Lord Lieutenant of Cromarty

This is a list of Lord Lieutenants of Cromartyshire, Scotland.

Robert Bruce Aeneas Macleod 5 May 1794 – 1833
Roderick Macleod 6 May 1833 – 13 March 1853
George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland 2 April 1853 – 26 August 1889

The office was replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty in 1889 through the operation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889.^[1]

Deputy lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Cromarty is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Cromarty. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.

19th Century

20 April 1846: John Andrew Shaw Mackenzie^[2]
20 April 1846: Roderick Mackenzie^[2]
20 April 1846: Sir Alexander Matheson, 1st Baronet^[2]
20 April 1846: Henry Mackenzie Fowler^[2]
20 April 1846: Colin Lyon Mackenzie^[2]

References

Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lord-Lieutenants of Counties (Scotland) 1794-". Retrieved 22 April 2014.

^ Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 50) Section 39. 1889. p. 228. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "No. 20614". The London Gazette. 16 June 1846. p. 2214.

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[1] Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 50) Section 39. 1889. p. 228. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[20_April_1846-2] "No. 20614". The London Gazette. 16 June 1846. p. 2214.

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