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Lord-Lieutenant Of Shetland
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Shetland. The office was created when that of Lord Lieutenant of Orkney and Shetland was divided in 1948 *Sir Arthur Nicolson, 11th Baronet, of Lasswade, Sir Arthur Nicolson 8 April 1948 – 25 April 1952 *Basil Neven-Spence, Sir Basil Hamilton Hebden Neven-Spence 21 July 1952 – 1963 *Robert Hunter Wingate Bruce 5 July 1963 – 1982 *Magnus Macdonald Shearer 6 October 1982 – 1994 *John Hamilton Scott 21 April 1994 – 2011 *Bobby Hunter 30 November 2011 – 2024 *Lindsay William Tulloch 5 February 2024 - present References * External linksDirectory post on Shetland Lieutenancy {{Lord Lieutenancies Lord lieutenancies of Scotland, Shetland Shetland Politics of Shetland Lord-lieutenants of Shetland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord-Lieutenant
A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibility over the local militia was removed. However, it was not until 1921 that they formally lost the right to call upon able-bodied men to fight when needed. Lord-lieutenant is now an honorary titular position usually awarded to a notable person in the county, and despite the name, may be either male or female, peer or not. Origins England and Wales Lieutenants were first appointed to a number of English counties by King Henry VIII in the 1540s, when the military functions of the sheriffs were handed over to them. Each lieutenant raised and was responsible for the efficiency of the local militia units of his county, and afterwards of the yeomanry and volunteers. He was commander of these forces, whose officers he appointed. These commissions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
