Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant
of Dunbartonshire
. Before the twentieth century, the county was spelled Dumbartonshire.
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 Dunbartonshire
Dunbartonshire
Dunbartonshire or the County of Dumbarton is a lieutenancy area and registration county in the west central Lowlands of Scotland lying to the north of the River Clyde. Until 1975 it was a county used as a primary unit of local government with its county town and administrative centre at the town...
. Before the twentieth century, the county was spelled Dumbartonshire.
- John Elphinstone, 11th Lord Elphinstone (17 March 1794 – 19 August 1799)
- John Elphinstone, 12th Lord Elphinstone (19 November 1799 – 20 May 1813)
- James Graham, 3rd Duke of MontroseJames Graham, 3rd Duke of MontroseJames Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose KG, KT, PC , styled Marquess of Graham until 1790, was a Scottish nobleman and statesman.-Background:...
(10 July 1813 – 30 December 1836) - Sir James Colquhoun, 4th Baronet (14 January 1837 – 18 December 1873)
- Humphrey Ewing Crum-Ewing (23 February 1874 – 3 July 1887)
- Sir James Colquhoun, 5th Baronet (24 August 1887 – 13 March 1907)
- John Campbell, 1st Baron Overtoun (13 April 1907 – 15 February 1908)
- James Burns, 3rd Baron InverclydeJames Burns, 3rd Baron InverclydeJames Cleland Burns, 3rd Baron Inverclyde, was second son of John Burns, the first Lord Inverclyde, and grandson of Sir George Burns, 1st Baronet, the founder of the Cunard Line...
(21 May 1908 – 16 August 1919) - Sir Iain Colquhoun, 7th Baronet (4 November 1919 – 12 November 1948)
- Maj. Gen. Alexander Telfer-SmollettAlexander Telfer-SmollettMajor-General Alexander Patrick Drummond Telfer-Smollett CB CBE DSO MC DL was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-Military career:...
(2 February 1949 – 9 October 1954) - Adm. Sir Angus Cunninghame GrahamAngus Cunninghame GrahamAdmiral Sir Angus Edward Malise Bontine Cunninghame Graham of Gartmore and Ardoch KBE CB was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Scotland.-Naval career:...
KBE CB (5 January 1955 – 14th February 1968) - Robert Arbuthnott (14 May 1968 – 1975)
- James Cassels Robertson (1 December 1975 – 9 December 1978)
- Alastair PearsonAlastair PearsonBrigadier Alastair Stevenson Pearson CB, DSO & Three Bars, OBE, MC, TD was a baker, farmer and one of the most highly-regarded soldiers of the British Army who served in World War II. During his distinguished military career he was known as Jock Pearson to the men of his command.-Early...
(20 June 1979 – 1990) - Donald HardieDonald HardieBrigadier Donald David Graham Hardie KStJ TD is a British soldier. He was Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire from 1990 to 2007. He is also an honorary vice-president of Lennox and Argyll Battalion of the Boys' Brigade, and is the Keeper of Dumbarton Castle....
(16 August 1990 – 2007) - Donald RossDonald Ross (Lord Lieutenant)Colonel Donald Grant Ross OBE, DL was a British soldier.Ross served in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders from 1965 to 1996. Between 1996 and 1998, he was Commandant of Garelochhead Army Training Area, and between 1998 and 2003 of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Battalion of the Army Cadet...
OBE (6 March 2007 – 2008) - Michael GregoryMichael Gregory (Royal Navy officer)Rear Admiral Michael Gregory OBE is a former Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.-Naval career:...
OBE (October 2008–present)