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Governor of Inverness

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The Governor of Inverness or Governor of Fort George and Fort Augustus was a British Army officer who commanded the garrisons at Fort George and Fort Augustus in Inverness-shire. The office became a sinecure and was abolished in 1833.

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Governors of Fort George and Fort Augustus

  • 1725: Jasper Clayton
  • 1733: George Wade (also Governor of Fort William)
  • 1748: Henry Hawley
  • 1752: Sir Charles Howard
  • 1765: Studholme Hodgson
  • 1798: Sir Ralph Abercromby
  • 1801: Sir David Dundas
  • 1804: William Dalrymple
  • 1804: Alexander Ross
  • 1827: Sir David Baird
  • 1829: Sir George Murray

    • Deputy Governors of Fort George

  • James Cunningham
  • 1736: William Kennedy
  • 1743: George Grant
  • c.1747: William Caulfield
  • 1767: Charles Beauclerk
  • 1774: Alexander Campbell
  • 1779: John Campbell
  • 1790: Sir Robert Sinclair
  • 1795: The Hon. James Stewart
  • 1808: James Robertson
  • 1811: Alexander Mair

    • Deputy Governors of Fort Augustus

  • 1753: Alexander Trapaud
  • 1796: George Brodie
  • 1812: Archibald Campbell

    • References

    Governor of Inverness Wikipedia
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