Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire explained

The Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire, is the British monarch's personal representative in an area consisting of the county of Aberdeen as it existed immediately prior to abolition for local government purposes by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 except that part within Aberdeen City council area.

The office was created on 6 May 1794.

List of Lord Lieutenants of Aberdeenshire

Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon 17 March 1794 – 1808
George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon 12 April 1808 – 28 May 1836
William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll 6 June 1836 – 19 April 1846
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen 21 April 1846 – 14 December 1860
Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly 13 February 1861 – 18 September 1863
Francis Keith-Falconer, 8th Earl of Kintore 28 December 1863 – 18 July 1880
John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair 17 September 1880 – 7 March 1934
George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair 11 May 1934 – 1959
Sir Iain Forbes-Leith, 2nd Baronet 29 January 1959 – 17 March 1973
David Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair 18 June 1973 – 13 September 1974
Sir Maitland Mackie 11 February 1975 – 1987
Capt. Colin Farquharson 13 May 1987 – 1998
Sir Angus Farquharson 19 October 1998 – 2010
James Ingleby 13 July 2010 – 20 March 2020
Alexander Philip Manson 2 April 2020 – Present^[1]

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