Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire explained

This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire.^[1]

• George Douglas-Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney 1714 - 29 January 1737
• Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton 17 March 1794  - 2 August 1799
• Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton 30 November 1799  - 1802
• Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton 1 November 1802  - 18 August 1852
• William Douglas-Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton 1 October 1852  - 15 July 1863
• Robert Hamilton, 8th Lord Belhaven and Stenton 6 August 1863  - 22 December 1868
• Sir Thomas Colebrooke, 4th Baronet 27 January 1869  - 11 January 1890
• Charles Douglas-Home, 12th Earl of Home 1 February 1890  - 1915
• James Hozier, 2nd Baron Newlands 14 October 1915  - 1921
• Sir Robert King Stewart 18 April 1921  - 20 December 1930
• Sir James Knox 21 March 1931  - 8 May 1938
• Gavin Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell 6 July 1938  - 23 June 1952
• John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir 26 August 1952  - 31 October 1954
• Sir Alexander Stephen 28 January 1955  - 1959
• John Christie Stewart 16 June 1959  - 1963
• Ronald Colville, 2nd Baron Clydesmuir 21 August 1963  - 1992
• Hutchison Burt Sneddon 17 August 1992  - 1999
• vacant
• Gilbert Kirkwood Cox 1 February 2001  - 2010
• Mushtaq Ahmad 11 November 2010  - 12 November 2017
• Susan, Baroness Haughey 13 November 2017  - present^[2]

Deputy lieutenants

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

• 18 August 2016: Gavin Whitefield^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sainty . John Christopher . Lieutenants and Lord-Lieutenants of Counties (Scotland) 1794– . Institute of Historical Research . School of Advanced Study, University of London . 7 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170419002623/http://www.history.ac.uk/publications/office/lieutenants-scot . 19 April 2017 . 2005.
2. Web site: Lord-Lieutenants . Edinburgh Gazette . 18 January 2023.
3. Web site: Deputy Lieutenant Commissions. 23 August 2016. 28 July 2022.