Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire explained

This is a list of people who have served as lord-lieutenant for Berwickshire.

List of officeholders

• Alexander Home, 10th Earl of Home 17 March 1794 – 20 October 1841
• James Maitland, 9th Earl of Lauderdale 2 November 1841 – 22 August 1860^[1]
• David Robertson, 1st Baron Marjoribanks 10 December 1860 – 19 June 1873^[2]
• James Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe 9 July 1873 – 23 April 1879^[3]
• Charles Douglas-Home, 12th Earl of Home 20 June 1879 – 1890^[4]
• Frederick Maitland, 13th Earl of Lauderdale 4 March 1890 – 1901^[5]
• George Baillie-Hamilton, Lord Binning 5 January 1901 – 12 January 1917
• Charles Balfour 30 May 1917 – 31 August 1921^[6]
• Colonel Charles Hope 23 January 1922 – 25 August 1930^[7]
• Charles Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home 8 December 1930 – 11 July 1951^[8]
• George Baillie-Hamilton, 12th Earl of Haddington 11 January 1952 – 1969^[9]
• Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Bertram Swan 13 October 1969 – 1989^[10]
• John Swinton of Kimmerghame 10 October 1989 – 2000
• Alexander Richard Trotter 20 September 2000 – 20 February 2014
• Jeanna Swan 25 April 2014 – present^{[11] [12]}

Deputy lieutenant of Berwickshire

A deputy lieutenant of Berwickshire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire. 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.

• 22 May 2006: Joy Dobie^[13]
• 22 May 2006: Susan Swan^[13]

References

• Web site: Lieutenants and Lord-Lieutenants of Counties (Scotland) 1794- . Sainty . J. C. . John Sainty (civil servant) . 2018-02-10 .

Notes and References

1. London Gazette, issue 20034, 5 November 1841
2. London Gazette, issue 22458, 11 December 1860
3. London Gazette, issue 23997, 11 July 1873
4. London Gazette, issue 24737, 24 June 1879
5. http://www.londongazette.co.uk/ViewPDF.aspx?pdf=26030&geotype=London&gpn=1268&type=ArchivedIssuePage London Gazette, issue 26030, 7 March 1890
6. London Gazette, issue 30114, 5 June 1917
7. London Gazette, issue 32590, 27 January 1922
8. London Gazette, issue 33669, 12 December 1930
9. London Gazette, issue 39443, 18 January 1952
10. London Gazette, issue 44961, 24 October 1969
11. Web site: Lord-Lieutenant for Berwickshire: Jeanna Swan . GOV.UK . en . 30 June 2014 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194921/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-lieutenant-for-berwickshire-jeanna-swan . live .
12. Web site: Council . Scottish Borders . Lord-Lieutenants in your area . scotborders.gov.uk . en . 28 April 2024 . 27 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230927161235/https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/info/20015/your_council/102/lord-lieutenants_in_your_area . live .
13. Web site: Deputy Lieutenant Commissions. 2 June 2006. 28 July 2022. 28 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220728150448/https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/E-26054-1111-5. live.