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.[1]
The office was created on 6 May 1794.
[edit] List of Lord-Lieutenants of Aberdeenshire
- Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon 6 May 1794 – 17 June 1827
- vacant
- George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon 28 July 1830 – 28 May 1836
- William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll 6 June 1836 – 19 April 1846
- George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen 23 April 1846 – 14 December 1860
- Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly 14 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 Temair 18 September 1880 – 7 March 1934
- George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair 1934–1959
- Sir Ian Forbes-Leith, 2nd Baronet 1959–1973
- David Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair 1973 – 13 September 1974
- Sir Maitland Mackie 1975–1987
- Capt. Colin Farquharson 1987–1998
- Angus Farquharson 1998–present
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1975 and The Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996 (OPSI website, accessed 18 April 2008)
- Haydn's Book of Dignities (1894)
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