List of chairmen of Wiltshire County Council
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Wiltshire County Council
Wiltshire County Council was the county council of Wiltshire in the South West of England, an elected local Government body responsible for most local government services in the county....
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Unlimited term of office
- 1889—1896: John Thynne, 4th Marquess of BathJohn Thynne, 4th Marquess of BathJohn Alexander Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath , styled Viscount Weymouth between March and June 1837, was a British diplomat and a peer for almost sixty years.-Background and education:...
- 1896—1906: Lord Edmond FitzmauriceEdmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron FitzmauriceEdmond George Petty-Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice PC , styled Lord Edmond FitzMaurice from 1863 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1883 to 1885 and again from 1905 to 1908, when he entered the cabinet as Chancellor of the...
MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... - 1906—1946: Thomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of BathThomas Thynne, 5th Marquess of BathThomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath KG, CB, PC, JP , styled Viscount Weymouth until 1896, was a British landowner and Conservative politician. He held ministerial office as Under-Secretary of State for India in 1905 and Master of the Horse between 1922 and 1924...
- 1946—1949: ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
R. W. Awdry CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions... - 1949—1960: Alderman J. L. CalderwoodJohn Lindow CalderwoodJohn Lindow Calderwood CBE was an English solicitor, a British Army officer and an independent politician in Wiltshire, in the west of England, chairman of Wiltshire County Council from 1949 until his death in 1960....
CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions... - 1960—1969: MajorMajorMajor is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
S. V. Christie-Miller CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions... - 1969—1974: Sir Henry Langton, later CalleyHenry CalleySir Henry Algernon Calley DSO DFC DL , known as Henry Algernon Langton until 1974, was an English pilot, owner and manager of a stud farm, and Conservative politician.-Life:The son of the Rev. A. C. M...
DLDeputy LieutenantIn the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
DFCDistinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...
DSODistinguished Service OrderThe Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September... - 1974—1980: Group Captain Frank WillanFrank WillanGroup Captain Frank Andrew Willan CBE DFC DL , was an English pilot, Royal Air Force officer and Conservative politician...
CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
DFCDistinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...
DLDeputy LieutenantIn the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county.... - 1980—1985: Nigel James Moffat AndersonNigel AndersonNigel James Moffatt Anderson, MC, DL, FRGS was an Australian-born English soldier, landowner, and Conservative politician in Wiltshire...
MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
DLDeputy LieutenantIn the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county.... - 1985—1986: CaptainCaptain (naval)Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
P. S. Beale RNRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service... - 1986—1990: Mr J. B. AinslieJack AinslieJohn Bernard Ainslie OBE , known as Jack Ainslie, was a Wiltshire farmer and Liberal politician, Chairman of Wiltshire County Council from 1986 to 1990.-Early life:...
OBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions... - 1990—1993: Mrs Mary E. SalisburyMary SalisburyMary Ethel Salisbury DL CBE JP , was an English Labour politician in Wiltshire.-Life:Born in 1917 in a mining village in County Durham, one of six children, in 1928 she won a scholarship to Bishop Auckland County School for Girls...
CBE DLDeputy LieutenantIn the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
Term limited to one year
- 1993—1994: Mrs Marjorie Whitworth
- 1994—1995: Mrs Patricia Rugg
- 1995—1996: Mr Percy L. Jefferies
- 1996—1997: Mrs Dorothea Joan Main
- 1997: Mrs June Wood
- 1997—1998: Mrs Grace Hill
- 1998—1999: Mrs Beryl M. Jay
- 1999—2000: Brigadier Robert BaddeleyRobert Baddeley (British Army officer)Robert John Baddeley DL is a British soldier and former Aide-de-camp to Queen Elizabeth II. In the British Army he was a regular officer, rising to the rank of Brigadier....
- 2000—2001: Lt. ColonelLieutenant colonelLieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
D. B. W. Jarvis - 2001—2002: Mr J. P. Johnson
- 2002—2003: Mrs Carole Soden
- 2003—2004: Mr Jerry Willmott
- 2004—2005: Mr Allan Peach
- 2005—2006: Mr Bill Moss
- 2006—2007: Mr Kevin Wren
- 2007—2008: Mrs Judy Seager
- 2008—2009: Brigadier Robert HallRobert Hall (British Army officer)Robert Wallace Strachan Hall is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, having previously served as a British Army officer, rising to the rank of Brigadier. He is currently Chairman of Wiltshire Council and of Wiltshire and Swindon Fire Authority...
Chairmen of Wiltshire Council
- 2009—2012: Brigadier Robert HallRobert Hall (British Army officer)Robert Wallace Strachan Hall is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, having previously served as a British Army officer, rising to the rank of Brigadier. He is currently Chairman of Wiltshire Council and of Wiltshire and Swindon Fire Authority...