Lord Wardens of the Cinque Ports
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1592; d. August 23 1628.
1625 – 1628
General at Sea Robert Blake
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1598; d. August 7 1657.
1656 – 1657
Prince James of England, Duke of York and Albany
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1633; d. September 16 1701.
1660 – 1673
Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1653; d. October 28 1708.
1702 – 1708
Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 17 1718; d. May 16 1778.
1765 – 1778
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1732; d. August 5 1792.
1778 – 1792
William Pitt the Younger
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1759; d. January 23 1806.
Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1807 – 1845)
1792 – 1806
Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1770; d. December 4 1828.
1806 – 1827
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852.
Titles:
Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Viscount Wellington and Baron Douro, August 16 1809.2 Created Earl of Wellington, February 22 1812.3 Created Marquess of Wellington, August 18 1812.4 Created Duke of Wellington and Marquess Douro, May 3 1814.5
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, September 1 18046 (converted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, January 2 18157). Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 4 1813.8
Military ranks:
Promoted to colonel, May 14 1796.9 Promoted to brigadier-general, July 25 1801.10 Promoted to major-general, May 11 1802.11 Promoted to lieutenant-general, May 7 1808.12 Promoted to brevet general (Spain and Portugal only), August 6 1811.13 Promoted to field marshal, June 21 1813.14
Elections:
Elected to the constituency of Rye, April 12 1806.15
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Arthur Wellesley,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-arthur-wellesley/index.html.
[2] “No. 16291,” The London Gazette, August 22 1809, 1342, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16291/page/1342.
[3] “No. 16576,” The London Gazette, February 18 1812, 335, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16576/page/335.
[4] “No. 16636,” The London Gazette, August 18 1812, 1677, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16636/page/1677.
[5] “No. 16894,” The London Gazette, May 3 1814, 936, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16894/page/936.
[6] “No. 15732,” The London Gazette, August 28 1804, 1069, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15732/page/1069.
[7] “No. 16972,” The London Gazette, January 4 1815, 18, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16972/page/18.
[8] “No. 16708,” The London Gazette, March 2 1813, 458, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16708/page/458.
[9] “No. 13892,” The London Gazette, May 14 1796, 460, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13892/page/460.
[10] “No. 15389,” The London Gazette, July 21 1801, 894, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15389/page/894.
[11] “No. 15478,” The London Gazette, May 8 1802, 467, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15478/page/467.
[12] “No. 16142,” The London Gazette, May 3 1808, 622, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16142/page/622.
[13] “No. 16510,” The London Gazette, August 3 1811, 1526, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16510/page/1526.
[14] “No. 16746,” The London Gazette, July 3 1813, 1270, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16746/page/1270.
[15] “No. 15908,” The London Gazette, April 12 1806, 449, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15908/page/449.
1829 – 1852
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1784; d. October 18 1865.
Titles:
Succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Palmerston in the Peerage of the Ireland, April 17 1802. (citation needed)
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 12 1856.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Viscount Palmerston,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/viscount-palmerston/index.html.
[2] “No. 21901,” The London Gazette, July 15 1856, 2451, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21901/page/2451.
1861 – 1865
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.
1865 – 1891
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1826; d. February 12 1902
Other titles: Baron Dufferin and Claneboyne (1850 – 1902); Earl of Dufferin (1871 – 1902)
1888 – 1892
William Henry Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1825; d. October 6 1891.
1891
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903
Titles:
Held the courtesy title Viscount Cranborne, June 1865 – April 12 1868. Succeeded as the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain, April 12 1868. (citations needed)
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1878 (citation needed).
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Lord Robert Cecil,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-robert-cecil-1/index.html.
1895 – 1903
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon of Kedleston
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1859; d. March 20 1925.
1904 – 1905
George, Prince of Wales
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1865; d. January 20 1936
Spouse: Mary of Teck (b. May 26 1867; d. March 24 1953)
Children: (1) Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India (b. June 23 1894; d. May 28 1972); (2) George VI, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India (b. December 14 1895; d. February 6 1952); (3) Mary, Princess Royal (b. April 25 1897; d. March 28 1965); (4) Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (b. March 31 1900; d. June 10 1974); (5) Prince George, Duke of Kent (b. December 20 1902; d. August 25 1942); (6) Prince John (b. July 12 1905; d. January 18 1919)
Other thrones held: Emperor of India (1910 – 1936)
Royal titles: Prince of Wales (1901 – 1910); Duke of Cornwall (1901 – 1910); Duke of Rothesay (1901 – 1910)
Other prominent offices: Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (1905 – 1907)
1905 – 1907
Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1836; d. February 23 1918
Noble titles: Baron Brassey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1886 – 1918); Earl Brassey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1911 – 1918).
1908 – 1913
William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1872; d. November 14 1938.
1913 – 1934
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1866; d. August 12 1941
Titles of nobility: Baron Willingdon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1910 – 1941); Viscount Willingdon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1924 – 1941); Earl of Willingdon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1931 – 1941); Marquess of Willingdon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1936 – 1941)
1936 – 1941
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1874; d. January 24 1965.
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, April 24 1953.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Winston Churchill,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-winston-churchill/index.html.
[2] “No. 39838,” The London Gazette, April 28 1953, 2357, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39838/page/2357/.
1941 – 1965
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1900; d. March 30 2002
1978 – 2002
Admiral of the Fleet Michael Cecil Boyce, Baron Boyce
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1943; d. November 6 2022.
2005 – 2022
The Tower of London
Constable of the Tower
James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1622; d. December 15 1681.
1675 – 1679
George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1664; d. April 15 1727.
1712 – 1715
Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1684; d. September 7 1728.
1723 – 1725
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852.
Titles:
Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Viscount Wellington and Baron Douro, August 16 1809.2 Created Earl of Wellington, February 22 1812.3 Created Marquess of Wellington, August 18 1812.4 Created Duke of Wellington and Marquess Douro, May 3 1814.5
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, September 1 18046 (converted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, January 2 18157). Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 4 1813.8
Military ranks:
Promoted to colonel, May 14 1796.9 Promoted to brigadier-general, July 25 1801.10 Promoted to major-general, May 11 1802.11 Promoted to lieutenant-general, May 7 1808.12 Promoted to brevet general (Spain and Portugal only), August 6 1811.13 Promoted to field marshal, June 21 1813.14
Elections:
Elected to the constituency of Rye, April 12 1806.15
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Arthur Wellesley,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-arthur-wellesley/index.html.
[2] “No. 16291,” The London Gazette, August 22 1809, 1342, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16291/page/1342.
[3] “No. 16576,” The London Gazette, February 18 1812, 335, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16576/page/335.
[4] “No. 16636,” The London Gazette, August 18 1812, 1677, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16636/page/1677.
[5] “No. 16894,” The London Gazette, May 3 1814, 936, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16894/page/936.
[6] “No. 15732,” The London Gazette, August 28 1804, 1069, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15732/page/1069.
[7] “No. 16972,” The London Gazette, January 4 1815, 18, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16972/page/18.
[8] “No. 16708,” The London Gazette, March 2 1813, 458, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16708/page/458.
[9] “No. 13892,” The London Gazette, May 14 1796, 460, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13892/page/460.
[10] “No. 15389,” The London Gazette, July 21 1801, 894, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15389/page/894.
[11] “No. 15478,” The London Gazette, May 8 1802, 467, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15478/page/467.
[12] “No. 16142,” The London Gazette, May 3 1808, 622, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16142/page/622.
[13] “No. 16510,” The London Gazette, August 3 1811, 1526, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16510/page/1526.
[14] “No. 16746,” The London Gazette, July 3 1813, 1270, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16746/page/1270.
[15] “No. 15908,” The London Gazette, April 12 1806, 449, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15908/page/449.
January 29 1827 – September 14 1852
Field Marshal Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1773; d. February 21 1865.
1852 – 1865
Field Marshal Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1810; d. January 14 1890.
1887 – 1890
Field Marshal Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1883; d. June 17 1963
Titles of nobility: Baron Alanbrooke in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1945 – 1963); Viscount Alanbrooke in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1963).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1935. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1938. Promoted to general, 1941. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1950 – 1955
Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1881; d. December 31 1964
Titles of nobility: Baron Wilson in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1964).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1935. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1939. Promoted to general, 1941. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1955 – 1960
Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 10 1891; d. June 16 1969
Titles of nobility: Viscount Alexander of Tunis in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1969); Earl Alexander of Tunis in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1952 – 1969).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1937. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1938. Promoted to general, 1942. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1960 – 1965
General Sir Francis Richard Dannatt, Baron Dannatt
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 23 1950.
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1994. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 2003. Promoted to general, 2005.
2009 – 2016
Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle
Lieutenant-General Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1675; d. September 14 1749.
1716 – 1723
General Charles Cornwallis, Earl Cornwallis
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1738; d. October 5 1805.
1771 – 1784
General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1738; d. October 5 1805.
1784 – 1805
John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1845; d. May 2 1914
Noble titles: Duke of Argyll (1900 – 1914)
1892 – 1914
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 14 1874; d. January 16 1957
1931 – 1957
Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1891; d. December 14 1970
Titles of nobility: Viscount Slim in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1960 – 1970).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1941. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1944. Promoted to general, 1945. Promoted to field marshal, 1949.
1964 – 1970
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Edward Johns
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1939.
2000 – 2008
Lord Warden of the Stannaries
Sir Walter Raleigh
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1553; d. October 29 1618.
1584 – 1603
Francis Godolphin, Viscount Rialton
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 3 1678; d. January 17 1766.
1705 – 1708
Thomas Pitt
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1705; d. July 17 1761.
1742 – 1751
James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1715; d. April 13 1763.
1751 – 1762
George Legge, Viscount Lewisham
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1717; d. October 15 1770.
1783 – 1798
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1819; d. December 14 1861
1842 – 1861
Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1811; d. October 18 1864.
1862 – 1864
Master Gunner, St. James’s Park
Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1832; d. November 14 1914
Titles of nobility: Baron Roberts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1892 – 1914); Earl Roberts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1901 – 1914).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1878. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1883. Promoted to general, 1891. Promoted to field marshal, 1895.
1904 – 1914
Field Marshal Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1883; d. June 17 1963
Titles of nobility: Baron Alanbrooke in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1945 – 1963); Viscount Alanbrooke in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1963).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1935. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1938. Promoted to general, 1941. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1946 – 1956
First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp
Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot “Jacky” Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1841; d. July 10 1920.
1904 – 1911
Orders of Chivalry
Great Master of the Order of the Bath
Field Marshal Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1763; d. January 5 1827.
1767 – 1827
Prince William of the United Kingdom, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1765; d. June 20 1837.
1827 – 1830
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1819; d. December 14 1861
1847 – 1861
Edward, Prince of Wales
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1841; d. May 6 1910
Spouse: Alexandra of Denmark (b. December 1844; d. November 20 1925)
Children: (1) Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (b. January 8 1864; d. January 14 1892); (2) George V, King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, Emperor of India (b. June 3 1865; d. January 20 1936); (3) Louise, Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife (b. February 20 1867; d. January 4 1931); (4) Princess Victoria (b. July 6 1868; d. December 3 1935); (5) Princess Maud, Queen consort of Norway (b. November 26 1869; d. November 20 1938); (6) Prince Alexander John of Wales (b. April 6 1871; d. April 7 1871)
Other thrones held: Emperor of India (1901 – 1910)
Royal titles: Prince of Wales (1841 – 1901); Duke of Cornwall (1841 – 1901); Duke of Rothesay (1841 – 1901)
1897 – 1901
Field Marshal Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1850; d. January 16 1942
Titles of nobility: Duke of Connaught and Strathearn in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1874 – 1942).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1880. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1886. Promoted to general, 1893. Promoted to field marshal, 1902.
1901 – 1942
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1900; d. June 10 1974.
1942 – 1974
Charles, Prince of Wales
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1948.
December 10 1974 – September 8 2022
William, Prince of Wales
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1982.
2024 – present
King of Arms of the Order of the Bath
Admiral of the Fleet Michael Cecil Boyce, Baron Boyce
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1943; d. November 6 2022.
2009 – 2018
Air Chief Marshal Sir Steven Gary George Dalton
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1954.
2018 – present
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter
Benjamin Hoadly, Bishop of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1676; d. April 17 1761.
1723 – 1734
William Arthur Charles Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1857; d. April 26 1943.
1937 – 1943
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1881; d. December 23 1959
Titles of nobility: Baron Irwin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1959); Viscount Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1934 – 1959); Earl of Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1944 – 1959).
1943 – 1959
Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1893; d. February 23 1972
Titles of nobility: Baron Cecil in the Peerage of England (1941 – 1972); Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain (1947 – 1972).
1960 – 1972
Grand Master of the Order of St Michael and St George
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Maitland
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1760; d. January 17 1824.
1818 – 1824
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1774; d. July 8 1850
Titles of nobility: Duke of Cambridge in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1801 – 1850).
1825 – 1850
Field Marshal Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1819; d. March 17 1904
Titles of nobility: Duke of Cambridge in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1850 – 1904).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1845. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1854. Promoted to general, 1856. Promoted to field marshal, 1862.
1850 – 1904
George, Prince of Wales
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1865; d. January 20 1936
Spouse: Mary of Teck (b. May 26 1867; d. March 24 1953)
Children: (1) Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India (b. June 23 1894; d. May 28 1972); (2) George VI, King of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India (b. December 14 1895; d. February 6 1952); (3) Mary, Princess Royal (b. April 25 1897; d. March 28 1965); (4) Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (b. March 31 1900; d. June 10 1974); (5) Prince George, Duke of Kent (b. December 20 1902; d. August 25 1942); (6) Prince John (b. July 12 1905; d. January 18 1919)
Other thrones held: Emperor of India (1910 – 1936)
Royal titles: Prince of Wales (1901 – 1910); Duke of Cornwall (1901 – 1910); Duke of Rothesay (1901 – 1910)
Other prominent offices: Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (1905 – 1907)
1905 – 1910
Edward, Prince of Wales
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1894; d. May 28 1972
Spouse: Wallis Simpson (b. June 19 1896; d. April 24 1986)
Children: None
Royal titles: Prince of Wales (1910 – 1936); Duke of Cornwall (1910 – 1936); Duke of Rothesay (1910 – 1936)
1917 – 1936
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 14 1874; d. January 16 1957
1936 – 1957
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1881; d. December 23 1959
Titles of nobility: Baron Irwin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1959); Viscount Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1934 – 1959); Earl of Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1944 – 1959).
1957 – 1959
Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 10 1891; d. June 16 1969
Titles of nobility: Viscount Alexander of Tunis in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1969); Earl Alexander of Tunis in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1952 – 1969).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1937. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1938. Promoted to general, 1942. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1959 – 1967
Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle
Alexander Frederick “Alec” Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1903; d. October 9 1995.
1973 – 1992