Lord Lieutenant of Peeblesshire
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This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant
of Peeblesshire
. The Lieutenancy has been replaced by the Lieutenancy of Tweeddale
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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 Peeblesshire
Peeblesshire
Peeblesshire , the County of Peebles or Tweeddale was a county of Scotland. Its main town was Peebles, and it bordered Midlothian to the north, Selkirkshire to the east, Dumfriesshire to the south, and Lanarkshire to the west.After the local government reorganisation of 1975 the use of the name...
. The Lieutenancy has been replaced by the Lieutenancy of Tweeddale
Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale. The office replaced the Lord Lieutenant of Peeblesshire in 1975.*Scott had been Lord Lieutenant of Peeblesshire*Sir Robert Scott 1975–1980...
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- Alexander Murray, 7th Lord ElibankAlexander Murray, 7th Lord Elibank-Background:Elibank was the son of Reverend Gideon Murray, younger son of Alexander Murray, 4th Lord Elibank. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of General David Montolieu, Baron de St Hypolite, while Patrick Murray, 5th Lord Elibank was his paternal uncle. His brother was David Murray.-Political...
12 May 1794 – 24 September 1820 - Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of WemyssFrancis Douglas, 8th Earl of WemyssFrancis Wemyss Charteris Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss, 4th Earl of March , known as the Earl of March from 1810 to 1826 and as the Earl of Wemyss and March from 1826 to 1853, was a Scottish peer....
10 January 1821 – 28 June 1853 - Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of WemyssFrancis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of WemyssFrancis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss, 5th Earl of March , was a Scottish peer.Wemyss-Charteris was the son of Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss, and succeeded in 1853...
10 August 1853 – 1880 - Colin James Mackenzie 20 April 1880 – 9 April 1996
- Montolieu Fox Oliphant-Murray, 10th Lord Elibank 22 May 1896 – 1908
- Edward Priaulx Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner 23 July 1908 – 21 November 1920
- Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, 1st Baron CarmichaelThomas Gibson-Carmichael, 1st Baron CarmichaelThomas David Gibson-Carmichael, 1st Baron Carmichael GCSI, GCIE, KCMG, DL , known as Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, Bt, between 1891 and 1912, was a Scottish Liberal politician and colonial administrator....
2 April 1921 – 16 January 1926 - Sir Michael Thorburn 20 February 1926 – 29 August 1934
- Gideon Oliphant-Murray, 2nd Viscount ElibankGideon Oliphant-Murray, 2nd Viscount ElibankGideon Oliphant-Murray, 2nd Viscount Elibank was a Scottish politician and nobleman, inheriting the viscountcy as the eldest surviving son of 1st Viscount Elibank....
5 January 1935 – 1945 - Lt Col William ThorburnWilliam ThorburnSir William Thorburn K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G., F.R.C.S was an English surgeon and pioneer in modern spinal surgery. At the time of his death he was Emeritus Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of Manchester....
30 July 1945 – 1956 - Sir Ronald Thomson 3 February 1956 – 1968
- Sir Robert ScottRobert Heatlie ScottSir Robert Heatlie Scott GCMG CBE was a British civil servant who became Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence.-Career:...
9 October 1968 – 1975 - Scott became Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale