Lord Lieutenant of Ross-shire explained

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Ross-shire. The office was replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty in 1891 through the operation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889.

• Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth 17 March 1794  - 11 January 1815
• Sir Hector Mackenzie, 4th Baronet 29 September 1815  - 26 April 1826
• Sir James Wemyss Mackenzie, 5th Baronet 1 May 1826  - 8 March 1843
• Col. Hugh Duncan Baillie 21 March 1843  - 21 June 1866
• Sir James Matheson, 1st Baronet 27 June 1866  - 31 December 1878
• Duncan Davidson 18 February 1879  - 18 September 1881
• Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, 6th Baronet 2 December 1881  - 15 May 1891
• Mackenzie became Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty

References

• Web site: Lieutenants and Lord-Lieutenants of Counties (Scotland) 1794- . Sainty . J. C. . John Sainty (civil servant) . 2010-12-09.