Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant
of Clackmannanshire
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The official title of the office has varied over time as follows:
Lord Lieutenant
The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British monarch's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription, with varying tasks throughout history. Usually a retired local notable, senior military officer, peer or business person is given the post...
of Clackmannanshire
Clackmannanshire
Clackmannanshire, often abbreviated to Clacks is a local government council area in Scotland, and a lieutenancy area, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife.As Scotland's smallest historic county, it is often nicknamed 'The Wee County'....
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The official title of the office has varied over time as follows:
- His or Her Majesty's Lieutenant in the County of Clackmannan 1794–1975
- Lord-Lieutenant in the Central Region (District of Clackmannan) 1975–1996
- Lord-Lieutenant for the Area of Clackmannan since 1996
Lord Lieutenants
- David Erskine, 9th Earl of Buchan 1713 – 1715
- incomplete before 1794
- William Cathcart, 1st Earl CathcartWilliam Cathcart, 1st Earl CathcartGeneral William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart KT, PC, PC , Scottish soldier and diplomatist, was born at Petersham, and educated at Eton.-Military career:...
17 March 1794 – 1798 - Sir Ralph AbercrombyRalph AbercrombySir Ralph Abercromby was a Scottish soldier and politician. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-general in the British Army, was noted for his services during the Napoleonic Wars, and served as Commander-in-Chief, Ireland.He twice served as MP for Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire, and was...
13 August 1798 – 28 March 1801 - William Cathcart, 1st Earl CathcartWilliam Cathcart, 1st Earl CathcartGeneral William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart KT, PC, PC , Scottish soldier and diplomatist, was born at Petersham, and educated at Eton.-Military career:...
18 December 1801 – 1803 - David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield 18 March 1803 – 18 February 1840
- Lt-Col. George Abercromby, 3rd Baron AbercrombyGeorge Abercromby, 3rd Baron AbercrombyGeorge Ralph Campbell Abercromby, 3rd Baron Abercromby was a Scottish soldier, politician and peer. The son of George Abercromby, 2nd Baron Abercromby and Hon. Montague Dundas, on his death in 1852 he was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son.-Career:He was commissioned into the 51st Foot...
20 April 1840 – 25 June 1852 - William David Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield 30 July 1852 – 2 August 1898
- Walter John Francis Erskine, 12th Earl of MarWalter John Francis Erskine, 12th Earl of MarWalter John Francis Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar and 14th Earl of Kellie KT JP was a Scottish nobleman.The eldest son of Walter Erskine, 11th Earl of Mar and Mary Anne Forbes, he was educated at Eton and served as a Lieutenant in the Scots Guards from 1887 until 1892.He succeeded his father in 1888,...
14 October 1898 – 3 June 1955 - Capt. James Paton Younger 15 August 1955 – 1966
- John Francis Hervey Erskine, 13th Earl of Mar 30 September 1966 – 22 December 1993
- vacant
- Lt-Col. Robert Christie Stewart 16 January 1995 – 2001
- Sheena Carlin Cruickshank 27 September 2001 – 23 May 2011
- The Rt. Hon. George ReidGeorge Reid (Scottish politician)George Newlands Reid, PC , is a Scottish politician. From February 1974 to 1979 he served as a Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire. He was elected in 1999 as a Member of the newly established Scottish Parliament as a regional MSP for Mid Scotland and...
23 May 2011 –