Former High Sheriffs
The role of the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire has evolved over the centuries, with a long list of notable individuals who have served in this historic office. A few of the more recent High Sheriffs include:
2023/2024: Mrs. Sally Scott DL
Sally Scott enjoyed a successful career in communications, concluding as a main board director at Charles Barker Plc. As High Sheriff of Oxfordshire (2023–24), she actively supported charities addressing criminal justice issues, including The Clink and Getting Court. Her commitment extends to helping women and girls affected by violence through her involvement with the Oxfordshire Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Centre. Sally also funds cultural and educational initiatives such as British Youth Opera and the Chindwin Clinic, while locally, she supports projects like Young Shakespeare, which brings the Royal Shakespeare Company to Oxfordshire schools. Residing in Shenington with her husband Finlay, Sally is a passionate fly fisher, event horse owner, gardener, and patron of the arts.
2022/2023: M G Beard Esq DL
As High Sheriff of Oxfordshire (2022–23), Mark Beard championed young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, raising nearly £0.25m for Children Heard and Seen, Youth Challenge Oxfordshire, and Active Oxfordshire. A Chartered Builder by profession, Mark is Chairman of the award-winning construction company E W Beard Limited and was President of the Chartered Institute of Building (2020–21). Recognised for his leadership, he was named Oxfordshire Businessperson of the Year in 2004 and joint Chief Executive of the Year by CEO Magazine in 2021. In 2016, Mark established the Beard Charitable Foundation to support staff charitable activities and promote construction education in local communities. He also serves as a Trustee of the Oxford Preservation Trust and is a Patron of Activate Rugby Academy. A keen Real Tennis player and cricketer, he has been a member of the MCC since 1987. Mark lives in Boars Hill with his wife Nicky and their three children.
2021/2022: Imam Monawar Hussain MBE DL
Monawar Hussain served as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire from 2021 to 2022, during which he received widespread recognition for his work in celebrating individuals who went above and beyond for their communities, particularly during the pandemic. From vaccine centre volunteers to NHS workers, food parcel distributors, and community befrienders, Monawar honoured these heroes with High Sheriff’s Awards, highlighting their exceptional contributions to the county. His Shrieval year was marked by a generosity of spirit that spread positivity throughout Oxfordshire. In addition to his focus on interfaith work as a Deputy Lieutenant since 2009, Monawar leads national initiatives against extremism and founded The Oxford Foundation, which fosters relationships between diverse communities. He continues to inspire others through his leadership and advocacy for justice, peace, and unity. Monawar lives in Cowley with his wife, Robina.
2020/2021: Mrs. Amanda Ponsonby MBE
Amanda Ponsonby served as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire during the challenging year of 2020–21, a period marked by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With a background in Westminster, where she worked for Geoffrey Howe and later at No. 10 for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Amanda brought her leadership skills and resilience to the role. Initially planning to host events at her home in Sarsden to support local philanthropy, all such plans were swiftly altered due to lockdown restrictions. Nevertheless, Amanda adapted by hosting webinars and connecting with charity leaders across Oxfordshire, learning firsthand about the critical work being done to support vulnerable communities during the pandemic. Her engagements revealed the vital role of grassroots efforts, from distributing nappies in Bretch Hill to providing meals for vulnerably housed individuals in Oxford. Amanda concluded her year by personally delivering nearly 50 High Sheriff’s Awards to unsung heroes across the county, honouring those whose kindness and community spirit shone during an unprecedented time.
2019/2020: The Lady Jay of Ewelme CBE
Sylvia Jay served as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire from 2019 to 20, bringing a wealth of experience from her distinguished career in both the public and private sectors. A senior civil servant in Whitehall and Paris until 1995, Sylvia later transitioned to the private sector, where she held leadership roles, including Chairman of L’Oréal UK and non-executive positions at Lazard Ltd and the Casino Supermarket Group. Throughout her year as High Sheriff, Sylvia focused on issues of justice and prison reform, drawing on her extensive voluntary work in prisons across the UK, France, and America. In her Swearing-In speech, she highlighted the challenges of overcrowding, bureaucracy, and high rates of recidivism in the prison system, emphasising the need for a more effective approach to rehabilitation. Committed to supporting Oxfordshire-based charities that help former prisoners reintegrate into society, Sylvia worked closely with judges, magistrates, and others in the justice system to further the debate on reducing crime. She lives with her husband, Michael, a Crossbench peer and former UK Ambassador to France.
2018/2019: R D Venables Esq DL
Richard Venables, who served as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire from 2018 to 2019, focused his efforts on promoting youth participation in sport and cultural activities in deprived areas, as well as raising awareness of mental health issues in secondary schools and colleges. Passionate about the transformative power of sport and physical activity, Richard believes they are key to a happy and healthy life. Under his leadership, over £125,000 has been raised to support these causes. A Deputy Lieutenant since 2016, Richard holds the Lieutenancy’s brief for sport and physical activity and continues to chair Oxfordshire Community Foundation’s responsible business group, Reciprocate. Professionally, Richard is a Chartered Surveyor and heads the Oxford office of CBRE, specialising in commercial property for the science and technology sectors. Beyond his professional work, Richard is deeply involved in youth and community initiatives, having served as a Trustee of Oxfordshire Youth and Active Oxfordshire, and remains active in local sports, including as co-founder of Horspath parkrun. He lives in Islip with his wife, Kate.
2017/2018: Miss J E Cranston DL
Jane Cranston, who served as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire from 2017 to 2018, focused her Shrieval year on justice and opportunity, raising over £30,000 for charities that support both victims and perpetrators of crime to reduce its impact. During her tenure, Jane was deeply moved by the levels of deprivation and vulnerability she encountered across the county, but equally inspired by the care and dedication shown by those working in statutory services and the charitable sector. A Deputy Lieutenant since 2018, she leads the Lieutenancy's work in the Vale of White Horse and focuses on homelessness. Jane previously spent 38 years as a director of wine agency Stevens Garnier, moving the business to Oxford in 1990. She has also chaired the governors at the School of St Helen and St Katherine and is now Chair of both the Oxfordshire Homeless Movement and Youth Challenge Oxfordshire (YoCO). In her community of Besselsleigh, Jane is actively involved as Churchwarden, Chair of the award-winning Appleton Community Shop, and Chair of the Parish Meeting.
Earlier individuals, dating back to the 1600s, include significant historical figures such as Sir William Cope (1619) and Sir Richard Baker (1620). The position originally held significant power, but today it is more ceremonial, with duties centred around supporting the judiciary, local law enforcement, and charitable work.
11th century
1066–1068: Saewold
1066–1086: Edwin
1087: Svain
12th century
1100-1135: William
1100-1135: Peter
c. 1130: Restold[1]
1131: Robert D'Oyly
c. 1142–?: William de Chesney
1135–1154: Henry de Oxford
1155–1159: Henry D'Oyly, 4th Baron Hocknorton
1160: Manasser Arsick and Henry D'Oyly, 4th Baron Hocknorton
1161–1162: Manasser Arsick
1163: Thomas Basset
1164–1169: Adam de Catmore
1170–1174: Alard Banastre
1175–1178: Robert de Tureville
1179–1181: (first half): Geoffrey Hose
1181: (second half)–1184 (first half): Robert de Whitfield
1184: (second half)–1186 (first half): Alanus de Furnell
1186: (second half)–1190: Robert de la Mare
1187–1194: (first half): William Briwere
1194: (second half)–1196: Henry D'Oyly, 5th Baron Hocknorton
1197–1199: Hugh de Neville
13th century
1200–1201 (first half): Gilbert Basset
1201 (second half)–1202 (first half): William Briwere
1202 (second half)–1214 (first quarter): Thomas Basset
1214 (last three-quarters): Ralph de Normanville
1215–1223: Falkes de Breauté
1223 (last three-quarters)–1224 (first half): Richard de Ripariis (Rivers)
1224–1268: Sir Gilbert de Kirkby, also Sheriff for Northamptonshire at same time
1224 (second half), 1225 (first quarter): Walter Foliot
1225 (last three-quarters)–1231: Godfrey of Crowcombe
1232: John de Hulecote (first three-quarters)
1232 (last quarter)–1233: Engelard de Cigogné
1233 (last quarter)–1235 (first half): John Le Brunn (or John Brunus)
1235 (second half)–1238 (first half): John de Tiwe
1238 (third quarter): Richard Suhard
1238 (last quarter): Paul Peyure
1239: John de Plessitis
1240–1244 (first quarter): William Hay
1244 (last three-quarters)–1247 (first half): Alanus de Farnham
1247 (second half)–1248: Guy fitz Robert
1248–1566
16th century
1567: Richard Fines
1568: Humphrey Ashfield
1569: Richard Taverner of Wood Eaton
1570: Thomas Gibbons
1571: Richard Wenman of Thame Park and Witney
1572: John Danvers
1573: Henry Rainford
1574: William Babington
1575: Michael Molyns of Mackney and Clapcot, Berkshire
1576: Robert D'Oyly of Merton and John Coop
1577: William Hawtrey
1578: Richard Corbet
1579: Edmund Bray
1580: Richard Huddleston of Thame Park
1581: Thomas Denton
1582: Sir Anthony Cope, 1st Baronet of Hanwell
1583: Richard Fiennes of Broughton Castle
1584: Owen Oglethorpe of Newington
1585–1586: John D'Oyly of Merton and Chislehampton
1587: Michael Blount of Mapledurham
1588: John Danvers
1589: William Clarke
1590: William Spencer of Yarnton
1591: Sir Anthony Cope, 1st Baronet of Hanwell
1592: Robert Chamblayn
1593: Francis Stonard of Blount's Court, Stonor Park
1594: Ralph Fiennes
1595: Owen Oglethorpe of Newington
1596: William Frere of Water Eaton
1597: George Broome
1598: Michael Blount of Mappledurham
1599: Francis Curson
17th century
1600: William Greene
1601: William Pope
1602: Richard Farmer
1604: Sir George Tipping
1605: James Harington of Merton
1606: Sir Thomas Temple
1607: Roland Lacy
1608: Henry Sambourne
1609: Michael Dormer
1610: Benedict Winchcombe
1611: Thomas Moyle
1612: William Clerke
1613: Henry Lee
1614: Edward Dunch
1615: Thomas Read
1616: Sir Thomas Spencer, 1st Baronet of Yarnton
1617: John Curson
1618: Edward Fenner
1619: Sir William Cope of Hardwick, near Banbury
1620: Sir Richard Baker of Middle Aston
1621: Francis Stonor[citation needed]
1622: Rowland Lacy
1623: William Aishcombe
1624: Walter Dunch
1625: Richard Blount of Mapledurham
1626: Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace of Hurley, Berkshire and Cope Doyley
1628: Robert Dormer
1629: William Cobb
1630: John Lacy
1631: John Harbourne
1632: Thomas Coghill
1633: Sir John Meller of Little Bredy, Dorset and Aldermanbury, London
1634: Peter Wentworth
1635: Sir Francis Norris
1636: William Walter of Sarsden
1637: Sir Thomas Penyston, 1st Baronet of Cornwell
1638: John Doyley of Chislehampton
1639: Ralph Warcoppe of Henley
1640: Richard Libbe
1641: Thomas Tipping
1642: Sir Thomas Chamberlayne, 1st Baronet (died in office and replaced by Sir Robert Jenkinson)
1643: Sir Robert Jenkinson of Walcot (Charlbury)
1644: Sir William Walter, Bt, of Sarsden
1645: Edward Clerke (Parliamentary)
1645: David Walter (Royalist)
1646: William Cope of Hanwell Castle
1647: George Chamberlain of Bishops Land, Wardington replaced by Nicholas Herman.
1648: Nicholas Herman
1649: Robert Jenkinson of Walcot (son of Sir Robert Jenkinson, HS 1643)
1650: William Boswell
1651: Robert Loggins of Idbury
1652: John Kent of Stoke Talmage
1653: Charnwell Pettie
1654: John Cartwright of Aynhoe Park
1655: William Draper of Nether Worton
1656: Francis Martin of Ewelme
1657: William Draper of Nether Worton
1658: Unton Croke of Marston
1659: William Gore of Southleigh
1660: Robert Vesey of Chimney
1661: Thomas Cobb of Adderbury
1662: John Taverner of Soundess, (Nettlebed)
1663: Sir George Croke of Waterstock, FRS
1664
12 November 1665: Thomas Wheate, of Glympton Park
7 November 1666: William Dormer, of Ascot
6 November 1667: Edmund Dunch
6 November 1668: Sir William Glynne, of Ambrosden, Bicester
11 November 1669: Sir Samuel Jones
4 November 1670: John Cartwright, of Aynhoe Park
9 November 1671: Henry Hall, of Harding
11 November 1672: John Lenthall, of Burford Priory
12 November 1673: William Draper,of Nether Worton (accounts rendered for the year by Humphrey Wickham)
5 November 1674: William Wright
1674 Sir Thomas Curson, 1st Baronet of Water Perry
15 November 1675: Sir Edmund Fettiplace, 2nd Baronet
10 November 1676: John Gower
15 November 1677: John Parsons, of Nether Worton
14 November 1678: Ralph Holt, jnr of Stoke Lyne
13 November 1679: Sir James Perrott, jnr
4 November 1680: Edmund Gregory,of Cuxham
1681: Robert Mayot of Fawler
1682: John Wickham of Garsington
1683: Robert Dashwood of Northbrook, Kirtlington
1684: Sir John D'Oyley of Chiselhampton
1685: Sir Edward Reade, Bt of Shipton Court
1686: Sir Rowland Lacy of Pudlicot
1687: Sir Henry Browne of Kiddington, Kt
1688: Sir William Glynne of Bicester, replaced by Sir William Walter, 2nd Bt
1689: William Blake of Coggs
1690: Simon Whorwood A'Dean of Chalgrave
1691: Thomas Rowney, Jr. of Oxford
1692: Thomas Crispe of Dornford
1693: Sir Sebastian Smythe of Cuddesdon
1694: James Jennings of Shiplake[
1695: William Newell of Adwell
1697: Robert Barber of Adderbury
1698: William Hinde
1699: Borlase Warren replaced by Thomas Cartwright of Aynhoe Park
18th century
1700: Sir James Reade, Bt of Shipton Court
1702: Francis Keck of Great Tew
1703: Thomas Whorwood
1704: Humphrey Smith of Kidlington
1705: Carlton Stone of Brightwell
1706: Sir William Glynne of Bicester
1707: Borlase Warren of Stratton Audley
1708: Goddard Carter
1709: John Lenthall (1 December) then William Lenthall (18 December)
1710: Sir William Osbaldeston of Chadlington, Bt
1711: Charles Holt of Stoke Lyne
1712: Richard Lybbe of Hardwick
1713: Sir Charles Fettiplace, Bt of Swinbrook (died in office and replaced by Sir Lorenzo Fettiplace, Bt)
1714: James Norreys of Weston on the Green
1715: Charles Crisp of Dornford
1716: William Tipping of Draycot
1717: John Travell of Swerford
1718: Thomas Whorwood
1719: Francis Nourse of Woodeaton
1720: Daniel Blake of Coggs
1721: John Dew of Bampton
1722: Benjamin Sweet
1723: John Blewitt of Salford
1724: Allan Horde of Cot
1725: James Croke of Studle
1726: John Saunders
1727: Richard Wickham of Garsington
1728: Edward Barber of Adderbury
1730: Thomas Greenwood of Chastleton
1731: Henry Smith of Caversham
1732: Sir Edward Turner, 1st Baronet of Ambrosden
1733: Francis Heywood the younger of Forest Hill
1734: Sebastian Smythe of Cuddesdon
1735: Sir Edward Cobb, Bt of Adderbury
1736: Samuel Greenhill of Swyncombe
1737: John Clerke of North Weston
1738: Sir James Dashwood, 2nd Baronet of Kirtlington Park[5]
1739: Philip Powys of Hardwick
1740: John Duncombe of Watlington
1741: John Nourse of Woodeaton
1742: Joseph Taylor of Sandford
1743: Rowland Lacy of Pudlicot
1745: John Raine of Badgmore
1746: Thomas Horde of Coate
1747: Edward Metcalf of Drayton
1748: John Pollard of Finmore
1749: John Coker of Bicester
1750: Francis Gierke of North Weston
1751: No sheriff appointed (change of calendar)
1752: Francis Page of Middle Aston and Acton Hall, Worcs.
1753: Thomas Horde, of Coate
1754: Thomas Blackall, of Hazeley
1755: Sir William Burnaby, 1st Baronet of Broughton
1756: Charles Peers of Chislehampton
1757: Sir Francis Knollys, 1st Baronet of Thame
1758: Robert Fettyplace of Pudlicott
1759: Anthony Hodges of Harpsden
1760: Samuel Trotman of Bucknell
1761: Charles Price of Rotherfield
1762: William Vanderstegen of Cane End
1763: Edward Horn of Pyrton
1764: Abel Dottin of Newnham Murren
1765: Arthur Annesley of Bletchingdon
1766: Thomas Rollinson of Chadlington
1767: William Ledwell of Cowley
1768: Stukeley Bayntun of Chadlington
1769: Fiennes Trotman of Shelswell Park
1770: Francis Wastie of Cowley
1771: William Draper of Nether Worton
1772: Thomas Willats of Caversham
1773: John Bush of Burcot
1774: William Nedham of Howbery Park
1775: Henry Barber of Adderbury
1776: Oldfield Bowles of North Aston
1777: John Weyland of Woodeaton
1778: Charles Burrell Massingberd of Braisiers
1779: Edward Witts of Swerford Park
1780: Robert Langford of Ensham
1781: Richard Paul Joddrell of Lewkno
1782: William Phillips of Culham
1783: Sir Gregory Page-Turner, 3rd Baronet of Ambrosden
1784: Arthur Annesley of Bletchington Park
1785: John Lenthall the Younger, of Burford Priory
1786: Joseph Grote of Badgemore
1787: Charles Marsack of Caversham Park
1788: Thomas Jemmet of Little Milton
1789: John Blackall, jnr, of Haseley
1790: David Fell of Cavesham
1791: James Peter Auriol of Woodcot
1792: Thomas Willats of Caversham
1793: John Caillaud of Aston Rowant
1794: Samuel Gardiner of Coombe Lodge, Whitchurch
1795: Strickland Freeman of Fawley Court
1796: William Lowndes Stone of Brightwell
1797: James Jones of Adwell
1798: John Atkyns-Wright of Oxford
1799: George Stratton of Great Tew
19th century
5 February 1800: Richard Williams, of Nathrop
11 February 1801: George Clarke, of Chesterton
3 February 1802: Thomas Toovey, of Nettlebed
3 February 1803: James Taylor, of Sandford
1 February 1804: John Langston, of Sarsden House
6 February 1805: Elisha Biscoe, of Holton Park
1 February 1806: George Frederick Stratton, of Great Tew Park
4 February 1807: William Hodges, of Bolney Court
3 February 1808: Hon. Thomas Parker, of Eynsham Hall
6 February 1809: John Harrison, of Shelswell
31 January 1810: William Henry Ashhurst, of Waterstock
8 February 1811: Sir John Chandos Reade, 7th Baronet, of Shipstone
24 January 1812: Francis Sackville Lloyd Wheate, of Glympton Park
10 February 1813: William Wilson, of Nether Worton
4 February 1814: James King, of Neithrop
13 February 1815: Edward Francis Coulston, of Filkins
1816: John Phillips of Culham
1817: James Carey Willington of Coggs initially selected but died and replaced by Joseph Henley of Water Perry
1818: Philip Lybbe Powys (grandson of Philip, HS 1740)
1819: James Langston of Sarsden House
1820: Thomas Fraser of Woodcot House
1821: Charles Peers, of Chiselhampton
1822: John Blackall, of Great Haseley
1823: Daniel Stuart of Wykham Park
1824: Stanlake Batson of Mixbury
1825: Sir Francis Desanges, Kt of Aston Rowant
1826: William Peere Williams-Freeman of Henley-upon-Thames
1827: Joseph Wilson of Nether Worton
1828: Charles Cottrell Dormer of Rousham
1829: Thomas Cobb of Calthorpe House
1830: Richard Weyland, of Woodeaton
1831: Sir Henry Lambert, 5th Baronet, of Aston
1832: Michael Henry Blount of Mapledurham
1833: Sir George Dashwood, 4th Baronet, of Kirtlington Park
1834: William Francis Lowndes-Stone, of Brightwell House
1835: John Fane, of Wormsley
1836: Thomas Stonor, of Stonor
1837: Philip Thomas Herbert Wykeham, of Tythrop House
1838: William Peere Williams-Freeman, of Fawley Court
1839: John Harrison Slater Harrison, of Shelswell
1840: Hugh Hamersley, of Great Haseley House
1841: John Loveday, of Williamscote
1842: John Shawe Phillips, of Culham House
1843: William Henry Vanderstegen, of Cane End House
1844: Walter Strickland, of Cokethorpe Park
1845: John Sidney North, of Wroxton Abbey
1846: Mortimer Ricardo, of Kiddington
1847: Henry Baskerville, of Crowsley Park, Henley-on-Thames
1848: Matthew Piers Watt Boulton, of Great Tew
1849: Samuel Weare Gardiner, of Coombe Lodge, Whitchurch
1850: Henry Hall, of Barton
1851: John Brown, of Kingston Blount
1852: John Henry Ashhurst, of Waterstock
1853: James Morrell Jr., of Oxford
1854: John William Fane, of Wormsley
1855: Benjamin John Whippy, of Lee Place, Charlbury
1856: William Evetts, of Tackley Park
1857: Charles Dillon, 14th Viscount Dillon, of Dytchley
1858: Henry Lomax Gaskell, of Kiddington Hall
1859: George Gammie, of Shotover House
1860: John Fowden Hodges, of Bolney Court
1861: Henry Birch Reynardson, of Adwell
1862: Edward Mackenzie, of Fawley Court
1863: Thomas Taylor, of Aston House
1864: George Glen, of Stratton Audley Park
1865: William Melliar Foster-Melliar, of North Aston
1866: Sir Henry William Dashwood, of Kirtlington Park, Baronet
1867: Alexander William Hall of Duns Tew
1868: William Earle Biscoe, of Holton Park
1869: James Mason of Eynsham Hall
1870: John Weyland of Woodeaton
1871: Sir Algernon William Peyton, 4th Bt. of Swifts House, Stoke Lyne near Bicester
1872: Charles Sartoris of Wilcote House
1873: William Dalziel Mackenzie, of Gillotts
1874: Arthur, Viscount Valentia, of Bletchingdon Park
1875: Edward William Vernon Harcourt, of Nuneham Park
1876: Holford Cotton Risley, of Deddington
1877: Arthur Henry Clerke Brown, of Kingston Blount
1878: Albert Brassey, of Heythrop Park
1879: William Fanning, of Bozedown, Whitchurch
1880: Lieutenant – Colonel James Miller, of Shotover House
1881: Major – General Sir Thomas Peyton, of Swift's House, 5th Baronet
1882: Edward Slater Harrison, of Shelswell Park
1883: William Henry Fox, of Bradwell Grove
1884: Wenman Aubrey Wykeham-Musgrove, of Thame Park
1885: George Herbert Morrell, of Headington Hill Hall
1886: Sir Francis George Stapleton, of Grey's Court, 8th Baronet
1887: Philip James Digby Wykeham, of Tythrop House
1888: John Darell Blount, of Mapledurham House
1889: William Mewburn, of Wykham Park
1890: John Foster, of Combe Park
1891: William Henry Ashhurst, of Waterstock
1892: Cecil D'Aguilar Samuda, of Shipton Court
1893: Charles Twysden Hoare, of Bignell, Bicester
1894: Alexander Casper Fraser, of Mongewell
1895: Richard Ovey, of Badgemore, Henley-on-Thames
1896: Sir Algernon Francis Peyton, of Swift's House, Bicester, 6th Baronet
1897: Aubrey Harcourt, of Nuneham Park
1898: Lieutenant – Colonel George Gosling, of Stratton Audley Park
1899:John Frederick Starkey, of Borticote House
20th century
1900: Robert Hichens Camden Harrison, of Shiplake Court
1901: Henry Clerke Brown, of Kingston Blount
1902: Captain Charles Walter Cottrell-Dormer, of Rousham Park
1903: Sir George John Egerton Dashwood, Bt., of Kirtlington Park
1904: James Walker Larnach, of Adderbury House
1905: Leonard Noble, of Harpsden Court
1906: George Talfourd Inman, of Highmoor Hall
1907: Leigh Hoskyns, of Cotefield
1908: Vernon James Watney, of Cornbury Park
1909: Robert Fleming, of Joyce Grove, Nettlebed
1910: William Frederick Pepper, of Shipton Court
1911: Sir Paul Augustine Makins, Bt. of Chilterns End, Henley-on-Thames
1912: Edward Ferguson Chance, of Sandford Park
1913: William John Birch Reynardson, of Adwell House, Tetsworth[
1914: John Norman Hardcastle, of Broughton Hall
1915: John Wormald, of Springs, North Stoke
1916: Colonel James Hoole, of The Manor House, Headington, Oxford
1917: Arthur Henry Renshaw, of Watlington Park
1918: Frederick Gelderd-Somervell, of Haseley Manor
1919: George Merrick Fowler, of Horspath Manor, Oxford
1920: Edmund Charles Sawyer of Little Milton Manor.Died in office and replaced in October 1920 by Brigadier-General Alfred Douglas Miller of Shotover House, Wheatley
1921: Ernest Samuelson, of Bodicote Grange, Banbury
1922: Stephen Montagu Burrows, CIE, of 9, Norham Gardens, Oxford
1923: Francis Durrant Hunt, of The Lodge, Stanton Harcourt
1924: George Boscawen Randolph, of Steeple Aston
1925: Charles Vincent Sale, of Aston Rowant House
1926: John Graeme Thomson, of Shipton Court, Shipton-under-Wychwood
1927: Lieut.-Col. Richard Lockhart Ovey, of Hernes, Henley-on-Thames
1928: Capt. Sir Algernon Thomas Peyton, 7th Bt., of Swifts House, Stoke Lyne, near Bicester
1929: Lieut.-Col. Cecil Francis Heyworth-Savage, of Bradwell Grove, Burford, Oxford
1930: James Herbert Morrell, of Headington Hill, Oxford
1931: Major Arthur Henry Dillon, of Barton Lodge, Steeple Aston, Oxford
1932: Lieut.-Col. Sir Francis Kennedy McClean, of Huntercombe Place, Henley-on-Thames
1933: Major George Edward Gosling, of Stratton Audley Park, Bicester
1934: Lieut.-Col. Mervyn Edward George Rhys Wingfield, of Barrington Park, Burford
1935: Capt. Bertram Thomas Carlyle Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, (later 3rd Baron Redesdale) of Westwell, Burford
1936: Major George Cecil Whitaker, of Britwell House, Watlington replaced by Lieut-Col. Arthur Montagu Colvile of Weald Manor, Bampton
1937: Oliver Vernon Watney, of Cornbury Park, Charlbury
1938: Major Percy Henry Guy Feilden, of Cokethorpe, Witney
1939: Lieut.-Col Henry Everard Du Cane Norris, of Cross Hill, Adderbury, Banbury
1940: Frederick Edward Withington, of Fringford Lodge, Bicester
1941: Major George Cecil Whitaker, of Britwell House, Watlington, Oxford
1942: Bertram Edward Dunbar Kilburn, of Ledwell House, Sandford St. Martin, Oxford
1943: Sir Sothern Holland, of Westwell Manor, Burford, Oxfordshir
1944: Henry Mark Beaufoy, of Hill House, Steeple Aston
1945: Randal Smith, 2nd Baron Bicester, of Tusmore Park, Bicester
1946: Ellis Haldane Chinnery, of Fringford House, Bicester
1947: Captain Thomas Miller, of Icknield House, Goring-on-Thames
1948: Sir William Goodenough, 1st Baronet, of Filkins Hall, Lechlade, Gloucs.
1949: Captain Duncan Mackinnon, of Swinbrook House, Burford
1950: Brevet-Colonel Morys Lancelot Lloyd-Mostyn, of Old Rectory, Hethe, Bicester
1951: Michael Henry Mason, of Scott's House, Eynsham Park, Witney
1952: Lieut-Colonel Robert Peter Fleming,, of Merrimoles House, Nettlebed, Henley-on-Thames
1953: Doctor Arthur Quinton Wells, of Shipton Manor, Kidlington, Oxford
1954: Major Harold George Morrell, of King's End House, Bicester
1955: Major Alexander Alfred Miller, of Shotover House, Wheatley
1956: Colonel Hugh John Cochrane Ducat-Hamersley, of Pyrton Manor, Watlington
1957: Brevet Colonel John Thomson, of Woodperry, Stanton St. John, Oxford
1958: Lieut-Colonel Henry Thomas Birch Reynardson, of Adwell House, Tetsworth
1959: Lieut-Colonel Aubrey Vere Spencer, of Wheatfield- Park, Tetsworth
1960: Colonel Herbert William James Morrell, of Carphill, Sandford St. Martin
1961: Hugh David Hamilton Wills, of Sandford Park, Sandford St. Martin, Oxford
1962: John Heyworth, of Bradwell Grove, Burford
1963: Lieut.-Colonel Anthony Donnithorne Taylor, of North Aston Manor, Oxford
1964: John Barkley Schuster, of Manor Farm, Nether Worton, Middle Barton
1965: Richard Alan Budlett, of Portway House, Kirtlington
1966: Lieut.-Colonel John Edward Stanes Chamberlayne, of The Elm, Chipping Norton
1967: Captain Charles Raymond Radclyffe, of Lew, Oxford
1968: Major Robert Arnold Paul Butler, of Lower Farm, Ramsden, Oxford
1969: Major Benjamin George Barnett, of Swifts House, near Bicester
1970: Henry Miles Gosling, of Stratton Audley Park, Bicester
1971: Major-General Sir Randle Guy Feilden, of Old Manor House, Minster Lovell
1972: Major John Francis Ballard, of Over Worton House, Middle Barton
1973: Major Peter Henry Parker, of The Hays, Ramsden
1974: William Robert Ashley Birch Reynardson, of Adwell House, Tetsworth
1975: John Ernest Harley Collins, of Tusmore Park, Bicester
1976: Major Alastair Giles Mann, of Wheatfield House, Tetsworth, Oxford
1977: John Coppleston Luther Fane, of Wormsley Park, Watlington
1978: William Archibald Ottley Juxon Bell, of Cottisford House, near Bicester
1979: The Hon. Charles Evelyn Cecil, of Wilcote House, Charlbury
1980: Robin Fleming, of Church Farm, Steeple Barton
1981: Colonel Thomas Armitage Hall, of Chiselhampton House, Stadhampton
1982: Ian Weston Smith, of The Old Rectory, Hinton Waldrist, Faringdon
1983: Sir Mark Annesley Norman, of Wilcote Manor, Charlbury
1984: Isabella Juliet Hutchinson, of Sarsden Glebe, Churchill.
1985: Alan Tyser, of West Hanney House, Wantage
1986: Charles John Swallow, of Manor Barn House, Wendlebury, Bicester
1987: Frederick Roger Goodenough, of Broadwell Manor, Lechlade, Gloucs.
1988: Hugo Laurence Joseph Brunner, of 26 Norham Road, Oxfor
1989: Charles George Archibald Parker, of The White House, Nuffield
1990: Crispin Gascoigne, of The Manor House, Stanton Harcourt, Oxford
1991: Julian Blackwell, of Osse Field, Appleton, near Abingdon.
1992: John Joseph Eyston, of Mapledurham House, near Reading, Berkshire
1993: Sir David Black
1994: David Peter Mason, of Scott's House, Eynsham Park, Witney
1995: John Stuart Bridgeman, of Eastgate House, Hornton, Banbury
1996: Malcolm Ralph Cochrane, of Grove Farmhouse, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton
1997: Wendy, Lady French, The Old Vicarage, Ipsden
1998: Richard Ovey, Hernes, Rotherfield Greys
1999: Andrew James Feilden, The Old Manor House, Minster Lovell, near Witney
21st century
2000: Richard Hubert Lethbridge, The Dower House, Westhall Hill, Fulbrook, Burford
2001: Lady McLintock, The Manor House, Westhall Hill, Fulbrook, Burford
2002: Brigadier John Nigel Ballard Mogg, Brightwell Park, Brightwell Baldwin
2003: Anthony Flinders Spink, The Mill House, Woolstone, Uffington
2004: Anne Kelaart, Manor Farm, Nettlebed
2005: Ian Michael Laing
2006: Peter Christopher Bickmore
2007: Thomas Christopher Loyd
2008: Ian Peter Inshaw
2009: Charles Richard Dick of Appleton, Abingdon
2010: Marie-Jane Barnett of Towersay
2011: Penelope O. Glen of Forest Hill
2012: William Alden of Iffley
2013: Graham Upton of Headington
2014: Tony Stratton of The Ridings, Oxford
2015: Thomas Henry Birch Reynardson
2016: Sarah Jane Taylor of Rycote Park, near Thame
2017: Jane Elizabet Cranston of Abingdon
2018: Richard Venables of Islip
2020: Amanda Ponsonby of Churchill, near Chipping Norton
2021: Imam Monawar Hussain, of Cowley
2022: Mark George Beard, of Buckland
2023: Sally Patricia Scott, of Shenington, Banbury
2024: James Justin Macnamara, of Lower Heyford
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