Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire

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The Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire was the British monarch’s personal representative in the historic county of Elginshire (Moray), responsible for ceremonial duties and the local militia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lord Lieutenant
ceremonial county office
appliesToJurisdiction Elginshire
Moray
appointedBy British monarch
country United Kingdom
dissolvedInto Lord Lieutenant of Moray
duty ceremonial duties
local militia oversight
follows earlier royal military commissions in Elginshire
hasDuty liaise with local armed forces units
participate in civic ceremonies
represent the Crown at local events
hasLanguage English
historicalCounty Elginshire
Moray
inception 18th century
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Scotland
officeHolder Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond
Colonel Alan David Macpherson
Colonel George Bruce
Francis William Grant
Lieutenant-Colonel Ian Charles Grant of Grant
Robert Duff
Sir Alexander Gordon Cumming
Sir Archibald Dunbar
Sir Archibald Hay
Sir George Macpherson-Grant
Sir George Ritchie Kinloch
Sir Iain Tennant
Sir John Campbell Brodie
Sir John Charles Grant
Sir John Charles Ogilvy-Grant
Sir John George Tollemache Sinclair
Sir John Ritchie Findlay
Sir John William Grant
Sir John William Grant of Grant
Sir John William Ramsden
Sir Lewis Alexander Grant
Sir William Gordon Cumming
officeScope county level
partOf Lieutenancy system of Scotland
roleOf British monarch’s personal representative
subsequentEntity Lord Lieutenant of Moray
usedFor coordination of royal visits
local militia organization
presentation of honours and awards at county level

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Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire
Alexander William George Duff positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire
Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire subsequentEntity Lord Lieutenant of Moray
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire
Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire dissolvedInto Lord Lieutenant of Moray
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire
James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Elgin
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire