Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire
Encyclopedia
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant
of Banffshire
, Scotland
.
† Known as Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Banff in Grampian Region 1975–1996.
Lord Lieutenant
The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British monarch's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription, with varying tasks throughout history. Usually a retired local notable, senior military officer, peer or business person is given the post...
of Banffshire
Banffshire
The County of Banff is a registration county for property, and Banffshire is a Lieutenancy area of Scotland.The County of Banff, also known as Banffshire, was a local government county of Scotland with its own county council between 1890 and 1975. The county town was Banff although the largest...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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- James Duff, 2nd Earl FifeJames Duff, 2nd Earl FifeJames Duff, 2nd Earl Fife was a Scottish Earl, Baron and Minister of Parliament.-Heritage:James Duff was second son of William Duff, 1st Earl Fife, and Jean Grant , his fathers second wife. His father, son of William Duff of Dipple, co. Banff, was M.P...
17 March 1794 – 24 January 1809 - In commission 1809–1813
- Sir George Abercromby, 4th Baronet
- Francis Garden Campbell
- Stewart Souler
- James Duff, 4th Earl FifeJames Duff, 4th Earl FifeJames Duff, 4th Earl of Fife KT, GCH , was a Scot who became a Spanish general.-Biography:James was the elder son of the Hon. Alexander Duff, who succeeded his brother as third Earl Fife in 1809...
8 June 1813 – 1856 - James Duff, 5th Earl FifeJames Duff, 5th Earl FifeJames Duff, 5th Earl Fife was a Scottish nobleman.Duff was the son of Sir Alexander Duff, younger brother of James Duff, 4th Earl Fife and Anne Stein, the daughter of James Stein of Gilbogie....
17 March 1856 – 7 August 1879 - Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond 22 August 1879 – 27 September 1903
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond 16 November 1903 – 18 January 1928
- Sir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st BaronetSir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st BaronetSir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st Baronet KBE , a Scotsman, was the owner of the business that published The Scotsman, a philanthropist, and later in life Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire.-Family and education:...
11 April 1928 – 13 April 1930 - James Archibald 19 July 1930 – 8 September 1946
- Sir George Abercromby, 8th BaronetGeorge William AbercrombySir George William Abercromby of Birkenbog, 8th Baronet DSO was a Scottish baronet and landowner, who served as Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire between 1946 and 1964.-Background:...
21 December 1946 – 9 September 1964 - Col. Thomas Robert Gordon-Duff 15 January 1964 – 1987 †
- James Alexander Strachan McPherson 11 December 1987 – 2002 †
- Clare Nancy RussellClare Nancy RussellClare Nancy Russell is a Scottish Landowner, the Lady Laird of Ballindalloch Castle on Speyside and has been Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire since 2002...
19 February 2003 – present
† Known as Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Banff in Grampian Region 1975–1996.