Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire, Scotland.

• James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife 17 March 1794 – 24 January 1809^[1]
• In commission 1809–1813 ^[2]
  • Sir George Abercromby, 4th Baronet
  • Francis Garden Campbell
  • Stewart Souler
• James Duff, 4th Earl Fife 8 June 1813 – 1856
• James Duff, 5th Earl Fife 17 March 1856 – 7 August 1879
• Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond 22 August 1879 – 27 September 1903 ^[3]
• Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond 16 November 1903 – 18 January 1928^[4]
• Sir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st Baronet 11 April 1928 – 13 April 1930^[5]
• James Archibald 19 July 1930 – 8 September 1946^[6]
• Sir George Abercromby, 8th Baronet 21 December 1946 – 9 September 1964^[7]
• Col. Thomas Robert Gordon-Duff 15 January 1965 – 1987 † ^[8]
• James Alexander Strachan McPherson 11 December 1987 – 2002 † ^[9]
• Clare Nancy Russell 19 February 2003 – 4 August 2019 ^[10]
• Christopher Andrew Crawford Simpson 4 August 2019 – current ‡ ^[11]

† Known as Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Banff in Grampian Region 1975–1996.

‡ Website of the Lieutenancy of Banffshire ^[12]

Deputy Lieutenants

Deputy Lieutenants traditionally supported the Lord-Lieutenant. There could be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment did not terminate with the changing of the Lord-Lieutenant, but they often retired at age 75.

• George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen 29 April 1901 ^[13]
• Jim Walker CBE and Andrew Simpson until 14 January 2020 ^[14]
• Frances McKay and Patricia Lawson from 14 January 2020 ^[14]
• Alan McIntosh BEM
• Charles Milne

Notes and references

1. "No. 13652". The London Gazette. 6 May 1794. p. 409.
2. "No. 16296". The London Gazette. 9 September 1809. p. 1456.
3. "No. 9030". The Edinburgh Gazette. 29 August 1879. p. 885.
4. "No. 11569". The Edinburgh Gazette. 20 November 1903. p. 1189.
5. "No. 14435". The Edinburgh Gazette. 17 April 1928. p. 475.
6. "No. 14672". The Edinburgh Gazette. 25 July 1930. p. 841.
7. "No. 16398". The Edinburgh Gazette. 27 December 1946. p. 516.
8. "No. 18320". The Edinburgh Gazette. 29 January 1965. p. 69.
9. "No. 22233". The Edinburgh Gazette. 16 October 1987. p. 1553.
10. "No. 25354". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 January 2003. p. 23.
11. "Queen appoints Lord-Lieutenant for Banffshire: 9 August 2019". GOV.UK.
12. "HOME". LordLieutenantBanff.
13. "No. 27310". The London Gazette. 3 May 1901. p. 3042.
14. "New Deputy Lieutenants of Banffshire appointed". 14 January 2020.

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