Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire
Encyclopedia
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant
for the area of Berwickshire
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The official title of the office was as follows:
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...
for the area of Berwickshire
Berwickshire
Berwickshire or the County of Berwick is a registration county, a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. The town after which it is named—Berwick-upon-Tweed—was lost by Scotland to England in 1482...
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The official title of the office was as follows:
- His (or Her) Majesty's Lieutenant for the County of Berwick (until 16 May 1975)
- Lord-Lieutenant for Borders Region (District of Berwickshire) 16 May 1975 – 31 March 1996
- Lord-Lieutenant of Berwickshire since 1 April 1996
List of officeholders
- Alexander Ramsey-Home, 10th Earl of Home 17 March 1794 – 20 October 1841
- James Maitland, 9th Earl of LauderdaleJames Maitland, 9th Earl of LauderdaleJames Maitland, 9th Earl of Lauderdale , styled Viscount Maitland between 1789 and 1839, was a British peer and Whig politician.-Background and education:...
2 November 1841 – 22 August 1860 - David Robertson, 1st Baron MarjoribanksDavid Robertson, 1st Baron MarjoribanksDavid Robertson, 1st Baron Marjoribanks , was a Scottish stockbroker and politician.-Background:Born David Marjoribanks, he was the fourth son of Sir John Marjoribanks, 1st Baronet, MP and Lord Provost of Edinburgh...
10 December 1860 – 19 June 1873 - James Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of RoxburgheJames Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of RoxburgheJames Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe, KT was a Scottish peer.Innes-Ker was the only surviving child of the 5th Duke of Roxburghe and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He inherited his father's titles in 1823 and on 29 December 1836, he married Susanna Stephania...
9 July 1873 – 23 April 1879 - Charles Douglas-Home, 12th Earl of HomeCharles Douglas-Home, 12th Earl of HomeCharles Alexander Douglas-Home, 12th Earl of Home KT was a Scottish peer.He was born 1834 at the family home of The Hirsel near Coldstream, the son of the Cospatrick Douglas-Home, 11th Earl of Home, and known as Lord Dunglass until his father's death.He was Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire 1879-80,...
20 June 1879–1890 - Frederick Maitland, 13th Earl of Lauderdale 4 March 1890–1901
- Lt-Col. George Baillie-Hamilton, Lord BinningGeorge Baillie-Hamilton, Lord BinningBrigadier-General George Baillie-Hamilton, Lord Binning, CB, MVO was a British Army officer; he was styled "Lord Binning" as a courtesy title....
5 January 1901 – 12 January 1917 - Capt. Charles Barrington BalfourCharles Barrington BalfourCaptain Charles Barrington Balfour JP, DL, CB was a British Army officer who became a Conservative Party politician...
30 May 1917 – 31 August 1921 - Col. Charles HopeCharles HopeCharles Hope was a Scottish politician and judge.The eldest son of John Hope, he studied law at Edinburgh University. He was admitted as an advocate in 1784 and was appointed sheriff of Orkney in 1792. He was Member of Parliament for Edinburgh from 1803 to 1805. He was appointed Lord Advocate from...
23 January 1922 – 25 August 1930 - Charles Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of HomeCharles Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of HomeCharles Cospatrick Archibald Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home KT was the father of British Prime Minister, Alec Douglas-Home.Charles was born in 1873, the son of Charles Douglas-Home, 12th Earl of Home...
8 December 1930 – 11 July 1951 - George Baillie-Hamilton, 12th Earl of HaddingtonGeorge Baillie-Hamilton, 12th Earl of HaddingtonGeorge Baillie-Hamilton, 12th Earl of Haddington, Kt, MC, TD , was a Scottish Peer from 1917 to 1986. Educated at Eton and Sandhurst, he was awarded the Military Cross during the First World War. In World War II he was a Wing Commander in the RAFVR. He was Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire from 1952...
11 January 1952–1969 - Lt-Col. Sir William Bertram Swan 13 October 1969–1989
- Maj-Gen. Sir John SwintonJohn Swinton (British Army officer)Major-General Sir John Swinton, KCVO, OBE, DL was Major-General Commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District.-Family and military background:...
10 October 1989–2000 - Maj. Alexander Richard Trotter 20 September 2000 – present