Clerk of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster is an office of the

Duchy of Lancaster The Duchy of Lancaster is the private estate of the British sovereign as Duke of Lancaster. The principal purpose of the estate is to provide a source of independent income to the sovereign. The estate consists of a portfolio of lands, properti ...

, in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. Nathan Thompson has been Chief Executive, Clerk of the Council, Keeper of the Records and Surveyor General of the Duchy of Lancaster since 2013.

Past holders of the office

Source: *William Heydon (c. 1427 – 1512), clerk of Queen Elizabeth (wife of Edward IV's Council, keeper of Registers, 1479 (source:) *George Haydon (1545–1558) * Richard Onslow (1561–1571) *

Sir Christopher Hatton Sir Christopher Hatton KG (1540 – 20 November 1591) was an English politician, Lord Chancellor of England and a favourite of Elizabeth I of England. He was one of the judges who found Mary, Queen of Scots guilty of treason. Early years Sir ...

(1571–1572) *William Gerard (1589–1609) * Sir Gilbert Gerard, Bt (1609–1640) * Gilbert Gerard (1640–1653) * Sir Gilbert Gerard (1655–1683) *Benjamin Ayloffe (1685–1716) * Thomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of Scarbrough (1716–1731) *

George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe Admiral George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, PC (3 March 1720 – 4 February 1795) was a British peer, naval officer and politician. Early life Edgcumbe was the second surviving son of Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe and his wif ...

(1747–1762) *

William Masterman William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Eng ...

(1762–1786) * George Villiers (1786–1827) *Frederick Dawes Danvers (''c''.1837) *Sir

John Gardner Dillman Engleheart John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

, KCB (1872–1899) *

William Rose Smith William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Eng ...

(1899–1921) *

Herbert Edward Mitchell Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert, ...

(1921–1927) *

Louis Forbes Fergusson Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (d ...

(1927–1945) *

Norman Richard Combe Warwick Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ...

(1945–1952) * Robert Somerville (1952–1970) *

Ernest Richard Wheeler Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People * Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor * Ernest, ...

, MBE (1970–1981) *

Michael Kershaw Ridley Sir Michael Kershaw Ridley, KCVO, FRICS (born 7 December 1937) was Clerk of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1981 to 2000. A graduate of Magdalene College, Cambridge, he worked for the Grosvenor Estate from 1965 to 1972 and was then Prop ...

(1981–2000) *

Paul Robert Virgo Clarke Sir Paul Robert Virgo Clarke, KCVO (born 1953) is a former Clerk of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster, a position he held from 2000 until 2013. Early life and education Born on 13 August 1953 he was educated at Abingdon School in Abingdon-o ...

(2000–2013) *Nathan James Thompson (2013–present)

References

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