The
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
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire () ( sco, Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfr ...
is the representative of the
British
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* British English, ...
Crown
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covering a
lieutenancy area
Lieutenancy areas are the separate areas of the United Kingdom appointed a lord-lieutenant – a representative of the British monarch. In many cases they have similar demarcation and naming to, but are not necessarily coterminate with, the co ...
of the county of Renfrewshire in the west
central Lowlands
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of Scotland.
The Lord Lieutenant deals with many of the ceremonial functions associated with representing the Sovereign in his area, co-ordinates Royal visits to the county, presents awards, maintains close links with
HM Armed Forces
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and liaises with the Queen's
private office on county matters.
The current Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire is, since March 2019, is Colonel Peter McCarthy. He is assisted by up to 26
Deputy Lieutenants, amongst them the Vice Lord Lieutenant, held by Hugh McKechnie Currie. The Clerk to the Lieutenancy is Mrs Linda Hutchison and is based at the headquarters of
East Renfrewshire Council
East Renfrewshire ( sco, Aest Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. Until 1975, it formed part of the county of Renfrewshire for local government purposes along with the modern council areas of ...
in
Giffnock
Giffnock (; sco, Giffnock; gd, Giofnag, ) is a town and the administrative centre of East Renfrewshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland.
It lies east of Barrhead, east-southeast of Paisley and northwest of East Kilbride, at the south ...
.
The Renfrewshire lieutenancy was formed in 1794 when permanent lieutenancies were appointed by Royal Warrant to all the counties of Scotland. The Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996 defined the area of the Renfrewshire lieutenancy as covering the
local government districts
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of Renfrew, Eastwood and Inverclyde - covering the area of the
county
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of
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire () ( sco, Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfr ...
. Later that year, these districts were altered into
unitary council areas named
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire () ( sco, Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfr ...
,
Inverclyde
Inverclyde ( sco, Inerclyde, gd, Inbhir Chluaidh, , "mouth of the Clyde") is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Together with the East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire council areas, Inverclyde forms part of the histo ...
and
East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire ( sco, Aest Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. Until 1975, it formed part of the county of Renfrewshire for local government purposes along with the modern council areas of ...
.
Current Lord Lieutenant
On 13 March 2019, the Queen announced that Colonel Peter McCarthy would take the position of Lord Lieutenant following the retirement of Guy Clark.
McCarthy was born in 1953 and after attending
Welbeck College
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served as an army officer in the
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
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History
Prior to REME's for ...
. In 2004, he became an operations director for the
British Red Cross
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. He was previously Vice Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire.
List of Lord Lieutenants of Renfrewshire
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William McDowall
William McDowall (c. 1749 – 3 April 1810) of Garthland and Castle Semple was a Scottish Member of Parliament.
Life
He was the eldest son of William McDowall, Member of Parliament for Renfrewshire from 1768 to 1774, and Elizabeth Graham. His ...
17 March 1794 – 3 April 1810
*
George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow
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11 April 1810 – 1820
*
Robert Walter Stuart, 11th Lord Blantyre
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5 February 1820 – 1822
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Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 5th Baronet
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10 December 1822 – 25 August 1825
*
Archibald Campbell Archibald Campbell may refer to:
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* Archibald Campbell of Lochawe (died before 1394), Scottish peer
* Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll (died 1513), Lord Chancellor of Scotland
* Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll (c. 1507–1558) ...
11 August 1825 – 13 June 1838
*
Alexander Speirs
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Speirs was the son of Archibald Speirs and his wife Margaret Dundas, daughter of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas.
In 1835 Spe ...
8 August 1838 – 5 October 1844
*
James Boyle, 5th Earl of Glasgow
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Glasgow was the son of George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow, ...
19 October 1844 – 11 March 1869
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Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet
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20 April 1869 – 10 December 1903
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Archibald Campbell, 1st Baron Blythswood
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Born Archibald Campbell Douglas (he droppe ...
6 February 1904 – 8 July 1908
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Sir Thomas Glen-Coats, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Glen Glen-Coats, 1st Baronet, (19 February 1846 – 12 July 1922) was a Scottish businessman and Liberal Party politician.
Glen-Coats was a Director of the thread-making firm of J. & P. Coats. He was created a Baronet, of Ferguslie ...
23 July 1908 – 12 July 1922
*
Sir Michael Hugh Shaw-Stewart, 8th Baronet 25 November 1922 – 29 June 1942
*
Alexander Archibald Hagart-Speirs
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30 March 1943 – 1950
*
Sir Walter Guy Shaw-Stewart, 9th Baronet
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27 November 1950 – 1967
*
John Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel
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12 December 1967 – 1980
*(John)
David Makgill-Crichton-Maitland 13 November 1980 – 1994
*
James Goold, Baron Goold 28 October 1994 – 27 July 1997
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Cameron Parker 24 June 1998 – 2007
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Guy Clark
Guy Charles Clark (November 6, 1941 – May 17, 2016) was an American folk and country singer-songwriter and luthier. He released more than 20 albums, and his songs have been recorded by other artists, including Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffet ...
FCSI JP 2 June 2007 – 28 March 2019
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Col. Peter McCarthy 28 March 2019 – Present
Deputy lieutenants
A deputy lieutenant of Renfrewshire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire.
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.
20th Century
*18 November 1999: Robert Wight Wilson, Esq.
External links
Renfrewshire Lieutenancy official website
References
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{{Lord Lieutenancies
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire () ( sco, Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfr ...
Renfrewshire