Master of the Ceremonies Totally Explained

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The office of Master of the Ceremonies was established by King James I/VI. The master's duties were to receive foreign dignitaries and present them to the monarch at court. Below is a list of known holders until the replacement of the office by the Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps in 1920.

Masters of the Ceremonies

?-1641: Sir John Finett
1641-1686: Sir Charles Cotterell
1686-1710: Sir Charles Lodowick Cotterell
1710-1758: Sir Clement Cotterell
1758-1779: Sir Charles Cotterell-Dormer
1779-1796: Sir Clement Cotterell-Dormer
1796-1818: Sir Stephen Cotterell
1818-1847: Sir Robert Chester
1847-1876: Hon. Sir Edward Cust
1876-1890: Sir Francis Seymour, Bt.
1890-1893: Sir Christopher Teesdale
1893-1903: Hon. Sir William Colville
1903-1907: Sir Douglas Dawson
1907-1920: Hon. Sir Arthur Walsh

Assistant Masters of the Ceremonies

1668-1672: Charles Cotterell

1672-1686: Charles Lodowick Cotterell

1686-1699: John Dormer

1699-1707: Clement Cotterell

1710-1740: John Inglis

1740-1758: Charles Cotterell

1758-1796: Stephen Cotterell

1796-1818: Robert Chester

1818-1822: Robert Chester (jnr.)

1822-1823: W. J. Crosbie

1823-1825: H. T. B. Mash

1825-1845: Thomas Seymour Hyde

1845-1847: Hon. Sir Edward Cust

1847-?: William Henry Cornwall

?-1881: Charles Bagot

1881-1887: Augustus Savile

1887-?: William ChaineFurther Information

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