Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian, or Haddingtonshire.

• Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington, 1716 – 28 November 1735
• George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale, 17 March 1794 – 9 August 1804
• Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington, 18 September 1804 – 1823
• George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale, 10 February 1823 – 10 October 1876
• George Baillie-Hamilton-Arden, 11th Earl of Haddington, 14 November 1876 – 11 June 1917
• Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss, 25 January 1918 – 12 July 1937
• Walter George Hepburne-Scott, 9th Lord Polwarth, 17 September 1937 – 1944
• William Hay, 11th Marquess of Tweeddale, 17 August 1944 – 30 March 1967
• David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss, 21 June 1967 – 1987
• Sir Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, 10th Baronet, 26 January 1987 – 2001
• Sir Garth Morrison, 30 July 2001 – 24 May 2013
• Major Michael Ingouville Williams, 21 February 2014 – 15 March 2021^[1]
• Roderick Urquhart, 15 March 2021 – present^[1]

Related Records

• There are files relating to the activities of the Lord Lieutenancy held by East Lothian Council Archives.
• The Role of the East Lothian Lieutenancy
• Lord Polwarth

References

• Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lord-Lieutenants of Counties (Scotland) 1794-". Retrieved 10 February 2018.

1. "Appointment of Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for East Lothian: 1 February 2021". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 July 2021.