The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports is a ceremonial official in the

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. The post dates from at least the 12th century, when the title was Keeper of the Coast, but may be older. The Lord Warden was originally in charge of the Cinque Ports, a group of five (''cinque'' in

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) port towns on the southeast coast of England that was formed to collectively supply ships for

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in the absence at the time of a formal

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. Today the role is a sinecure and an honorary title, and fourteen towns belong to the Cinque Ports confederation. The title is one of the higher honours bestowed by the Sovereign; it has often been held by members of the Royal Family or prime ministers, especially those who have been influential in defending Britain at times of war. The Lord Warden was solely responsible for the return of all writs to the Crown, along with the collection of taxes and the arrest of criminals. His court was held in St James's church, near

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, and there he exercised jurisdiction broadly equivalent to that of Chancery. He also had a "lieutenant's powers of muster", and the Constableship of Dover Castle, later added (1267) to the warden's office, enabled him to keep a garrison and administrative staff, including the clerk and the lieutenant of the castle. The coat of arms of the Cinque Ports first appeared in 1305, second amongst the earliest English known

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emblems, predating even the coat of arms of the City of London. The coat of arms of the Cinque Ports displays three ships' hulls and three lions passant guardant conjoined to these hulls, all in gold. These may originally have been '' Gules three lions passant gardant in pale Or'' (for England) dimidiating ''Gules three ships' hulks in pale Or''. The coat of arms of the Confederation of the Cinque Ports is set out on a red and blue background and traditionally represents the fourteen "corporate" members.

Creation and appointment of the Lord Warden

The creation and appointment of the Lord Warden, once among the most powerful appointments of the realm, by the Sovereign was instituted principally after the portsmen sided with the

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against King Henry III, in the Second Barons' War, and was intended to provide some central authority over the Cinque Ports, which were essentially otherwise independent of the King's sheriffs. It was combined from 1267 with the office of Constable of Dover Castle. However, from 1708 Walmer Castle at Deal was to be preferred as the official residence of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. The Lord Warden also holds the office of Admiral of the Cinque Ports with a maritime jurisdiction extending to the middle of the English Channel, from Redcliffe near Seaford, in

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to the shore underneath the Naze Tower, encompassing Brightlingsea in

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, the only Cinque Port north of the Thames. In earlier centuries the northern limit was taken as the Shoe Beacon in Essex. The courts of Brodhull and Guestling were established to protect the privileges of the Cinque Ports by the portsmen themselves. From the 15th century these courts had been largely replaced by the Lord Warden's Court at Dover. From the 16th century the principal business of the courts was the installation of the Lord Warden and the court is now only occasionally summoned. The office continued to be a powerful one. In 1550 the Mayor and Jurats of Dover refused to accept a Royal Writ because it was not accompanied by a letter of attendance from the Lord Warden. The member ports' parliamentary representatives were appointed by the Lord Warden at first; despite an act passed in 1689 to curb this influence, it continued until the 19th century. At the installation of a new Lord Warden, the Speaker of the Confederation of the Cinque Ports instructs the Lord Warden: "to undertake the duties of the Ancient and Honourable Office and to uphold the Franchises, Liberties, Customs and Usages of the port." The office of Speaker has traditionally rotated between the affiliate townships every year dating from at least 1550. Inaugurations are begun on 21 May, and membership is ordained through a longstanding maritime tradition of a principle of the prevailing winds coming from west to east. A unique uniform is specified for the Lord Warden (though the most recent incumbent wears his naval uniform in preference). The uniform is very similar to a pre-1956-pattern Admiral's uniform (complete with cocked hat) trimmed in red and with Cinque Ports insignia. Sir Robert Menzies's uniform
pictured
, which he wore as Lord Warden from 1966 to 1978, is preserved at the

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Barons of the Cinque Ports

All freemen of the ports, termed "portsmen", were deemed in the age of

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to be

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s, and thus members of the

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entitled to attend the king's

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. Termed "Barons of the Cinque Ports", they reflected an early concept that military service at sea constituted land tenure ''per baroniam'' making them ''quasi'' feudal barons. The early 14th-century treatise '' Modus Tenendi Parliamentum'' stated the Barons of the Cinque Ports to hold a place of precedence below the lay magnates but above the representatives of the shires and

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s. Writs of summons to Parliament were sent to the warden following which representative barons of the Cinque Ports were selected to attend parliament. Thus the warden's duty in this respect was similar to that of the sheriff who received the writs for distribution to the barons in the shires. The warden and barons often experienced clashes of jurisdiction. In the 21st century the title "Baron of the Cinque Ports" is now reserved for Freemen elected by the Mayor, Jurats, and Common Council of the Ports to attend a Coronation, and is solely honorary in nature.

List of Lords Warden of the Cinque Ports

The first authoritative list of Cinque Ports Confederation Members was produced in 1293 when Stephen of Pencester was Warden. The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports is appointed for life, but in the earliest of records this was not the case. The office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports has been traced from the year 1226 from the appointment of William de Averanch, although he was not the first incumbent of this office. The longest term of office was that of William Brook, Lord Cobham, who presided at the court for 40 years.

Constable of Dover Castle

Source
The Cinque Ports
* Godwine, Earl of Wessex 1045–1053 * Harold Godwine, Earl of Wessex (King Harold II) 1053–1066 * Bertram Ashburnham 1066 * William de Peverell 1066 *

Odo, Bishop of Bayeux Odo of Bayeux (died 1097), Earl of Kent and Bishop of Bayeux, was the maternal half-brother of William the Conqueror, and was, for a time, second in power after the King of England. Early life Odo was the son of William the Conqueror's mother ...

and Earl of Kent 1066–1084 *John de Fiennes 1084–1085 *James de Fiennes (son of John) 1085–1111 *John de Fiennes (son of James) 1111–1138 *Walkelin de Magminot 1138 * Prince Eustace of Boulogne (son of King Stephen) 1138–1153 *Wakelin de Magminot 1153–1154 *Robert Fitz-Bernard 1154–1169 *Hugo de Mara 1169–1187 *Alan de Valeines (or Valoines) 1187–1190 * Matthew de Clere 1190–1195 * William de Wrotham 1195–1201 * Thomas Basset, Lord Hedendon 1201–1202 *

Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent (; ; ; c.1170 – before 5 May 1243) was an English nobleman who served as Chief Justiciar of England and Ireland during the reigns of King John and of his son and successor King Henry III and, as a consequen ...

1202–1203 * William of Huntingfield 1203–1204 * William de Longespee 1204–1207 * Geoffrey Fitzpier, Earl of Essex 1207–1213 * William Briwere, Lord Torbay 1213–1215 *

1215–1220 * Henry de Braibroc 1220 *Robert de Neresford (Hereford) 1221–1223 *Hugh de Windsor 1223 * Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury 1223–1224 *Geoffery de Lucy, Lord Newington 1224–1225 *Hubert de Hoese (Hose or Hussey) 1225 *Geoffrey de Surland 1225–1226 * William d'Avranches, Lord Folkestone 1226–1227 (also Keeper of the Coast) *

Bertram de Criol Sir Bertram de Criol (Criel, Crioill, Cyroyl, or Kerrial, etc.) (died 1256) was a senior and trusted Steward and diplomat to King Henry III. He served as Constable and Keeper of Dover Castle, Keeper of the Coast and of the Cinque Ports, Keeper o ...

, 1227 (also Keeper of the Coast) *Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent 1227–1232, and Robert de Auberville 1228–1235 *Henry de Hoese, Lord Hastings 1232 * Stephen, Lord de Segrave 1232–1235 * Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford 1235 *

1236 *Henry de Hoese (Henry Hussey), Lord Hastings 1236–1241 * Peter de Savoy, Earl of Richmond 1241–1242 (also Keeper of the Coast) *

1242–1255 (also Keeper of the Coast) * Reginald de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham 1256–1258 (also Keeper of the Coast) *Sir

Roger Northwode Sir Roger de Northwode (c. 1230 – 9 November 1286) held the posts of Warden of the Cinque Ports and Baron of the Exchequer. He was a son of Sir Stephen de Northwode, Knight and his wife, Joan. Both parents were born before 1178. He may ha ...

1258 (also Keeper of the Coast) *

Nicholas de Moels Nicholas de Moels or Nicholas Molis (born c. 1195 - died 1268 or 1269) of North Cadbury in Somerset, was an AngloNorman royal administrator and household knight of King Henry III. In this capacity he was assigned many and varied offices and du ...

, Lord Caddebury 1258 (also Keeper of the Coast) *

Richard de Grey Richard de Grey (died c.1271) of Codnor, Derbyshire, was a landowner who held many important positions during the reign of Henry III of England, including Warden of the Isles (Channel Islands) 1226–1227, 1229–1230 and 1252–1254, and later ...

, Lord Condor 1258–1259 (also Keeper of the Coast) * Hugh de Bigod 1259–1261 (also Keeper of the Coast) * Robert de Walerand, Lord Kilpek 1261–1262 *

Walter de Burgsted Walter de Burgsted was an English judge and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports during the thirteenth century. In 1262 Walter de Burgsted was given a commission 'to keep the Cinque Ports', effectively authorising him control of the South Coast, and c ...

(also Keeper of the Coast) 1262 * Robert de Walerand 1263 *

, Lord Codnor 1263 * Prince Edmund (son of Henry III), jointly with Robert de Gascoyne 1263 *

Henry of Sandwich Henry of Sandwich (died 1273) was a medieval Bishop of London. Life Henry was the son of Henry of Sandwich, a knight from Sandwich, Kent. He held the prebend of Weldland in the diocese of London.Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Vol ...

, Bishop of London 1263 * John de Haia 1263 *

, Lord Codnor 1263 *Sir

Roger de Leybourne Sir Roger de Leybourne (1215–1271) was an English soldier, landowner and royal servant during the Second Barons' War. Origins Roger was the younger son of another Sir Roger de Leybourne, by his first wife, Eleanor, the daughter and heires ...

1263–1264 * Henry de Montfort 1264–1265 *

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1265 *Sir

1265 * Prince Edward, (King Edward I) 1265–1266 *Sir Matthew de Bezille 1266–1267

Keeper of the Coast

, 1066–1084 *

Henry of Essex Henry of Essex or Henry de Essex (died c. 1170) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman who was feudal baron of Rayleigh in Essex (by inheritance) and of Haughley in Suffolk (by right of his second wife). He served as one of the royal constables during the ...

c.1150–1154 *

Henry de Sandwich Sir Henry de Sandwich was Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports during the 13th century. He was a son of Simon de Sandwich of Preston in Kent, where Henry was born, and also held the post of Constable of Dover Castle. He married Joan d'Auberville. ...

1154–1189 * Simon de Sandwich 1154–1189 * Alan de Fienes 1154–1189 * James de Fienes 1189–1199 * Matthew de Clere 1189–1199 *William Devereux 1189–1199 * William Longchamp 1189–1199 * William de Wrotham 1189–1199 * Thomas Bassett 1199–1216 * William de Huntingfield 1199–1216 * William de Sarum 1199–1216 * Geoffrey FitzPiers 1199–1216Batcheller, William. * William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey 1204–1206 and 1214 *

1215–1220 * Geoffery de Lucy 1224 (and 1230) * William d'Avranches 1226–1227 * Robert de Auberville 1228 *

Peter de Rivaux Peter de Rivaux or Peter de Rivallis (died 1262) was an influential Poitevin courtier at the court of Henry III of England. He was related to Peter des Roches, being a nephew (or possibly a son). From early in his life he was connected to the c ...

1232–1234 * Lord de Segrove *

Walerand Teutonicus Walerand Teutonicus was a Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports during the thirteenth century.Murray, Katherine Maud Elisabeth, ''The Constitutional History of the Cinque Ports'', Manchester University Press, 1935, ISBN n/a, page 79, retrieved 2 August ...

1235 *

Hamo de Crevecoeur Hamo de Crevequer (died 1263) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman who held the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Gerinun de Holeburn was in 1263 one of a jury of twelve assembled lawfully to conclude upon an ‘inquisition into how much land � ...

1235 *

1236 (and intermittently until 1255) * Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford 1241 * Peter de Savoy 1241 * Reginald de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham 1255 * Sir Roger Northwode 1258 *

1258 *

1258 * Hugh de Bigod 1259–1260 * Nicholas de Crioll 1260–1263 * Robert de Walerand 1261 *

1263 * Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford c.1264 * Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster (uncertain) *

, Bishop of London, 1263 * Sir Roger de Leybourne 1263 * Henry de Montfort 1264 *

1265 * Edward "Longshanks", Earl of Chester 1265 *Sir Matthew de Bezille 1266

Lord Warden and Constable of Dover Castle (since 1267)

*Sir

Stephen de Pencester Stephen de Pencester was Warden of the Cinque Ports when the first authoritative list of Cinque Ports Confederation Members was produced in 1293. Pencester was Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports for 32 years, his tenure finishing in 1299 when the B ...

1267–1271 (then at intervals until 1298, for a total of 32 years) * Sir Simon de Creye 1275 *

Robert de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh Robert de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh, was born between 1252 and 1256, at Burghersh, in Sussex, England, and died in 1306. He married Maud de Badlesmere (born between 1260 and 1270; died 1306), of Kent, England, the daughter of Gunselm de ...

1299–1306

14th century

* Henry de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham 1307 * Robert de Kendall 1307 * Henry de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham 1315 *

Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere (18 August 127514 April 1322) was an English soldier, diplomat, member of parliament, landowner and nobleman. He was the son and heir of Sir Gunselm de Badlesmere (died ca. 1301) and Joan FitzBe ...

1320 *

Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester Hugh le Despenser (1 March 126127 October 1326), sometimes referred to as "the Elder Despenser", was for a time the chief adviser to King Edward II of England. He was created a baron in 1295 and Earl of Winchester in 1322. One day after being ...

1320 * Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent 1321 * Sir John Peche 1323 *

Ralph Basset, 2nd Baron Basset of Drayton Ralph Basset, 2nd Baron Basset of Drayton (died 25 February 1343) was a 13th-14th century English nobleman who fought in both the Anglo-French War and in the First War of Scottish Independence. Background Basset was the son of Ralph Basset an ...

1325 * Bartholomew de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh 1327 * William de Clinton, 1st Earl of Huntingdon 1330 * Bartholomew de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh 1348 *

Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March Sir Roger de Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, 4th Baron Mortimer of Wigmore, KG (11 November 132826 February 1360) was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He was the son of Sir Edmund Mortimer (d. 1331) an ...

1355 * John Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp 1359 * Sir Robert de Herle 1361 *Baron Spigurnell 1364 *Sir Richard de Pembrugge 1370 * Andrew de Guldeford * William Latimer, 4th Baron Latimer 1374 * Sir Thomas Reines * Edmund of Langley, Earl of Cambridge 1376 * Sir Robert Assheton 1381 * Sir Simon de Burley 1384 *

John Devereux, 1st Baron Devereux John Devereux, 1st Baron Devereux, KG, was a close companion of Edward, the Black Prince, and an English peer during the reign of King Richard II. Birth and Ancestry John Devereux of Whitchurch Maund was the son of John Devereux of Manne ...

1387 *

John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont KG (1361–1396) was an English military commander and Admiral who served in the Hundred Years' War against the partisans of Antipope Clement VII. Origins Beaumont was born in 1361 at Folkingham Castle, Lin ...

1392 * Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York 1396 * John Beaufort, 1st Marquess of Dorset 1398 *Sir Thomas Erpingham 1399

15th century

* Henry "of Monmouth", Prince of Wales 1409 * Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel and 10th Earl of Surrey 1412 * Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester 1415 * James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele 1447 * Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham 1450 * Richard, Lord Rivers 1459 * Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick 1460 *Sir John Scott 1471 * William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel 1483–1488 *

Philip Fitz Lewes Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...

1488 *Sir William Scott 1492 *Prince Henry, later King

Henry VIII of England Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disa ...

1493

16th century

*Sir Edward Poynings 1509 *

George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny KG, PC (c.1469 – 1535), the family name often written Neville, was an English nobleman and courtier who held the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Origins He was the son of George Nevill, 4th Bar ...

(appointed, but resigned) *Sir

Edward Guilford Sir Edward Guildford (alternative spelling Guilford; c. 1474 – 1534) was an English courtier and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Marshal of Calais in 1519. Upon his father's death in 1506, he inherited his father's position as Master of ...

1474/1479–1534 * George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford 1534–1536 *

Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, (15 June 1519 – 23 July 1536), was the son of King Henry VIII of England and his mistress, Elizabeth Blount, and the only child born out of wedlock whom Henry VIII acknowledged. He was the ...

*Sir Thomas Cheney 1536/1558 * Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle 1539–1542 *Sir Thomas Seymour (temporary joint Lord Wardenship with Sir Thomas Cheney in 1545) *

William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham Sir William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham, KG (1 November 1527 – 6 March 1597), lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, and a member of parliament for Hythe. Although he was viewed by some as a religious radical ...

* Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham (son of above) 1597

17th century

* Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton 1604–1614 * Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset 1614–1615 * Edward, Lord Zouche of Haryngworth 1615–1625 * George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham 1625–1628 * Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk 1628–1640 * James Stewart, Duke of Richmond and Lennox 1641–1642 *

Sir Edward Boys Sir Edward Boys (1579–1646), of Fredville, Nonington, Kent, was an English politician. He was the son of Sir Edward Boys of Fredville and educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (1594) and the Middle Temple (1599). He was knighted in ...

1642–1646 *Major John Boys 1646–1648 * Sir Algernon Sydney 1648–1651 *Colonel Thomas Kelsey 1651–1656 *

Admiral Robert Blake General at Sea Robert Blake (27 September 1598 – 17 August 1657) was an English naval officer who served as the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports from 1656 to 1657. Blake is recognised as the chief founder of England's naval supremacy, a do ...

1656–1657 * Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea 1660 (unconfirmed term; may have been father/son) * James Stuart, Duke of York and Albany 1660–1673 *Colonel John Beaumont 1673–1691 * Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney 1691–1702

18th century

* Prince George of Denmark 1702–1708 * Lionel Sackville, 7th Earl of Dorset 1708–1712 (served two terms) *

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde James FitzJames Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, (1665–1745) was an Irish statesman and soldier. He was the third of the Kilcash branch of the family to inherit the earldom of Ormond. Like his grandfather, the 1st Duke, he was raised as a Protes ...

1712–1715 * John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester 1717–1727 * Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset 1727–1765 *

Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, (17 May 1718 – 16 May 1778), known before 1721 as Lord Darcy and Conyers, was a British diplomat and politician. Career In 1741 he collaborated with G.F. Handel in the production of Deidamia. From 1 ...

1765–1778 * Frederick North, Lord North (2nd Earl of Guilford from 1790) 1778–1792 *

William Pitt the Younger William Pitt the Younger (28 May 175923 January 1806) was a British statesman, the youngest and last prime minister of Great Britain (before the Acts of Union 1800) and then first prime minister of the United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Ir ...

1792–1806

19th century

* Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool 1806–1827 *

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister of ...

1829–1852 * James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie 1853–1860 * Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston 1860–1865 * Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville 1865–1891 (not installed?) * William Henry Smith 1891 (not installed?) * Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava 1892–1895 *

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (; 3 February 183022 August 1903) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times for a total of over thirteen ...

1895–1903

20th century

* George Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon of Kedleston 1905 * The Prince George, Prince of Wales 1905–1907 *

Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey (11 February 1836 – 23 February 1918), was a British Liberal Party politician, Governor of Victoria and founder of '' The Naval Annual''. Background and education Brassey was the eldest son of the railway m ...

1908–1913 * William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp 1913–1934 * Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading 1934–1935 *

Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (12 September 1866 – 12 August 1941), was a British Liberal politician and administrator who served as Governor General of Canada, the 13th since Canadian Confederation, and as Viceroy an ...

1936–1941 * Sir Winston Churchill 1941–1965 (installed August 1946) * Sir Robert Menzies 1965–1978 (installed July 1966) *

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was th ...

1978–2002 (installed August 1979)

21st century

* Admiral of the Fleet Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce 2004–2022 (installed April 2005) *''(vacant)'' 2022-present

References

External links

Official Confederation of the Cinque PortsPortrait of Sir Winston Churchill in uniform as Lord Warden, 1956.
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