This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian, or Haddingtonshire. * Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington, 1716 – 28 November 1735 *

George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale DL (1753 – 9 August 1804) was a Scottish peer. Early life Hay was born at Newhall in East Lothian, Scotland. He was the son of John Hay (d. 1765) and Dorothy ( Hayhurst) Hay (d. 1808). His siblings i ...

, 17 March 1794 – 9 August 1804 * Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington, 18 September 1804 – 1823 *

George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale Field Marshal George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale (1 February 1787 – 10 October 1876) was a British soldier and administrator. He served as a staff officer in the Peninsular War under Arthur Wellesley and was with Wellesley at the Second B ...

, 10 February 1823 – 10 October 1876 *

George Baillie-Hamilton-Arden, 11th Earl of Haddington George Baillie-Hamilton-Arden, 11th Earl of Haddington, (26 July 1827 – 11 June 1917), was a Scottish landowner and representative peer. Life Lord Haddington was the son of George Baillie-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Haddington, and Georgina Mar ...

, 14 November 1876 – 11 June 1917 *

Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss and 7th Earl of March DL (25 August 1857 – 12 July 1937), styled Lord Elcho from 1883 to 1914, was a British Conservative politician. Early life He was the fifth but eldest surviving son of The 1 ...

, 25 January 1918 – 12 July 1937 *

Walter George Hepburne-Scott, 9th Lord Polwarth Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

, 17 September 1937 – 1944 *

William Hay, 11th Marquess of Tweeddale William George Montagu Hay, 11th Marquess of Tweeddale JP (4 November 1884 – 30 March 1967) was a Scottish aristocrat, land owner and soldier. Early life William George Montagu Hay was born on 4 November 1884. He was the eldest son of Willi ...

, 17 August 1944 – 30 March 1967 *

David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss Francis David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss and 8th Earl of March (19 January 1912 – 12 December 2008), styled Lord Elcho from 1916 to 1937, was a Scottish peer, landowner and conservationist. From 1946 to 1991, he served as chairman of ...

, 21 June 1967 – 1987 *

Sir Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, 10th Baronet Sir Hew Fleetwood Hamilton-Dalrymple, 10th Baronet, (9 April 1926 – 26 December 2018) was a British soldier and Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian. Career Hamilton-Dalrymple was educated at Ampleforth College and joined the Grenadier Guards in 19 ...

, 26 January 1987 – 2001 * Sir Garth Morrison, 30 July 2001 – 24 May 2013 * Michael Williams, MBE, 21 February 2014 – 15 March 2021 *

Roderick Urquhart Roderick, Rodrick or Roderic (Proto-Germanic ''* Hrōþirīks'', from ''* hrōþiz'' "fame, glory" + ''* ríks'' "king, ruler") is a Germanic name, recorded from the 8th century onward.Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)740 Its Old Hi ...

, 15 March 2021 – present

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Lord Lieutenancy
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Lord Polwarth Lord Polwarth, of Polwarth in the County of Berwick, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1690 for Sir Patrick Hume of Polwarth, 2nd Baronet, Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1696 to 1702 (the baronetcy had been created in t ...

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