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 Baron Abercromby
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[ 9] 11 December 1987 – 2002 †[ 10]
Clare Nancy Russell, Lady Ballindalloch 19 February 2003 – 4 August 2019[ 11]
Christopher Andrew Crawford Simpson 4 August 2019 – current ‡[ 12]
† Known as Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Banff in Grampian Region 1975–1996.
‡ Website of the Lieutenancy of Banffshire[ 13]
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.
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