Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire

This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire. The office was created on 6 May 1794 and replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute in 1975.

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 usually retired at age 75.

Notes and references

  1. "No. 13652". The London Gazette. 6 May 1794. p. 409.
  2. "No. 27308". The London Gazette. 26 April 1901. p. 2864.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "No. 27320". The London Gazette. 4 June 1901. p. 3777.
  • Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lord-Lieutenants of Counties (Scotland) 1794-". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.