Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod

The Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod is the Usher to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, established in 1917 and effective since 1918.

Office Holders from 1918

• 1918 – 23 August 1952: Sir Frederic Kenyon
• 30 September 1952 – 2 December 1960: Sir Ernest Gowers
• 2 December 1960 – 8 April 1969: Malcolm Eve, 1st Baron Silsoe
• 8 April 1969 – 1985: Sir Robert Bellinger
• 1985 – 30 November 2000: Sir Robin Gillett, Bt.
• 30 November 2000 - 23 July 2013: Sir Alexander Graham
• 23 July 2013 - Present Dame Amelia Chilcott Fawcett, DBE (First Lady Usher)

See also

• Gentleman Usher, ushers of other orders of chivalry

References

• The London Gazette.