Governor of Fort William

For governors of Fort William, India, see List of governors of Bengal.

The Governor of Fort William was a British Army officer who commanded the garrison at Fort William in Inverness-shire. The office became a sinecure and was abolished in 1833.

Governors of Fort William

• 1691: Colonel Hill
• 1725: Charles Sibourg ^[1]
• 1733: George Wade (also Governor of Fort George and Fort Augustus) ^[2]
• 1743: Humphrey Bland
• 1752: Richard Onslow ^[3]
• 1759: William Kingsley
• 1769: John Burgoyne
• 1779: John Vaughan ^[4]
• 1780: James Murray ^[5]
• 1794: William Harcourt ^[6]
• 1795: Edmund Stevens ^[7]

Lieutenant-Governors of Fort William

• ... Campbell
• 1752: John Leighton ^[3]
• 1764–1804: James Forbes, 16th Lord Forbes
• 1804–1812: Donald Macdonald ^[8]
• 1812: Sir James Kempt ^[9]

References

1. "No. 6371". The London Gazette . 8–11 May 1725. p. 1.
2. "No. 7205". The London Gazette. 16–19 June 1733. p. 1.
3. "No. 9140". The London Gazette. 11–15 February 1752. p. 2.
4. "No. 12026". The London Gazette. 26–30 October 1779. p. 1.
5. "No. 12139". The London Gazette. 25–28 November 1780. p. 2.
6. "No. 13635". The London Gazette. 25–29 March 1794. p. 266.
7. "No. 13797". The London Gazette. 18–21 July 1795. p. 756. Correcting "No. 13796". The London Gazette. 14–18 July 1795. p. 743.
8. "No. 15728". The London Gazette. 14–18 August 1804. p. 1002.
9. "No. 16657". The London Gazette. 10–13 October 1812. p. 2066.