Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire , Scotland.
- James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife 17 March 1794 – 24 January 1809[1]
- In commission 1809–1813[2]
- Sir George Abercromby, 4th Baron Abercromby
- Francis Garden Campbell
- Stewart Souler
- James Duff, 4th Earl Fife 8 June 1813 – 1856
- James Duff, 5th Earl Fife 17 March 1856 – 7 August 1879
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond 22 August 1879 – 27 September 1903[3]
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond 16 November 1903 – 18 January 1928[4]
- Sir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st Baronet 11 April 1928 – 13 April 1930[5]
- James Archibald 19 July 1930 – 8 September 1946[6]
- Sir George Abercromby, 8th Baronet 21 December 1946 – 9 September 1964[7]
- Col. Thomas Robert Gordon-Duff, 15 January 1965 – 1987 †[8]
- James Alexander Strachan McPherson[9] 11 December 1987 – 2002 †[10]
- Clare Nancy Russell, Lady Ballindalloch 19 February 2003 – 4 August 2019[11]
- Christopher Andrew Crawford Simpson 4 August 2019 – current ‡[12]
† Known as Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Banff in Grampian Region 1975–1996.
‡ Website of the Lieutenancy of Banffshire[13]
Deputy Lieutenants
[edit ]Deputy Lieutenants traditionally supported the Lord-Lieutenant. There could be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment did not terminate with the changing of the Lord-Lieutenant, but they often retired at age 75.
- George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen 29 April 1901[14]
- Jim Walker and Andrew Simpson until 14 January 2020[15]
- Frances McKay and Patricia Lawson from 14 January 2020[15]
- Alan McIntosh
- Charles Milne
Notes and references
[edit ]- ^ "No. 13652". The London Gazette . 6 May 1794. p. 409.
- ^ "No. 16296". The London Gazette . 9 September 1809. p. 1456.
- ^ "No. 9030". The Edinburgh Gazette . 29 August 1879. p. 885.
- ^ "No. 11569". The Edinburgh Gazette . 20 November 1903. p. 1189.
- ^ "No. 14435". The Edinburgh Gazette . 17 April 1928. p. 475.
- ^ "No. 14672". The Edinburgh Gazette . 25 July 1930. p. 841.
- ^ "No. 16398". The Edinburgh Gazette . 27 December 1946. p. 516.
- ^ "No. 18320". The Edinburgh Gazette . 29 January 1965. p. 69.
- ^ The Scotsman (15 August 2012). "Obituary: James McPherson CBE, solicitor and Lord Lieutenant". The Scotsman.
- ^ "No. 22233". The Edinburgh Gazette . 16 October 1987. p. 1553.
- ^ "No. 25354". The Edinburgh Gazette . 10 January 2003. p. 23.
- ^ "Queen appoints Lord-Lieutenant for Banffshire: 9 August 2019". GOV.UK.
- ^ "HOME". LordLieutenantBanff.
- ^ "No. 27310". The London Gazette . 3 May 1901. p. 3042.
- ^ a b "New Deputy Lieutenants of Banffshire appointed". 14 January 2020.
- Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lord-Lieutenants of Counties (Scotland) 1794-" . Retrieved 10 February 2018.
