Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State
- Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State
The Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State is an officer of the British Royal Household. He is responsible for bearing the Sword of State before the monarch on ceremonial occasions. However, the Gentleman Usher was removed from the procession at the State Opening of Parliament in 1998. [cite news | title=Britannia still following the 'uncool' rules | publisher=The Independent | date=1998-11-23 | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19981123/ai_n14197677 | accessdate=2007-07-01]
List of Gentlemen Ushers to the Sword of State
*10 January 1837 – 1874?: Sir William Martins ["London Gazette", issue no.19547, 13 January 1837]
*"vacant"
*23 July 1901 – 1 December 1915: Sir Spencer Cecil Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane ["London Gazette", issue no.27336, 23 July 1901]
*27 June 1919 – 20 May 1924: Sir William Goschen, 1st Baronet
*3 November 1924 – 1933: Sir Reginald Herbert Brade
*10 March 1933 – 22 March 1946: Sir Lewis Stratford Tollemache Halliday
*22 March 1946 – 4 November 1966: Sir Arthur Sheridan Barratt
*3 February 1967 – 1973: Sir William Gurdon Stirling
*26 October 1973 – 7 April 1980: Sir Desmond Parry Dreyer
*7 April 1980 – 2 May 1988: Sir John Barraclough
*2 May 1988 – 1997?: Sir Edward Arthur Burgess
*1997 – present: Sir Michael Henry Gordon Layard
ee also
*Gentleman Usher
References
*"The London Gazette"
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