Lord Lieutenant of Cromarty
Encyclopedia
This is a list of Lord Lieutenant
s of Cromartyshire
, Scotland
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The office was replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty
in 1891 through the operation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
.
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...
s of Cromartyshire
Cromartyshire
Cromartyshire was a county in the Highlands of Scotland, consisting of a main portion between Sutherland and Ross-shire and a series of exclaves within Ross-shire. Ross-shire and Cromartyshire were combined as the single county of Ross and Cromarty by the Local Government Act 1889, and this...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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- Robert Bruce Aeneas Macleod 5 May 1794 – 1833
- Roderick MacleodRoderick Macleod (of Cadboll)Roderick Macleod of Cadboll was a Scottish Whig politician.He was the Member of Parliament for Cromartyshire and Nairnshire from 1818 to 1820, and for Sutherland from 1831 until he stood down from the House of Commons at the 1837 general election.He was also Lord Lieutenant of Cromarty.- External...
6 May 1833 – 13 March 1853 - George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland 2 April 1853 – 15 May 1891
The office was replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty
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 this definition was renewed by the Lord-Lieutenants ...
in 1891 through the operation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
The Local Government Act 1889 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which was passed on 26 August 1889. The main effect of the Act was to establish elected county councils in Scotland...
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