This is a list of people who have served as
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 ...
of
Ross-shire
Ross-shire (; gd, Siorrachd Rois) is a historic county in the Scottish Highlands. The county borders Sutherland to the north and Inverness-shire to the south, as well as having a complex border with Cromartyshire – a county consisting of ...
. 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.
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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
Hugh Duncan Baillie (31 May 1777 – 21 June 1866) was a British army officer, MP and Lord Lieutenant of Ross-shire.
Early life
He was the second son of Evan Baillie of Dochfour, a prosperous Bristol merchant, and his wife Mary, daughter of Pete ...
21 March 1843 – 21 June 1866
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Sir James Matheson, 1st Baronet
Sir James Nicolas Sutherland Matheson, 1st Baronet, FRS (17 November 179631 December 1878), was a Scottish Tai-Pan. Born in Shiness, Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland, he was the son of Captain Donald Matheson. He attended Edinburgh's Royal High Sc ...
27 June 1866 – 31 December 1878
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Duncan Davidson 18 February 1879 – 18 September 1881
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Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, 6th Baronet
Sir Kenneth Smith Mackenzie, 6th Baronet (25 May 1832 - 9 February 1900) was a British diplomat, landowner and Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty 1881-1899.
Biography
Mackenzie was the son of Sir Francis Mackenzie, 5th Baronet, and a descendant ...
2 December 1881 – 15 May 1891
*''Mackenzie became Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty''
References
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Ross-shire
Ross-shire (; gd, Siorrachd Rois) is a historic county in the Scottish Highlands. The county borders Sutherland to the north and Inverness-shire to the south, as well as having a complex border with Cromartyshire – a county consisting of ...
Lord-Lieutenants of Ross-shire