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Lord Lieutenant Of Ross
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Ross-shire. The office was replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty in 1891 through the operation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889. *Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth 17 March 1794 – 11 January 1815 *Sir Hector Mackenzie, 4th Baronet 29 September 1815 – 26 April 1826 *Sir James Wemyss Mackenzie, 5th Baronet 1 May 1826 – 8 March 1843 *Col. Hugh Duncan Baillie 21 March 1843 – 21 June 1866 *Sir James Matheson, 1st Baronet 27 June 1866 – 31 December 1878 *Duncan Davidson (died 1881), Duncan Davidson 18 February 1879 – 18 September 1881 *Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, 6th Baronet 2 December 1881 – 15 May 1891 *''Mackenzie became Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty'' References * {{Lord Lieutenancies Lord Lieutenancies of Scotland, Ross-shire Lord-Lieutenants of Ross-shire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Lieutenant
A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibility over the local militia was removed. However, it was not until 1921 that they formally lost the right to call upon able-bodied men to fight when needed. Lord-lieutenant is now an honorary titular position usually awarded to a retired notable person in the county. Origins England and Wales Lieutenants were first appointed to a number of English counties by King Henry VIII in the 1540s, when the military functions of the sheriffs were handed over to them. Each lieutenant raised and was responsible for the efficiency of the local militia units of his county, and afterwards of the yeomanry and volunteers. He was commander of these forces, whose officers he appointed. These commissions were originally of temporary duration, and only when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
