Governor of Inverness explained

The Governor of Inverness or Governor of Fort George and Fort Augustus was a British Army officer who commanded the garrisons at Fort George and Fort Augustus in Inverness-shire. The office became a sinecure and was abolished in 1833.

Governors of Fort George and Fort Augustus

• 1725: Jasper Clayton
• 1733: George Wade (also Governor of Fort William)
• 1748: Henry Hawley
• 1752: Sir Charles Howard
• 1765: Studholme Hodgson
• 1798: Sir Ralph Abercromby
• 1801: Sir David Dundas
• 1804: William Dalrymple
• 1804: Alexander Ross
• 1827: Sir David Baird
• 1829: Sir George Murray

Deputy Governors of Fort George

• James Cunningham
• 1736: William Kennedy
• 1743: George Grant
• c.1747: William Caulfeild
• 1767: Charles Beauclerk
• 1774: Alexander Campbell
• 1779: John Campbell
• 1790: Sir Robert Sinclair
• 1795: The Hon. James Stewart
• 1808: James Robertson
• 1811: Alexander Mair

Deputy Governors of Fort Augustus

• 1753: Alexander Trapaud
• 1796: George Brodie
• 1812: Archibald Campbell