Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire
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The Lord Lieutenant
of Aberdeenshire, is the British
monarch
's personal representative in an area consisting of the county of Aberdeen as it existed immediately prior to abolition for local government purposes by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
except that part within Aberdeen City.
The office was created on 6 May 1794.
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 Aberdeenshire, is the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
monarch
Monarch
A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...
's personal representative in an area consisting of the county of Aberdeen as it existed immediately prior to abolition for local government purposes by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
The Local Government Act 1973 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in Scotland, on May 16, 1975....
except that part within Aberdeen City.
The office was created on 6 May 1794.
List of Lord-Lieutenants of Aberdeenshire
- Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of GordonAlexander Gordon, 4th Duke of GordonAlexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon KT , styled Marquess of Huntly until 1752, was a Scottish nobleman, described by Kaimes as the "greatest subject in Britain", and was also known as the Cock o' the North, the traditional epithet attached to the chief of the Gordon clan.-Early life:Alexander...
17 March 1794 – 1808 - George Gordon, 5th Duke of GordonGeorge Gordon, 5th Duke of GordonGeorge Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon GCB, PC , styled Marquess of Huntly until 1827, was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician and the last of his illustrious line.-Early life:...
12 April 1808 – 28 May 1836 - William Hay, 18th Earl of ErrollWilliam Hay, 18th Earl of ErrollWilliam George Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll KT, GCH, PC , styled Lord Hay between 1815 and 1819, was a Scottish peer and politician.-Background and education:...
6 June 1836 – 19 April 1846 - George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of AberdeenGeorge Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of AberdeenGeorge Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen KG, KT, FRS, PC , styled Lord Haddo from 1791 to 1801, was a Scottish politician, successively a Tory, Conservative and Peelite, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 until 1855.-Early life:Born in Edinburgh on 28 January 1784, he...
21 April 1846 – 14 December 1860 - Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of HuntlyCharles Gordon, 10th Marquess of HuntlyCharles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly , styled Lord Strathavon from 1794 to 1836 and Earl of Aboyne from 1836 to 1853, was a Scottish peer and Tory then Whig politician.-Family:...
13 February 1861 – 18 September 1863 - Francis Keith-Falconer, 8th Earl of Kintore 28 December 1863 – 18 July 1880
- John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and TemairJohn Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and TemairJohn Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, KT, GCMG, GCVO, PC , known as The Earl of Aberdeen from 1870 to 1916, was a Scottish politician...
17 September 1880 – 7 March 1934 - George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and TemairGeorge Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and TemairGeorge Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair OBE , K.StJ , JP , styled Lord Haddo until 1916 and Earl of Haddo from 1916 to 1934, was a Scottish peer and politician....
11 May 1934 – 1959 - Sir Ian Forbes-Leith, 2nd Baronet 29 January 1959 – 17 March 1973
- David Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and TemairDavid Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and TemairMajor David George Ian Alexander Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, CBE, K.StJ was a British peer, soldier, and the son of Dudley Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair.-Life:...
18 June 1973 – 13 September 1974 - Sir Maitland MackieMaitland MackieSir Maitland Mackie CBE, Kt, KStJ, DL, BSc, LLD, FRAgs, FEIS, MinstM, JP was a farming pioneer, politician, educational innovator and Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire....
11 February 1975 – 1987 - Capt. Colin Farquharson 13 May 1987 – 1998
- Sir Angus FarquharsonAngus Durie Miller FarquharsonSir Angus Farquharson of Finzean, KCVO, OBE, CStJ, DL was Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire from 1998-2010.Born Angus Durie Miller, Sir Angus adopted the surname of Farquharson in 1961 upon his marriage to Alison Mary Farquharson of Finzean, daughter of W.M. Farquharson-Lang CBE the 14th Laird of...
19 October 1998 – 2010 - James InglebyJames InglebyJames Ingleby DL, born 1945, was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire by Her Majesty The Queen on 13 July 2010 having been made a Deputy Lieutenant in July 1992....
13 July 2010 - Present