The Lord Lieutenant of Angus , is the British monarch 's personal representative in an area which was defined by the Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996[1] as consisting of the unitary Angus council area , in Scotland .
The lieutenancy area was previously defined by the Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1975 as consisting of the Angus district , which was one of three districts of the two-tier Tayside region created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and abolished by the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 , which divided the region between the Angus, Dundee City , and Perth and Kinross council areas. Prior to the 1975 order the lieutenancy area was the county of Angus , which was officially the county of Forfar until 1928.
The office was founded in 1794, and has had the following titles:
His or Her Majesty's Lieutenant in the County of Forfar until 1928
His or Her Majesty's Lieutenant in the County of Angus 1928 to 1975
Lord-Lieutenant of Tayside Region, District of Angus 1975 to 1996
Lord-Lieutenant of Angus since 1996
List of Lord-Lieutenants of Angus
Deputy lieutenants
A deputy lieutenant of Angus is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Angus. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.
19th Century
10 March 1846: Sir Thomas Monro[4]
10 March 1846: David Laird,[4]
10 March 1846: Lieutenant General Thomas Robert Swinburne [4]
10 March 1846: David William Balfour Ogilvy[4]
10 March 1846: David Rankine[4]
Notes and references
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