthur Wynne, G.C.B., from 1911 to 1917, in the reign of George V.
32. Major-General Sir George Younghusband, K.C.M.G., K.C.I.E., C.B. (present holder), 1917, in the reign of George V.
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