Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire

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This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire , Scotland. The post was abolished in 1975, being replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran.

Archibald Montgomerie, 11th Earl of Eglinton 17 March 1794 – 30 October 1796^[1]
Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton 23 November 1796 – 14 December 1819
George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow 7 January 1820 – 15 August 1842
Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton 15 August 1842 – 4 October 1861
Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa 4 December 1861 – 20 March 1870
John Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair 15 June 1870 – 1897
George Arnulph Montgomerie, 15th Earl of Eglinton 1897 – 10 August 1919
Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa 16 November 1919 – 1937
Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet 18 February 1937 – 1950
Sir Geoffrey Hughes-Onslow 17 July 1950 – 1969
Sir James Fergusson, 8th Baronet 7 April 1969 – 25 October 1973
Col. Bryce Muir Knox 5 March 1974 – 1991

Deputy Lieutenants

James Baird Thorneycroft 12 April 1901 ^[2]
James Archibald Campbell 12 April 1901 ^[2]

Notes and references

↑ "No. 13652". The London Gazette . 6 May 1794. p. 409.
1 2 "No. 27304". The London Gazette . 12 April 1901. p. 2534.

Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lord-Lieutenants of Counties (Scotland) 1794-" . Retrieved 10 February 2018.

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[1] "No. 13652". The London Gazette . 6 May 1794. p. 409.

[Baird-2] 1 2 "No. 27304". The London Gazette . 12 April 1901. p. 2534.

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