High Sheriff of Bedfordshire Civil post in Bedfordshire, England
This is a list of high sheriffs of Bedfordshire
Pre-Conquest
pre-1042: Aelfstan
1042–1066; Godric, Ralph Talgebose Bondi the Staller [ 2]
From 1125 through the end of 1575, appointees to the shrievalty held the joint office of High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire .
15 November 1575: George Rotheram
13 November 1576: John Barnardiston
27 November 1577: George Kensham
17 November 1578: John Spencer
23 November 1579: Nicholas Luke
21 November 1580: Henry Butler
27 November 1581: John Thomson
5 December 1582: Richard Conquest (1st term)
25 November 1583: Lewis Dyve
19 November 1584: John Rowe
29 August 1585: Richard Charnocke (1st term)
22 November 1585: Oliver St John
14 November 1586: Richard Charnocke (2nd term)
4 December 1587: William Butler
29 November 1588: Ralph Astrye
24 November 1589: Oliver St John , of Stanfordburgh
24 November 1590: George Rotheram
25 November 1591: Christopher Hoddesdon
16 November 1592: William Duncombe
26 November 1593: Nicholas Luke
21 November 1594: John Dyve
27 November 1595: William Gostwick
22 November 1596: Richard Conquest (2nd term)
25 November 1597: Thomas Cheyney
28 November 1598: Edward Radclyffe
2 December 1599: William Butler, of Biddenham
24 November 1600: Sir John Crofts
2 December 1601: Richard Charnock (3rd term)
7 December 1602: George Francklin
1 December 1603: Sir John Dyve
5 November 1604: John Lee
2 February 1606: Sir Edwin Sandys
17 November 1606: Sir Francis Anderson
9 November 1607: Sir Thomas Snagge
12 November 1608: Edmund Mordaunt
1609: Thomas Austell
6 November 1610: Sir Francis Ventris
1611: Sir Robert Sandy, 1st Baronet
1612: William Beecher
1613: Richard Saunders
1614: Sir Edward Duncombe
6 November 1615: Sir William Plomer
11 November 1616: Roger Burgoyne
6 November 1617: Sir Oliver Luke
9 November 1618: Sir Edmund Conquest
1619: George Skeynsham
6 November 1620: Sir Francis Staunton
1621: William Briars
7 November 1622: William Hawkins
1623: Sir Francis Clarke
1624: Matthew Denton
1625: John Wingate
1626: Sir Edward Gostwick, 2nd Baronet
6 November 1627: John Moore, of Layton
1628: Sir Anthony Chester, 1st Baronet
1629: Michael Grigge
7 November 1630: William Cater
1631: Edmund Anderson
1632: James Beverley
10 November 1633: Onslow Winch
5 November 1634: Humphrey Monoux
1635: Richard Gearye
3 October 1636: Henry Chester
30 September 1637: John Charnock
9 October 1637: William Boteler, of Biddenham
4 November 1638: William Plomer
1639: Richard Child
1640: John Burgoyne
1641: Sir Thomas Alston, 1st Baronet
30 December 1643: William Duncombe, of Battlesden
20 January 1644: Humphrey Fishe
2 December 1644: Nicholas Denton[ 5]
6 February 1647: Thomas Daniell
9 March 1647: Matthias Tailor
29 November 1647: William Allen
23 November 1648: William Duncombe
7 November 1649: Robert Lovett
7 November 1650: Sir William Bryers
4 November 1651: Thomas Bromsall
12 November 1652: John Huxley
10 November 1653: Henry Pigott
1654: Robert Stanton
1655: John Welles
1657: Owen Bromsall
5 November 1660: Edmund Wilde, of Howton
1661: Sir Roger Burgoyne, 2nd Baronet
1662: Francis Wingate
1663: George Wyan
1664: Sir Edward Cater
12 November 1665: Thomas Snagge[ 7]
7 November 1666: Sir John Huxley[ 8]
6 November 1667: Sir Henry Massingberd, 1st Baronet [ 9]
6 November 1668: Sir Ralph Bovey, 1st Baronet [ 10]
25 November 1668: De Lawney[ 11]
9 December 1668: Sir Thomas Brounsell, of Biggleswade [ 12]
11 November 1669: Sir Ralph Bovey, 1st Baronet [ 13]
3 November 1670: Richard Wagstaffe [ 14]
9 November 1671: Henry Brandreth[ 15]
11 November 1672: Thomas Bromsall, of Blunham[ 16]
12 November 1673: Matthew Denis[ 17]
5 November 1674: Robert Bell[ 18]
15 November 1675: Samuel Reynardson[ 19]
1675: Francis Dodsworth
10 November 1676: Thomas Arnold, of Ampthill [ 20]
15 November 1677: Samuel Reynardson[ 21]
14 November 1678: Thomas Snagge[ 22]
13 November 1679: Sir William Gostwick, 4th Baronet [ 23]
4 November 1680: Villiers Chernock [ 24]
10 November 1681: George Abbott[ 25]
13 November 1682: Sir James Astrey or Astry[ 26]
12 November 1683: William Daniel[ 27]
20 November 1684: Humphrey Fish[ 28]
30 November 1685: Thomas Halpenny or Halfpenny[ 29]
25 November 1686: John Crosse, of Breminger[ 30]
5 December 1687: John Wagstaffe[ 31]
8 November 1688: Ralph Bromsall[ 32] [ 33]
25 November 1689: Samuel Cater[ 34]
27 November 1690: William Boteler [ 35]
14 December 1691: John Neale[ 36]
17 November 1692: John de la Fontaine[ 37]
28 November 1692: Sir Samuel Thompson[ 38]
16 November 1693: John Eston[ 39]
6 December 1694: Sir Stephen Anderson, 1st Baronet [ 40]
20 December 1694: Sir William Massingberd, 2nd Baronet [ 41]
5 December 1695: William Millard[ 42]
3 December 1696: Robert Bell[ 43]
16 December 1697: Sir John Burgoyne[ 44]
30 December 1697: John Hinde[ 45]
21 January 1698: John Spencer[ 46]
22 December 1698: John de la Fontaine[ 47]
20 November 1699: Sir John Burgoyne, 3rd Baronet [ 48]
28 November 1700: William Hillersden[ 49]
1 January 1702: Maurice Abbott[ 50]
12 January 1702: Thomas Bromsall[ 51]
19 January 1702: Thomas Bromsall, of Roxton [ 52]
3 December 1702: Sir Pynsent Chernock, 3rd Baronet [ 53]
14 December 1702: Thomas Johnson[ 54]
2 December 1703: Samuel Ongley [ 55]
21 December 1704: Edward Duncombe[ 56]
3 December 1705: Edward Snagg[ 57]
14 November 1706: John Huxley
20 November 1707: Morgan Hinde
18 December 1707: John Clarke
29 November 1708: John Wright
1 December 1709: William Chew
24 November 1710: Ralph Brumsell
14 June 1711: William Nicholls
14 June 1711: John Harvey
10 January 1712: Thomas Boswell, of Dean
11 December 1712: John Vaux
30 November 1713: Thomas Emerton
14 November 1714: Thomas Bromsall
22 November 1715: John Livesay
12 November 1716: Sir Theophilus Napier, 5th Baronet
21 December 1717: Sir William Smith
21 December 1718: Nicholas Luke
7 January 1720: Robert Hind
3 January 1721: Richard Orlebar
14 December 1721: Henry Brandreth
11 December 1722: Robert Abbott
7 January 1724: Thomas Aynscombe
10 December 1724: Thomas Garth
13 January 1726: Joseph Johnson
29 November 1726: Theophilus Dillingham
16 December 1727: William Coleman, of Cranfield
18 December 1728: Benjamin Rhodes
December 1729: Sir John Napier, 6th Baronet
14 December 1730: William Lamb
9 December 1731: George Blundell
14 December 1732: Henry Southouse, of Ravendon
11 January 1733: Edmund Morgan, of Carrington
20 December 1733: Hillersden Franks
19 December 1734: Thomas Groome, of Dunstable
18 December 1735: John Crawley
19 January 1737: Francis Jessop, of Bedford
12 January 1738: David Willaume, of Tingrith
21 December 1738: Oliver Edwards, of Carrington
27 December 1739: John Franklin, of Great Barford
29 January 1741: John White, of Ewe Green
31 December 1741: John Lawson the younger, of Barton
19 January 1743: John Coppin, of Market Street
7 February 1743: John Miller the younger, of Dunstable
5 January 1744: Richard Brown, of Eggington
2 February 1744: Andrew Crosse, of Westoning
20 February 1744: Hammond Crosse
10 January 1745: Richard Bell, of Bedford
16 January 1746: Robert Ashwell, of Leighton Buzzard
15 January 1747: William Gary, of Bushmead
14 January 1748: John Hill, of Bedford
11 January 1749: Thomas Crawley, of Dunstable
17 January 1750: Thomas Cave, of Bedford
6 December 1750: Harry Johnson, of Milton Bryan
14 January 1752: Thomas Gilpin
7 February 1753: Francis Herne , of Luton
31 January 1754: David James, of Ampthill
29 January 1755: Thomas Vaux, of Whipsnade
27 January 1756: Thomas Smyth, of Streatley
4 February 1757: John Capon, of Leighton Buzzard
27 January 1758: William Cole, of Sundon
2 February 1759: Dennis Farrer Hillersden, of Helvestow
1 February 1760: Baker Coleman, of Cranfield
28 January 1761: Robert Butcher, of Cople
15 February 1762: Simon Taylor, of Woburn
4 February 1763: Sir Philip Monoux, 5th Baronet , of Sandy
10 February 1764: William Pym, of Hasell Hall
1 February 1765: Richard Edwards, of Ardesley
17 February 1766: Philip Field, of Barton
13 February 1767: Charles Chester, of Tilsworth [ 58]
15 January 1768: John Cater, of Kempston
27 January 1769: William Farrer, of Kempston
9 February 1770: John Franklin, of Northill
6 February 1771: Charles Barnett, of Stratton
17 February 1772: Sir Gillies Payne, 2nd Baronet , of Tempsford
8 February 1773: John Howard , of Cardington
7 February 1774: John Crawley, of Stockwood
6 February 1775: George Paunceforth, of Ampthill
5 February 1776: Christopher Tower, of Houghton Regis
31 January 1777: John Sayer Weal Renal, of Eggington
28 January 1778: John Beeches, of Hoobury
1 February 1779: Sir Rowland Alston, 6th Baronet , of Odell
2 February 1780: William Thornton Astell, of Everton
5 February 1781: John Harvey, of Northill
1 February 1782: Robert Thornton, of Moggerhanger
10 February 1783: John Dilley, of Southill
13 February 1784: William Goldsmith, of Strently
7 February 1785: William Gibbard, of Sharnbrook [ 60]
13 February 1786: Matthew Rugeley, of Potton [ 61]
12 February 1787: Joseph Partridge, of Cranfield
8 February 1788: William Lee Antonie , of Colworth House
29 April 1789: Samuel Boydon, of Milton Ernest [ 62]
24 February 1790: James Metcalfe, of Roxton House
4 February 1791: Francis Pym , of Hasell Hall[ 63]
3 February 1792: Sir John Buchanan Riddell, 9th Baronet , of Sundon
6 February 1793: Thomas Crosse, of Bramingham [ 64]
5 February 1794: Edward Nicoll, of Studham
11 February 1795: John Harvey, of Ickwell
5 February 1796: George Brooks, of Flitwick
1 February 1797: John Higgins the elder, of Turvey
7 February 1798: John Fox, of Dean
1 February 1799: Robert Trevor, of Flitwick
5 February 1800: Sir John Everitt, of Westoning [ 65]
11 February 1801: Stephen Raymond, of Potton [ 66]
3 February 1802: John Higgins the younger, of Turvey [ 67]
3 February 1803: Godfrey Thornton , of Moggerhanger [ 68]
1 February 1804: George Edwards, of Henlow Grange [ 69]
6 February 1805: John Polhill, of Renholt [ 70]
1 February 1806: William Long, of Kempston [ 71]
4 February 1807: Sir Philip Monoux, 6th Baronet , of Sandy [ 72]
3 February 1808: Richard Orlebar, of Puddington[ 73]
6 February 1809: Robert Garstin, of Harrold [ 74]
31 January 1810: Sir Gregory Osborne Page-Turner , of Battlesden [ 75] [ 76]
8 February 1811: Joseph Howell, of Market Street[ 77]
24 January 1812: John Cooper, of Toddington [ 78]
10 February 1813: Richard Parkes, of Luton [ 79] [ 80]
4 February 1814: Stephen Thornton, of Moggerhanger[ 81]
13 February 1815: Robert Hibbert, of East Hyde [ 82]
12 February 1816: Henry Brandreth, of Houghton Regis
12 February 1817: Samuel Crawley , of Stockwood
24 January 1818: John Pedley, of Eaton Bray
10 February 1819: Hon. Samuel Henley-Ongley, of Sandy
12 February 1820: Sir John Burgoyne, 9th Baronet , of Sutton
22 February 1820: Charles Barnett, of Stratton Park
6 February 1821: John Thomas Brooks, of Flitwick
4 February 1822: Peter Augustus Lautour, of Little Staughton
31 January 1823: Thomas Charles Higgins, of Turvey
31 January 1824: Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet , of Milton Bryan
2 February 1825: Samuel Bedford Edwards, of Arlesey
30 January 1826: Robert Elliott, of Goldington
5 February 1827: George Nigel Edwards, of Henlow Grange
13 February 1828: George Musgrave, of Shillington
11 February 1829: William Dodge Cooper Cooper, of Toddington
2 February 1830: John Thomas Dawson, of Chapham[ 83]
31 January 1831: Samuel Charles Whitbread , of Cardington [ 84]
6 February 1832: Thomas Potter Macqueen, of Ridgmont [ 85]
22 February 1832: Abram Edward Gregory, of Biggleswade [ 86]
4 February 1833: George Pearse, of Harlington [ 87]
3 February 1834: Joseph Morris, of Ampthill [ 88]
7 February 1835: Charles James Metcalfe, of Roxton [ 89]
3 February 1836: Francis Green, of Bedford [ 90]
28 January 1837: William Henry Whitbread , of Southill [ 91]
1 February 1838: John Harvey, of Ickwell [ 92]
4 February 1839: Levi Ames, of East Hyde[ 93]
29 January 1840: William Frederick Brown, of Dunstable [ 94]
5 February 1841: Arthur Macnamara, of Eaton Bray [ 95]
2 February 1842: Robert Lindsell, of Fairfield House[ 96]
1 February 1843: William Sutcliffe, of Great Bramingham[ 97]
31 January 1844: George James Sullivan, of Leagrave [ 98]
3 February 1845: William Bartholomew Higgins, of Turvey[ 99]
30 January 1846: William Stuart, of Aldenham Priory[ 100]
4 February 1847: Robert Newland, of Kempston[ 101]
11 February 1848: Thomas Abbott Green, of Pavenham [ 102]
13 February 1849: Humphrey Brandreth, of Houghton Regis[ 103]
5 February 1850: Richard Thomas Gilpin , of Hockliffe Grange[ 104]
11 February 1851: Charles Gillies Payne , of Blunham [ 105]
2 February 1852: Sir John Burgoyne, 9th Baronet , of Sutton[ 106]
7 February 1853: Henry Littledale, of Kempston Grange[ 107]
30 January 1854: Frederick Charles Polhill-Turner , of Howbury Hall[ 108]
8 February 1855: John Shaw Leigh, of Luton Hoo [ 109]
30 January 1856: Talbot Barnard, of Kempston[ 110]
2 February 1857: Sir George Robert Osborn, 6th Baronet , of Chicksands Priory [ 111]
3 February 1858: John Sambrook Crawley, of Stockwood[ 112]
2 February 1859: Richard Longuet Orlebar, of Hinwick House , Hinwick[ 113]
23 January 1860: Charles Longuet Higgins , of Turvey Abbey [ 114]
4 February 1861: Joseph Tucker, of Pavenham[ 115]
5 February 1862: Crew Alston, of Odell [ 116]
3 February 1863: Benjamin Helps Starey, of Milton Ernest Hall , Milton Ernest[ 117]
3 February 1864: Robert Henry Lindsell, of Biggleswade[ 118]
4 February 1865: Lionel Ames, of East Hyde[ 119]
3 February 1866: Charles Livius Grimshawe, of Aspley Guise [ 120]
2 February 1867: William Cooper Cooper, of Toddington[ 121]
30 January 1868: Sir John Montagu Burgoyne, 10th Baronet , of Sutton[ 122]
4 February 1869: Henry Francis Cockayne Cust, of Cockayne Hatley[ 123]
5 February 1870: John Nathaniel Foster, of Sandy Place[ 124]
8 February 1871: Edward Henry Frederick Dawkins, of Moggerhanger Park [ 125]
5 February 1872: William Francis Higgins, of Turvey House[ 126]
5 February 1873: Harry Thornton, of Kempston[ 127]
2 February 1874: Salusbury Gillies Payne, of Blunham (claiming to be Sir Salusbury Gillies Payne, Baronet)[ 128]
21 February 1874: John Gerard Leigh of Luton[ 129]
4 February 1875: Colonel William Stuart , of Tempsford Hall [ 130]
12 February 1876: George Sowerby, of Putteridge Bury, Luton[ 131]
7 February 1877: Charles Magniac, of Colworth, Sharnbrook[ 132]
22 February 1878: James Howard, of Clapham Park[ 133]
22 February 1879: Thomas Bagnall, jnr., of Milton Ernest [ 134]
16 February 1880: Major John Hatfield Brooks, of Manor House, Flitwick , Ampthill[ 135]
2 March 1881: Joseph Shuttleworth, of Warden , Biggleswade[ 136]
27 February 1882: Francis Bassett, of the Heath, Leighton Buzzard[ 137]
3 March 1883: Julius Alington, of Little Barford[ 138]
4 March 1884: Edward King Fordham, of Ashwell[ 139]
5 March 1885: James Francis Hatfeild Harter , of Cranfield Court [ 140]
8 March 1886: John Edmund Audley Harvey, of Ickwell, Bury, Biggleswade[ 141]
7 March 1887: James Poole Wagstaff, of Manor House, Potton[ 142]
17 March 1888: Theodore Harris, of Leighton Buzzard[ 143]
6 April 1889: George William Francis Sackville Russell, Marquess of Tavistock , of Oakley House[ 144]
21 March 1890: Henry Hilton Green, of Felmersham Grange, Bedford[ 145]
20 March 1891: Frank Shuttleworth, of Old Warden Park , Biggleswade[ 146]
16 March 1892: Col. Thomas Joseph Sunderland, of Ravensden Grange[ 147]
15 March 1893: Anthony Henry Wingfield, of Ampthill House [ 148] [ 149]
10 March 1894: Edward Earnest Dymond, of Oaklands, Aspley Guise [ 150]
8 March 1895: Capt. Hugh Edmond Browning, of Clapham Park, Bedford[ 151]
6 March 1896: Maj. Charles Villiers Somerville Downes, of Aspley House, Aspley Guise[ 152]
26 February 1897: George James Gribble, of Henlow Grange , Biggleswade[ 153]
7 March 1898: Henry Chernocke Gibbs Brandreth, of Houghton Hall , Houghton Regis[ 154]
7 March 1899: James Harold Howard, of Kempston Grange, Bedford[ 155]
1900: Algernon Mercer, of Morhanger Park, Sandy[ 156]
1901: Arthur Macnamara, of Billington Manor, Leighton Buzzard[ 157]
1902: William Clarence Watson, of Colworth House, Sharnbrook[ 158]
1903: Francis Pym, of Hasells Hall, Sandy[ 159]
1904: William Henry Allen, of Bromham House, Bedford[ 160]
1905: William Long Fitzpatrick, of Woodlands, Clapham, Bedford[ 161]
1906: John William Green, of The Larches, Luton[ 162]
1907: Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Howard, of Highfield, Bedford[ 163]
1908: Waller George Halfield Harter, of Kempston Bury, Bedford[ 164]
1909: Sir Algernon Kerr Butler Osborn, Bt., of Chicksands Priory, Shefford[ 165]
1910: Albert Edward Bowen , of Colworth House, Sharnbrook[ 166]
1911: Charles Robert Salusbury Payne, of Blunham House, Sandy[ 167]
1912: John Edward Howard, of Clapham Park[ 168]
1913: Frederick George Lomax, of Cockayne Hatley, Potton[ 169]
1914: Thomas Henry Barnard, of The Hoo, Kempston[ 170]
1915: Charles Edmund Argentine-Alington, of Little Barford House, St. Neots[ 171]
1916: Cyril Gurney, of Henlow Grange, Biggleswade[ 172]
1917: Alexander Rowland Alston, of The Tofte, Sharnbrook[ 173]
1918: Howard Spensley, of Westoning Manor, Ampthill[ 174]
1919: John Arnold Whitchurch, of Great Barford House, near Sandy[ 175]
1920: Herbert Owen Williams, of Farley Lynches, Luton[ 176]
1921: Richard William Allen, of The Woodlands, Clapham[ 177]
1922: Robert Edmund Campbell, of Cranfield Court, Wbburn Sands[ 178]
1923: John George Murray, of Wrest Park, Silsoe[ 179]
1924: Sir George Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron Luke of Pavenham Bury, Pavenham[ 180]
1925: Harold Gwynne Allen, of The Dene, Woburn Sands, Bletchley[ 181]
1926: Dealtry Charles Part of Houghton Hall, Houghton Regis[ 182]
1927: Lieut.-Col. Harold Augustus Wernher , of Luton Hoo[ 183]
1928: Major Charles Ernest Wells, of Turvey Abbey, Turvey[ 184]
1929: Henry Charles Thomas Hambro, of The Hyde, Luton[ 185]
1930: Horace Stanley Deacon, of Kempston Croft[ 186]
1931: Herbert Brent Grotrian of Knolls, Leighton Buzzard[ 187]
1932: Christopher William Gurney, of Henlow Grange, Biggleswade[ 188]
1933: Ronald Willie Gandar-Dower, of Clifton House, Shefford[ 189]
1934: Brigadier – General William Brooke Thornton, of St. John's, Mogerhanger, Sandy[ 190]
1935: William Alfred Lailey Rowland, of The Heath, Leighton Buzzard[ 191]
1936: Harry Arnold, of The Downs, Luton[ 192]
1937: Robert Skinner, of Bromham Hall, Bromham[ 193]
1938: John Henry Staddon, of Withycombe, Ludlow Avenue, Luton[ 194]
1939: Frank William Crossley-Holland, of Oakwell Park, Dunstable[ 195]
1940: Cyril Claud Dillingham, of 25, Lansdowne Road, Luton[ 196]
1941: Sir (Percy) Malcolm Stewart, 1st Baronet , of The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire, Baronet[ 197]
1942: Vyvian Edwin Goodman, of Samares, Dunstable, Bedfordshire[ 198]
1943: Allan Fergusson Wood, of Mill House, Milton Ernest[ 199]
1944: Lieut.-Colonel Robert Adolphus Lyall, of Flitwick Manor, Flitwick[ 200]
1945: Major-General Thomas Cochrane Newton, of Blunham House, near Bedford[ 201]
1946: Lieutenant-Colonel Mervyn Lyde Chute, of Whipsnade, Dunstable[ 202]
1947: Major Simon Whitbread, of Southill, near Biggleswade[ 203]
1948: Captain Stephen Helps Starey, of Home Farm House, Milton Ernest[ 204]
1949: Thomas Wyatt Bagshawe , of Dunstable[ 205]
1950: Thomas George Breadalbane Morgan-Grenville, of Wootton House[ 206]
1951: Maj. Leigh Pemberton Stedall, of Billington Manor[ 207]
1952: Arthur Thomas Worboys, of Westray[ 208]
1953: Herbert Robert Waller of Barton-in-the-Clay [ 209]
1954: Sir Ronald Stewart, 2nd Baronet, of Maulden Grange[ 210]
1955: Horace Richard Neate of Bedford[ 211]
1956: Richard Charles Oakley of Luton[ 212]
1957: Christopher Herbert Renny Reeves, of Manor Farm, Podington [ 213]
1958: William Kenneth Gwynne Allen, of The Old Manor, Aspley Guise [ 214]
1959: Sir (Archibald) Douglas Gordon, of Buttercups[ 215]
1960: Harold George Brightman, of Whitehill Avenue, Luton[ 216]
1961: Hugh de Beauchamp Lawson-Johnston , of Melchbourne Park, Bedford[ 217]
1962: Humphrey Whitbread, of Howard's House, Cardington[ 218]
1963: William Walter Samuel Robertson, of Oakley House, Oakley[ 219]
1964: Sir (James) Reginald Pearson, of "Wyvern," Bloomfield Road, Harpenden, Herts.[ 220]
1965: Lieut.-Colonel Hanmer Cecil Hanbury, of Turvey House, Turvey[ 221]
1966: James Francis Robinson, of Bridge House, Great Barford[ 222]
1967: Leslie George Bowles, of " Queensfield," Silsoe[ 223]
1968: Stanley Broughton, of Bedford Road, Luton[ 224]
1969: Arthur Charles St John Lawson Johnston, 3rd Baron Luke of Odell Manor, Odell[ 225]
1970: Wing Cdr. Oliver J. Wells of Ickwell Grange, Ickwell, Biggleswade[ 226] [ 227]
1971: Brian Stewart Porter of Holme Lodge, Biggleswade[ 228] [ 229]
1972: John Lawrence Dickinson of The Old Rectory, Higham Gobion, near Hitchin, Herts[ 230] [ 231]
1973: Samuel C. Whitbread (H.M.Lord Lieutenant), of Southill Park , Biggleswade[ 232] [ 233]
1974: Colonel Charles Richard Randall[ 234]
1975: Ronald George Gale (Deceased)[ 235]
1976: David H.C. Harland (Deceased)[ 236]
1977: Dudley William Reeves[ 237]
1978: Edward Dudley Moleworth Peacock (Deceased) of Biddenham, Bedford[ 238]
1979: Peter Wardill (Deceased)[ 239]
1980: John Dandy, of 10 Riverside Towers[ 240]
1981: Michael J Davison
1982: James Bristow, Ramsmede Close, Biddenham, Bedford[ 241]
1983: Gilbert Cecil White Beazley, of Bartlemas Farm[ 242]
1984: Stuart Charles Yalden Farmbrough, of Poynders End, Preston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire[ 243]
1985: The Hon. Pearl Lawson-Johnston OBE, of Woodleys Stud House, Melchbourne
1986: Lady Grace Odell of Campton, Shefford
1987: Major William Powers, of Toddington Manor.
1989: John Hayward Wells of Shelton, Kimbolton, Huntingdon
1990: Robin Forbes Willmott of Biddenham, Bedford
1991: Mrs John Skelton of Sharnbrook, Bedford
1992: George Phillip Henry James, of Luton[ 244]
1993: Eric Dudley Fountain, OBE (Deceased)
1994: Brian Edward Howard of the Glebe House, Cople(deceased)
1995: Brian Guy Woodrow of Clifton, Bristol
1996: John James Maxwell Glasse, of The Old Rectory, Milton Bryan, Milton Keynes[ 245]
1997: Charles Terence Lousada of Crawley Park, Husborne Crawley
1998: Geoffrey Richard Dudley Farr, of Streatley, Luton.
1999: Christopher Richard Kilroy, of Oakley House, Oakley
2000: Thomas Franey Wells, of Felmersham [ 246]
2001: The Hon. Mrs. Fiona Chapman, of Milton Bryan, Milton Keynes[ 247]
2002: Colonel Colin Rees Mason, of Hall End, Wootton[ 248]
2003: Andrew James Rayment of Westoning [ 249]
2004: Clifton Jon Claude Ibbett, of Milton House, Milton Ernest[ 250]
2005: Angela Priscilla Farnbrough [ 251]
2006: Richard Lewin Banks[ 252]
2007: Dr Vaughan Robert Southgate [ 253]
2008: Nazir Jessa[ 254]
2009: Cynthia Mary Gresham[ 255]
2010: Daniel Thomas Cecil Hanbury[ 256]
2011: Andrew Michael Slack[ 257]
2012: Jack Sapsworth[ 258]
2013: Deborah Inskip[ 259]
2014: Colin Osborne[ 260]
2015: Isabelle, Countess of Erroll of Woodbury Hall, Everton, Sandy[ 261]
2016: Charles Whitbread[ 262]
2017: Vinod Bhagwandas Tailor of Luton[ 263]
2018: Arthur Julian George Polhill of Renhold[ 264]
2019: Mrs Cora Meryl Dolling of Luton[ 265]
2020: Susan Jane Lousada of Oakley[ 266]
2021: Eric Masih of Bedford[ 267]
2022: Lady Clifford of Ampthill[ 268]
2023: Russell Alan Beard[ 269]
2024: Bhavesh Shah[ 270]
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