of Lord Conway of Allington) 9 May 1876 – 1895 (res.): Frederic Farrar (Archdeacon from 24 April 1883; Speaker's Chaplain from 1890; became Dean of Canterbury) 1895 – January 1899 (ret.): Robert Eyton 1899–1900 (moved): Armitage Robinson (afterwards a canon in Mitchel succession) 1900–1912 (res.): Hensley Henson (Sub-Dean from 1911; later a canon in Doughty succession) 1913 – 18 October 1936 (d.): William Hartley Carnegie (Speaker's Chaplain 1916 onwards; Archdeacon 1918–1919; Sub-Dean from 1919) December 1936 – 25 October 1940 (d.): Vernon Storr, Sub-Dean (previously a canon in Mitchel succession) 1941–1946 (res.): Alan Don (also Speaker's Chaplain since 1936; became Dean) 1946–1956 (res.): Charles Smyth 1957–1969 (res.): Michael Stancliffe (also Speaker's Chaplain from 1961) 1970–1978 (res.): David Edwards (also Speaker's Chaplain from 1972; Sub-Dean from 1974) The arrangement whereby the canon in this succession was also Rector of St Margaret's appears to have ended in 1978, when Charles was appointed in succession to Edwards but not made Rector; the parish had been broken up and dissolved and the church returned to the Abbey's care by the Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret Westminster Act 1972. 8 September 1978 – 28 October 1989 (d.): Sebastian Charles, Canon Steward (Treasurer from 1982) 1990–1994 (ret.): Paul Bates 1995–2005 (ret.): David Hutt, Canon Steward (Archdeacon & Sub-Dean from 1999; afterwards a canon emeritus) 2006 – 21 June 2014 (res.): Jane Hedges, Canon Steward (Archdeacon 2006–2009 & 2010–2014; Sub-Dean 2013–2014) 7 September 201430 April 2020 (ret.): Jane Sinclair, Rector of St Margaret's (from 1 September 2016; previously Canon Steward) 9 May 2021present: Tricia Hillas, Canon Steward and Archdeacon of Westminster (since before 31 May 2021); also Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons (since 4 March 2020) Notes References Sources Westminster Abbey 1540 establishments in England 1556 disestablishments 1560 establishments in England Church of England lists Religion in the City of Westminster London religion-related lists