Governor of Inverness facts for kids
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.
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
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