Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale

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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale . This office replaced the Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire and the Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire in 1975.

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