Lord Lieutenant of Angus
The Angus council area, in Scotland.
The lieutenancy area was previously defined by the Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1975 as consisting of the
county of Angus
, which was officially the county of Forfar until 1928.
The office was founded in 1794, and has had the following titles:
- His or Her Majesty's Lieutenant in the County of Forfar until 1928
- His or Her Majesty's Lieutenant in the County of Angus 1928 to 1975
- Lord-Lieutenant of Tayside Region, District of Angus 1975 to 1996
- Lord-Lieutenant of Angus since 1996
List of Lord-Lieutenants of Angus
- Archibald Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas 17 March 1794 – 26 December 1827[2]
- David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie 5 February 1828 – 1849
- Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie 13 June 1849 – 6 July 1874
- Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne 3 August 1874 – 16 February 1904
- Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne 28 July 1904 – 1936
- David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie 15 June 1936 – 1967
- Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie 12 June 1967 – 1989
- David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie 6 November 1989 – 2001
- Georgiana Osborne 24 July 2001 – 24 August 2019[3]
- Patricia Ann Sawers 24 August 2019 – present[3]
Deputy lieutenants
A deputy lieutenant of Angus is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Angus. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.
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19th Century
- 10 March 1846: Sir Thomas Monro[4]
- 10 March 1846: David Laird,[4]
- 10 March 1846: Lieutenant General Thomas Robert Swinburne[4]
- 10 March 1846: David William Balfour Ogilvy[4]
- 10 March 1846: David Rankine[4]
Notes and references
- . Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ Text of the Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "No. 13652". The London Gazette. 6 May 1794. p. 409.
- ^ a b "Lord-Lieutenant for Angus: 8 August 2019". 8 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "No. 20582". The London Gazette. 10 March 1846. p. 911.
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