APPENDIX A
KEEPERS OF THE JEWEL HOUSE[26]
Abbot and Monks of Westminster, 1042-66, in the reign of Edward the Confessor.
First official Keeper of the Regalia, 1216, in the reign of Henry III.
Bishop of Carlisle, 1230, in the reign of Henry III.
John de Flete, 1337, in the reign of Edward III.
Robert de Mildenhall, 1347, in the reign of Edward III.
Thomas Chitterne, 1418, in the reign of Henry VI.
“The two Cary’s,” both Privy Councillors.
Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, 1531-34, in the reign of Henry VIII.
John Williams, Lord Williams, 1539-44, in the reign of Henry VIII.
Richard Wilbraham of Woodhey, Cheshire, 1547 (?) to 1553, in the reign of Edward VI.
Marquis of Winchester, 1553, in the reign of Edward VI. Handed over the Crown Jewels to Lady Jane Grey.
John Astley, 1558-95, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
Sir Henry Mildmay, 1622(?)-1660, in the reigns of James I, Charles I, and interregnum.
Sir Gilbert Talbot, 1661-91, in the reign of Charles II, James II, and William and Mary.
Sir Francis Lawley, 1691-97, in the reign of William and Mary.
Heneage Mountague, 1697-98, in the reign of William and Mary.
Charles Godfrey, 1698-1716, in the reigns of William and Mary, Queen Anne, and George I.
Hon. James Brudenell, 1716-30, in the reigns of George I and George II.
Charles Townshend, Lord Lynn, 1730-39, in the reign of George II.
William Neville, Lord Abergavenny, 1739-45, in the reign of George II.
John Campbell, Lord Glenorchie, 1745-56, in the reign of George II.
Sir Richard Lyttleton, 1756-63, in the reigns of George II and George III.
Henry Vane, Earl of Darlington, 1763-82, in the reign of George III.
In 1782 the Office was suppressed and its duties transferred to the Lord Chamberlain (Stat. 22, Geo. III, c. 82). The Office was again revived early in the nineteenth century. At the Coronation of George IV, Thomas Baucutt Mash acted as “Officer of the Jewel House.”
Lieut.-Colonel Charles Wyndham (late Scots Greys), 1852-72, in the reign of Queen Victoria.
Colonel John Cox Gawler (late 73rd Foot), 1872-82, in the reign of Queen Victoria.
Lieut.-General George Dean-Pitt, C.B., 1882-83, in the reign of Queen Victoria.
Captain Arthur John Loftus (late 10th Hussars) 1883-91, in the reign of Queen Victoria.
Lieut.-General Sir Michael Biddulph, G.C.B., 1891-96, in the reign of Queen Victoria.
Lieut.-General Sir Frederick Middleton, K.C.M.G., C.B., 1896-98, in the reign of Queen Victoria.
General Sir Hugh Gough, V.C., G.C.B., 1898-1909, in the reigns of Queen Victoria and Edward VII.
General Sir Robert Low, G.C.B., 1909-11, in the reign of Edward VII.
General Sir Arthur Wynne, G.C.B., 1911-17, in the reign of George V.
Major-General Sir George Younghusband, K.C.M.G., K.C.I.E., C.B., 1917 (present holder), in the reign of George V.