Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant
of West Lothian
. The office was known as the Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire until 1921.
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 West Lothian
West Lothian
West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....
. The office was known as the Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire until 1921.
- James Hope-Johnstone, 3rd Earl of HopetounJames Hope-Johnstone, 3rd Earl of HopetounJames Hope-Johnstone, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun , known as Viscount Aithrie from 1742 to 1781, was a Scottish Representative Peer....
17 March 1794 – 29 May 1816 - John Hope, 4th Earl of HopetounJohn Hope, 4th Earl of HopetounLieutenant General John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun PC KB , known as the Honourable John Hope from 1781 to 1814 and as the Lord Niddry from 1809 to 1816, was a Scottish soldier and politician.-Military career:...
25 June 1816 – 27 August 1823 - vacant
- John Hope, 5th Earl of Hopetoun 23 November 1824 – 8 April 1843
- Archibald Primrose, 4th Earl of RoseberyArchibald Primrose, 4th Earl of RoseberySir Archibald John Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery KT, PC, FRS was a British Member of Parliament.Archibald Primrose was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, gaining his MA in 1804...
20 April 1843 – 1863 - John Alexander Hope, 6th Earl of Hopetoun 1 October 1863 – 2 April 1873
- Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of RoseberyArchibald Primrose, 5th Earl of RoseberyArchibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, KG, PC was a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister. Between the death of his father, in 1851, and the death of his grandfather, the 4th Earl, in 1868, he was known by the courtesy title of Lord Dalmeny.Rosebery was a Liberal Imperialist who...
5 June 1873 – 21 May 1929 - Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of LinlithgowVictor Hope, 2nd Marquess of LinlithgowVictor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow KG, KT, GCSI, GCIE, OBE, PC was a British statesman who served as Governor-General and Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943.-Early life and family:...
8 October 1929 – 5 January 1952 - Henry Moubray Cadell 28 May 1952 – 1964
- Charles Hope, 3rd Marquess of LinlithgowCharles Hope, 3rd Marquess of LinlithgowCharles William Frederick Hope, 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow was the son of Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow. His first marriage with Vivien Kenyon-Slaney ended in divorce. He later married Judith Lawson in 1965....
14 October 1964 – 1985 - John Douglas, 21st Earl of MortonJohn Douglas, 21st Earl of MortonJohn Charles Sholto Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton is a Scottish peer and landowner.Douglas was educated at Bryanston School and Canford School. He succeeded to the earldom in 1976, upon the death of his first cousin, the 20th Earl...
27 June 1985 – 2002 - Isobel Gunning Brydie 2002 11 June – present