Major of the Tower of London

The Major of the Tower of London, later also styled Resident Governor, was an officer of the Tower of London, subordinate to the Constable and the Lieutenant.

List of majors of the Tower

• Richard White
• 1747: Charles Rainsford[1]
• 1750: Charles Henry Collins[2]
• 1778: John Parr[3]
• 1785: John Shrimpton
• 1788: Lloyd Hill[4]
• 1793: Matthew Smith[5]
• 1812: Lachlan Maclean[6]
• 4 July 1816: John Henry Elrington[7]
• 31 March 1857: Frederick Amelius Whimper[8]
• 29 August 1870: George Bryan Milman[9]
• 2 July 1909: Henry Pipon[10]
• 1 July 1923: Daniel Burges[11]
• 1 July 1933: William Frederick Oliver Faviell[12]
• 1 July 1945: Edward Hamilton Carkeet-James[13]
• 1 July 1955: Leslie Frederic Ethelbert Wieler[14]
• 1 July 1961: Sir Thomas Pierce Butler[15]

Butler was additionally appointed Keeper of the Jewel House on 5 February 1968,[16] and the two posts have remained united since.

References

1. "No. 8699". The London Gazette. 5–8 December 1747. p. 1.
2. "No. 9012". The London Gazette. 4–8 December 1750. p. 2.
3. "No. 11865". The London Gazette. 11–14 April 1778. p. 1.
4. "No. 12984". The London Gazette. 22–26 April 1788. p. 193.
5. "No. 13596". The London Gazette. 23–26 November 1793. p. 1052.
6. "No. 16602". The London Gazette. 9–12 May 1812. p. 883.
7. "No. 17155". The London Gazette. 20 July 1816. p. 1408.
8. "No. 22002". The London Gazette. 15 May 1857. p. 1735.
9. "No. 23670". The London Gazette. 21 October 1870. p. 4555.
10. "No. 28266". The London Gazette. 2 July 1909. p. 5063.
11. "No. 32843". The London Gazette. 10 July 1923. p. 4787.
12. "No. 33955". The London Gazette. 30 June 1933. p. 4384.
13. "No. 37488". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 March 1946. p. 1223.
14. "No. 40527". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 July 1955. p. 3861.
15. "No. 42400". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 June 1961. p. 4835.
16. "No. 44540". The London Gazette. 5 March 1968. p. 2667.