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Comptroller of the Household The
Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the
English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the
Lord Steward 's department, and often a cabinet member. He is an
ex officio member of the
Board of Green Cloth .
"
Comptroller " is the archaic spelling of "
controller ", recorded since c.1500 (in a number of British titles, later also in the USA). The variant in spelling results from to contaminating influence (so-called popular etymology) of French
compte "account".
In modern times, the Comptroller has become a less prominent position in
British politics. He is one of the Government
whips in the
House of Commons , and his responsibilities for the
Royal Household are now purely nominal, except being occasionally called upon to act as an
usher at Royal
Garden Parties . The current Comptroller of the Household is
Thomas McAvoy .
* c.1536 :
William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester *
1537 â€"
1539 :
John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford *
1547 â€"
1550 :
William Paget, 1st Baron Paget *
1550 ?â€"
1553 :
Sir John Gage *
1596 â€"
1600 :
William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury *
1629 :
Henry Vane the Elder *
1660 â€"
1662 :
Sir Charles Berkeley *
1662 â€"
1666 :
Sir Hugh Pollard, 2nd Baronet *
1666 â€"
1668 :
Sir Thomas Clifford *
1668 â€"
1672 :
Francis Newport, 2nd Baron Newport *
1672 â€"
1687 :
William Maynard, 2nd Baron Maynard *
1687 â€"
1688 :
Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave *
1689 â€"
1702 :
Thomas Wharton, 5th Baron Wharton *
1702 â€"
1704 :
Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet *
1704 â€"
1708 :
Sir Thomas Mansell, 5th Baronet *
1708 :
Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley *
1708 â€"
1709 :
Sir Thomas Felton, 4th Baronet *
1709 â€"
1711 :
Sir John Holland, 2nd Baronet *
1711 â€"
1712 :
George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdown *
1713 â€"
1714 :
Sir John Stonhouse, 3rd Baronet *
1714 â€"
1720 :
Hugh Boscawen *
1720 â€"
1725 :
Paul Methuen *
1725 â€"
1730 :
Daniel Finch, Lord Finch *
1730 â€"
1754 :
Sir Conyers Darcy *
1754 â€"
1756 :
Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough *
1756 :
John Hobart, Lord Hobart *
1756 â€"
1761 :
Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron Edgcumbe *
1761 :
Henry Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis *
1761 â€"
1762 :
Lord George Augustus Cavendish *
1762 â€"
1763 :
Humphry Morice *
1763 â€"
1765 :
Lord Charles Spencer *
1765 â€"
1774 :
Thomas Pelham *
1774 â€"
1777 :
Sir William Meredith, 3rd Baronet *
1777 â€"
1779 :
George Onslow, 4th Baron Onslow *
1779 â€"
1782 :
Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet *
1782 â€"
1784 :
Peter Ludlow, 1st Earl Ludlow *
1784 â€"
1787 :
Robert Monckton-Arundell, 4th Viscount Galway *
1787 â€"
1790 :
Hon. John Charles Villiers *
1790 â€"
1791 :
Hon. Dudley Ryder *
1791 â€"
1797 :
George Parker, 4th Earl of Macclesfield *
1797 â€"
1804 :
Lord Charles Henry Somerset *
1804 â€"
1812 :
Hon. George Thynne *
1812 â€"
1830 :
Lord George Thomas Beresford *
1830 â€"
1834 :
Lord Robert Grosvenor *
1834 â€"
1835 :
Henry Lowry-Corry *
1835 â€"
1841 :
George Stevens Byng *
1841 :
Lord Arthur Hill *
1841 â€"
1846 :
George Dawson-Damer *
1846 â€"
1847 :
Lord Arthur Hill *
1847 â€"
1851 :
William Saunders Sebright Lascelles *
1851 â€"
1852 :
Earl of Mulgrave *
1852 :
George Forester *
1853 â€"
1856 :
Viscount Drumlanrig *
1856 â€"
1858 :
Viscount Castlerosse *
1858 â€"
1859 :
George Forester *
1859 â€"
1866 :
Lord Proby *
1866 â€"
1868 :
Viscount Royston *
1868 â€"
1874 :
Lord Otho Fitzgerald *
1874 â€"
1879 :
Lord Henry Somerset *
1879 â€"
1880 :
Earl of Yarmouth *
1880 â€"
1885 :
Lord Kensington *
1885 â€"
1886 :
Lord Arthur Hill *
1886 :
Edward Marjoribanks *
1886 â€"
1892 :
Lord Arthur Hill *
1892 â€"
1895 :
George Leveson-Gower *
1895 â€"
1898 :
Lord Arthur Hill *
1898 â€"
1905 :
Viscount Valentia *
1905 â€"
1909 :
Master of Elibank *
1909 â€"
1912 :
Earl of Liverpool *
1912 â€"
1915 :
Lord Saye and Sele *
1915 â€"
1916 :
Charles Henry Roberts *
1916 â€"
1919 :
Sir Edwin Cornwall *
1919 â€"
1921 :
George Frederick Stanley *
1921 â€"
1924 :
Harry Barnston *
1924 :
John Allen Parkinson *
1924 â€"
1928 :
Sir Harry Barnston *
1928 â€"
1929 :
Sir William Cope *
1929 â€"
1931 :
Thomas Henderson *
1931 :
Goronwy Owen *
1931 â€"
1932 :
Walter Rea *
1932 â€"
1935 :
Sir Frederick Penny *
1935 :
Victor Warrender *
1935 :
George Bowyer *
1935 â€"
1937 :
Sir Lambert Ward *
1937 :
Sir George Frederick Davies *
1937 â€"
1939 :
Charles Waterhouse *
1939 â€"
1940 :
Charles Kerr *
1940 â€"
1942 :
William Whiteley *
1942 â€"
1945 :
William John *
1945 :
George Mathers *
1945 :
Leslie Pym *
1945 â€"
1946 :
Arthur Pearson *
1946 :
Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham *
1946 â€"
1951 :
Frank Collindridge *
1951 â€"
1954 :
Roger Conant *
1954 â€"
1955 :
Tam Galbraith *
1955 â€"
1957 :
Hendrie Dudley Oakshott *
1957 â€"
1958 :
Gerald Wills *
1958 â€"
1959 :
Edward Wakefield *
1959 â€"
1961 :
Harwood Harrison *
1961 â€"
1964 :
Robin Chichester-Clark *
1964 â€"
1966 :
Charles Frederick Grey *
1966 â€"
1967 :
William Whitlock *
1967 â€"
1968 :
William Howie *
1968 â€"
1970 :
Ioan Evans *
1970 :
Walter Elliot *
1970 -
1972 :
Reginald Eyre *
1972 -
1973 :
Bernard Weatherill *
1973 â€"
1974 :
Walter Clegg *
1974 â€"
1978 :
Joseph Harper *
1978 â€"
1979 :
James Hamilton *
1979 â€"
1981 :
Spencer le Marchant *
1981 -
1983 :
Anthony Berry *
1983 â€"
1986 :
Carol Mather *
1986 -
1988 :
Robert Boscawen *
1988 -
1989 :
Tristan Garel-Jones *
1989 -
1990 :
Alastair Goodlad *
1990 :
Sir George Young, 6th Baronet *
1990 â€"
1995 :
David Lightbown *
1995 â€"
1997 :
Timothy Wood *
1997 â€"present :
Tommy McAvoy (incomplete)
*
Etymology OnLine *
Database of Court Officers *
Whips from 1970
