This is a list of
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 ...
s of
Cromartyshire,
Scotland.
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Robert Bruce Aeneas Macleod
Robert Bruce Aeneas Macleod (23 January 1764 – 6 December 1844), 3rd Macleod of Cadboll, was Lord Lieutenant of Cromarty from 1794 until 1833, and, a staunch Tory, he sat as the Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cromartyshire from 1807 to 181 ...
5 May 1794 – 1833
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Roderick Macleod 6 May 1833 – 13 March 1853
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2 April 1853 – 15 May 1891
The office was replaced by the
Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty
The Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty, is the British monarch's personal representative in an area which has been defined since 1975 as consisting of the local government districts of Ross and Cromarty and Skye and Lochalsh in Scotland, and t ...
in 1891 through the operation of the
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889.
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, Esq.
*20 April 1846: Roderick Mackenzie, Esq.
*20 April 1846:
Sir Alexander Matheson,
*20 April 1846: Henry Mackenzie Fowler, Esq.
*20 April 1846: Colin Lyon Mackenzie, Esq.
References
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Ross and Cromarty
Cromarty
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