Governor of Blackness Castle

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The Governor of Blackness Castle was a military officer who commanded the fortifications at Blackness Castle, a Scottish fortress on the Firth of Forth. Held by the Crown since 1453, Blackness saw military use until 1912 and a brief revival during the First World War.

Governors of Blackness

1702–1707: David Erskine, 9th Earl of Buchan
1707–1710: Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore
1710–1714: David Erskine, 9th Earl of Buchan
1714–1723: Lord William Hay
1723–1741: Hon. William Kerr
1744?–1791: Charles Hope-Weir
1792–1806: Hon. Charles Hamilton^[1]
1806–1812: Sir James Henry Craig ^[2]
1812–1814: Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill
1814–1818: Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey
1818–1830: Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet ^[3]
1830–1837: Frederick Augustus Wetherall ^[4]
office abolished on Wetherall's resignation

References

↑ "No. 13378". The London Gazette . 10 January 1792. p. 17.
↑ "No. 15963". The London Gazette . 4 October 1806. p. 1323.
↑ "No. 17351". The London Gazette . 18 April 1818. p. 696.
↑ "No. 18691". The London Gazette . 18 June 1830. p. 1215.

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[1] "No. 13378". The London Gazette . 10 January 1792. p. 17.

[2] "No. 15963". The London Gazette . 4 October 1806. p. 1323.

[3] "No. 17351". The London Gazette . 18 April 1818. p. 696.

[4] "No. 18691". The London Gazette . 18 June 1830. p. 1215.

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