The Governor of Inverness or Governor of Fort George and Fort Augustus was a

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officer who commanded the garrisons at Fort George and Fort Augustus in

Inverness-shire Inverness-shire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Nis) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. Covering much of the Highlands and Outer Hebrides, it is Scotland's largest county, though one of the smallest in popula ...

. The office became a sinecure and was abolished in 1833.

Governors of Fort George and Fort Augustus

* 1725: Jasper Clayton * 1733:

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) * 1748:

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* 1752:

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* 1765: Studholme Hodgson * 1798:

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* 1801: Sir David Dundas * 1804: William Dalrymple * 1804: Alexander Ross * 1827:

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* 1829:

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Deputy Governors of Fort George

* James Cunningham * 1736: William Kennedy * 1743: George Grant * c.1747: William Caulfield * 1767: Charles Beauclerk * 1774: Alexander Campbell * 1779: John Campbell * 1790: Sir Robert Sinclair * 1795: The Hon. James Stewart * 1808: James Robertson * 1811: Alexander Mair

Deputy Governors of Fort Augustus

* 1753: Alexander Trapaud * 1796: George Brodie * 1812: Archibald Campbell

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Inverness Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histor ...

History of the Scottish Highlands