Archer Wellington, 1st Earl of Athlone

Archer Wellington, 1st Earl of Athlone, KG, (formerly The Viscount Glamorgan and Lord Wellington of Carmarthen) is a British Army Officer, Courtier, Barrister, Jurist, Parliamentarian and property developer who has served in several state, military, judicial and government offices. He has served as Chief of the General Staff since May 2020.

Legal career
Wellington has had an extensive and successful legal career. Called to the Bar sometime between late 2017 and early 2018, Wellington joined the Crown Prosecution Service as a liaison with the Security Services. After resigning and moving to a remote area of the Scottish Highlands for several months, Wellington returned to London and was appointed to the bench at the Central Criminal Court. In January 2019, Wellington was appointed to the Supreme Court. Less than a month later, he was appointed President. Four months in the role, he succeeded the Duke of Marlborough (then Sir Richard Hookstraten) as Lord Chief Justice.

Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and Styles

• birth - 28 October 2018: Archer Wellington, Esq

• 28 October 2018 - 21 January 2019: His Honour Judge Archer Wellington

• 21 January 2019 - 16 September 2019: The Right Honourable the Lord Wellington

• 1 August 2019 - 16 September 2019: The Right Honourable the Lord Wellington of Carmarthen

• 16 September 2019 - 24 December 2019: The Right Honourable the Viscount Wellington of Carmarthen

• 24 December 2019 - 21 February 2020: The Right Honourable the Viscount Glamorgan

• 21 February 2020 - 23 May 2020: The Right Honourable the Earl of Devon

• In Northern Ireland: 22 April 2020 - present: The Right Honourable the Earl of Kildare

• In Scotland: 22 April 2020 - present: The Right Honourable the Earl of Lochaber

• 23 May 2020 - present: The Right Honourable the Earl of Athlone

Honours and awards

• Queen's Counsel: November 2019

• Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: Special honours

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Prime Minister's resignation honours 2020

• Companion of the Order of the Bath: Dissolution Honours 2020

• Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter: April 2020