This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Fife. * Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres 1688 – ? *

John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes General John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes KT (169810 December 1767) was a senior British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Irish Army between 1758 and 1767. Military career Born the eldest son of John Hamilton-Leslie, 9t ...

1746 – ? *

George Lindsay-Crawford, 22nd Earl of Crawford Major General George Lindsay-Crawford, 22nd Earl of Crawford (31 January 1758 – 30 January 1808), was a Scottish peer and soldier. He served in the British Army and was Lord Lieutenant of Fife. He was born on 31 January 1758 at Bourtree Hill, ...

17 March 1794 – 1807 *

Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine (; 20 July 176614 November 1841) was a British nobleman, soldier, politician and diplomat, known primarily for the controversial procurement of marble sculptures (known as the Elgin Ma ...

7 March 1807 – 1807 *

20 May 1807 – 30 June 1808 *

George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton, KT, FRS, FRSE, FSA (3 April 1761 – 17 July 1827) was a British nobleman. Life He was the son of Sholto Douglas, 15th Earl of Morton, and Katherine Hamilton. He succeeded to the title Earl of Morton in 17 ...

18 July 1808 – 1824 *

Thomas Erskine, 9th Earl of Kellie Thomas Erskine, 9th Earl of Kellie (about 1746 – 6 February 1828) was a Scottish merchant, landowner and politician who for many years lived in the Swedish port city of Gothenburg. He returned to Scotland in 1799 when he inherited an earldom ...

11 June 1824 – 6 February 1828 *

James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn, (6 February 1762 – 18 January 1837), known as Sir James Erskine, Bt, between 1765 and 1789 and as Sir James St Clair-Erskine, Bt, between 1789 and 1805, was a Scottish soldier, politician, sla ...

23 February 1828 – 18 January 1837 * Robert Ferguson 14 February 1837 – 3 December 1840 *Captain

James Erskine Wemyss James Erskine Wemyss (9 July 1789 – 3 April 1854) was a Scottish MP and Rear-Admiral. He was the son of William Wemyss by his wife Frances, daughter of Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet. In 1820 he succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for ...

RN 17 December 1840 – 3 April 1854 *

James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, (20 July 181120 November 1863) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat. He served as Governor of Jamaica (1842–1846), Governor General of the Province of Canada (1847–1 ...

22 April 1854 – 20 November 1863 *

James Hay Erskine Wemyss James Hay Erskine Wemyss (29 August 1829 – 29 March 1864) was a Scottish Member of Parliament, representing Fife from 1859 until his death. Family He was the son of James Erskine Wemyss by his wife Emma, daughter of William Hay, 17th Earl of ...

30 January 1864 – 29 March 1864 * Sir Robert Anstruther, 5th Baronet 11 June 1864 – 21 April 1886 * Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin 5 August 1886 – 18 January 1917 * Sir William Robertson 21 May 1917 – 27 February 1923 *

Sir Ralph Anstruther, 6th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

29 March 1923 – 30 September 1934 * Edward James Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin 5 January 1935 – 1965 * Sir John McWilliam 20 January 1965 – 7 August 1974 * William Anstruther-Gray, Baron Kilmany 1 January 1975 – 1980 *

Sir John Gilmour, 3rd Baronet Colonel Sir John Edward Gilmour, 3rd Baronet, DSO, TD, DL (24 October 1912 – 1 June 2007) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for East Fife for 18 years, from 1961 to 1979. He was also a soldier, fa ...

28 February 1980 – 1987 *

Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine (born 17 February 1924), styled Lord Bruce before 1968, is a Scottish peer and Chief of Clan Bruce. Background and education The eldest son of Edward Bruce ...

11 December 1987 – 1999 *

Margaret Dean Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular through ...

13 September 1999 – 2015 *

Robert William Balfour The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

22 January 2015– present

Deputy lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Fife is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Fife. 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

*5 March 1831:

Lord William Robert Keith Douglas Lord William Robert Keith Douglas (1783 – 5 December 1859) was a British politician and landowner. He was the fourth son of Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet of Kelhead and younger brother of both Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberr ...

*5 March 1831: Lieutenant General Alexander Bethune *5 March 1831: Francis Balfour, Esq. *5 March 1831: Onesiphorus Tyndal Bruce, Esq. *5 March 1831: David Wemyss, Esq. *5 March 1831: John Fergus, Esq. *5 March 1831: .Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Webster *5 March 1831: Robert Douglas, Esq. *5 March 1831: The Hon. John Stuart *5 March 1831: Rear Admiral Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland

References

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