Lord Lieutenant of Ross-shire

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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.

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