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Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms & Chief Whip of the House of Lords | |
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Style | The Right Honourable |
Appointer | Prime Minister |
Formation | 1509 |
First holder | Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex |
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