New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Oxfordshire

On the 26th of September 2011, Mr Tim Sevenson OBE Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Oxfordshire commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Oxfordshire.
Mr Samuel Clarke
Mrs Elizabeth Paris
Mr Bernard John Taylor

The Knights of Glin are no more

On the 14th of September 2011, Desmond FitzGerald 29th Knight of Glin passed away aged 74.The title Knight of Glin was inherited by Desmond upon the death of his farther in 1949; Desmond also inherited the family estate Glin Castle. Desmond went to university to study Architecture and Art History upon leaving he got job at the Victoria and Albert Museum he then went on to work for Christie’s the world famous auctioneers. His passion for Architecture didn't stop there he became involved in the Irish Georgian Society and served as the society’s president from 1991 to his death. He wrote extensively about Irish Architecture and Irish Country Homes. Through out his life he dedicated himself to the restoration of Glin Castle and placing the estate on a sound financial footing. Leaving his wife Olda and his three daughters’ Catherine, Honor and Nesta FitzGerald to continue his work. Sadly on leaving no male heir to succeed him, Desmond Fitzgerald is the last Knight of Glin.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Renfrewshire

On the 1st of September 2011, Mr Guy Clark Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Renfrewshire appointed the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Renfrewshire.
Mr Peter Thomas McCarthy
Mr Jonathan Andrew Macfie Muirhead
Mr John Scott Perry
Mr Alexander Stoddart

Lord-Lieutenant for the County of Cornwall

Colonel Edward Bolitho OBE DL has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord-Lieutenant for the County of Cornwall When Lady Mary Holborow DCVO retires on the 19th of September 2011. Colonel Bolitho was born in 1955 and has served in the Grenadier Guards for 20 years. He is the current High Sheriff of Cornwall.

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