Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire is the representative of the British Crown covering a lieutenancy area of the county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The Lord Lieutenant deals with many of the ceremonial functions associated with representing the Sovereign in his area, co-ordinates Royal visits to the county, presents awards, maintains close links with HM Armed Forces and liaises with the Queen's private office on county matters.[1]
The Renfrewshire lieutenancy was formed in 1794. For most local government purposes, Renfrewshire is now divided into three unitary local council areas - Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and East Renfrewshire - the lieutenancy area of Renfrewshire, however, retains the old borders of the former local government county of that name.
The current Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire is, since 2007, Mr Guy Clark. He is assisted by up to 26 Deputy Lieutenants, amongst them the Vice Lord Lieutenant, currently Mrs Susie Stewart of Neilston. The Clerk to the Lieutenancy is Mrs Linda Hutchison and is based at the headquarters of East Renfrewshire Council in Giffnock.[2]
List of Lords Lieutenant of Renfrewshire
- William McDowall 17 March 1794 – 3 April 1810
- George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow 11 April 1810 – 1820
- Robert Walter Stuart, 11th Lord Blantyre 5 February 1820 – 1822
- Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 5th Baronet 10 December 1822 – 25 August 1825
- Archibald Campbell 11 August 1825 – 13 June 1838
- Alexander Speirs 8 August 1838 – 5 October 1844
- James Boyle, 5th Earl of Glasgow 19 October 1844 – 11 March 1869
- Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet 20 April 1869 – 10 December 1903
- Archibald Campbell, 1st Baron Blythswood 6 February 1904 – 8 July 1908
- Sir Thomas Glen-Coats, 1st Baronet 23 July 1908 – 12 July 1922
- Sir Michael Hugh Shaw-Stewart, 8th Baronet 25 November 1922 – 29 June 1942
- Alexander Archibald Hagart-Speirs 30 March 1943 – 1950
- Sir Walter Guy Shaw-Stewart, 9th Baronet 27 November 1950 – 1967
- John Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel 12 December 1967 – 1980
- (John) David Makgill-Crichton-Maitland 13 November 1980 – 1994
- James Goold, Baron Goold 28 October 1994 – 27 July 1997
- Cameron Parker 24 June 1998 – 2007
- Guy Clark 2 June 2007 – present[3]
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References
- Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lord-Lieutenants of Counties (Scotland) 1794-". Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 58379. p. 9396. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-08.