The
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 ov ...
of Nairn, is the British monarch's personal representative in the
Nairn
Nairn (; ) is a town and former royal burgh in the Highland (council area), Highland Council council areas of Scotland, area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around east of Inverness, at the point where the River Nair ...
lieutenancy area
Lieutenancy areas (), officially counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies, are the separate areas of the United Kingdom that are appointed to a lord-lieutenant – a representative of the British monarch. In many cases they have s ...
in Scotland.
History
Prior to 1975 the lieutenant was appointed to the county of Nairn, also known as Nairnshire. The county was abolished as an administrative area in 1975 and replaced by a
local government
Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state.
Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...
district called Nairn covering the same area as the pre-1975 county. Nairn district formed part of the
Highland Region
Highland (, ; ) is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom. It was the 7th most populous council area in Scotland at the 2011 census. It has land borders with t ...
. The lieutenancy area was redefined in 1975 to match the district.
The district was abolished in 1996, but the lieutenancy area continues to be defined as being the area of the district as it was prior to its abolition in 1996. The lieutenancy area is named 'Nairn' in the 1996 statutory instrument which most recently confirmed the area's definition, although the term 'Nairnshire' is also sometimes used in official announcements about it.
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List of Lord Lieutenants of Nairn
*Hugh Rose, 15th of Kilravock
Hugh Rose, 15th Baron of Kilravock and Chief of Clan Rose, (1663–1732) was one of the Scottish representatives to the first Parliament of Great Britain as MP for Nairnshire.
Early life
Rose was born at Kilravock Castle the son of Hugh R ...
, 1729– 23 January 1732James Rose, 23rd of Kilravock
Major James Rose, 23rd Baron of Kilravock (1820-1909) was a British Army officer serving in British India, the Lord Lieutenant of Nairn and the Chief of Clan Rose. The third surviving son of Hugh Rose, 20th of Kilravock by his second wife, Ca ...
22 November 1889 – 16 November 1903
*Ian Ashley Morton Brodie, 24th of Brodie 6 November 1903 – 1935
*Archibald Leslie-Melville, 13th Earl of Leven
Archibald Alexander Leslie-Melville, 13th Earl of Leven, 12th Earl of Melville Order of the Thistle, KT Deputy Lieutenant, DL (6 August 1890 – 15 January 1947) was a Scottish soldier, and peer.
Early life
Leslie-Melville was born on 6 August 1 ...
8 July 1935 – 15 January 1947
*John Grahame Buchanan Allardyce 16 April 1947 – 21 September 1949
*Hon. Ian Malcolm Campbell 5 December 1949 – 1958
*James Erskine Stirling 4 December 1958 – 20 December 1968
*Alexander Leslie-Melville, 14th Earl of Leven
Alexander Robert Leslie-Melville, 14th Earl of Leven, 13th Earl of Melville DL (13 May 1924 – 7 April 2012)
was a Scottish peer and soldier.
He was educated at Eton College. A captain in the Coldstream Guards, he fought in the Second World W ...
22 July 1969 – 1999
*Ewen John Brodie, 16th of Lethen 9 November 1999 – 16 December 2017
References
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County of Nairn
Nairn
Nairn (; ) is a town and former royal burgh in the Highland (council area), Highland Council council areas of Scotland, area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around east of Inverness, at the point where the River Nair ...
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