This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Berkshire. Lord-Lieutenants of Berkshire Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk 1545–22 August 1545 Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset 10 May 1551 – 22 January 1552 William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton 1552–? Sir William FitzWilliam 1559 Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys 17 September 1586 – 27 June 1601 jointly with Sir Francis Knollys 12 September 1586 – 19 July 1596 and William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury 4 November 1596 – 25 May 1632 jointly with Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland 28 March 1628 – 23 August 1643 (Parliamentary from 1642) Interregnum John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace 28 August 1660 – 25 November 1670 Prince Rupert of the Rhine 7 November 1670 – 29 November 1682 Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk 16 December 1682 – 2 April 1701 Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon 12 May 1701 – 11 June 1702 William Craven, 2nd Baron Craven 11 June 1702 – 9 October 1711 George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland 15 May 1712 – 12 November 1714 Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans 12 November 1714 – 10 May 1726 Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans 4 March 1727 – 27 July 1751 George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St Albans 30 October 1751 – 18 March 1761 Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere 18 March 1761 – 16 July 1771 George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St Albans 16 July 1771 – 1 February 1786 William Craven, 6th Baron Craven 1786–26 September 1791 Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor 1791–9 December 1819 William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven 9 December 1819 – 30 July 1825 Montagu Bertie, 5th Earl of Abingdon 27 April 1826 – 16 October 1854 Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon 13 February 1854 – 7 September 1881 George Craven, 3rd Earl of Craven 7 September 1881 – 7 December 1883 Ernest Brudenell-Bruce, 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury 16 January 1884 – 18 October 1886 Robert Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage 12 November 1886 – 10 June 1901 (deceased) James Herbert Benyon 26 August 1901 – 14 February 1935 Arthur Loyd 22 March 1935 – 8 November 1944 Sir Henry Benyon, 1st Baronet 28 March 1945 – 15 June 1959 Hon. David John Smith 30 September 1959 – 1976 John Smith 5