The Governor of Stirling Castle was the military officer who commanded Stirling Castle, in Scotland. Control of the castle frequently passed between the Scots and the English during the Wars of Scottish Independence. The castle's military character was maintained for several centuries, the last siege occurring in 1746 during the Jacobite risings. It continued to be used as a military barracks until 1964.
Governors of Stirling Castle
edit- 1715–1716: Sir James Campbell, 2nd Baronet
- 1716–1722: John Hamilton-Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes
- 1722–1741: John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes
- 1741–1763: John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun
- 1763: Isaac Barré
- 1763–1788: Sir James Campbell, 3rd Baronet
- 1788–1789: Hon. Alexander Mackay[1]
- 1789–1806: James Grant[2]
- 1806–1832: John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore[3]
- 1832–1846?: Sir Martin Hunter[4]
Deputy Governors of Stirling Castle
edit- 1717–1729: Colonel John Blackadder (1664-1729);[5]
- bef. 1739–1781: James Abercrombie[6]
- 1781–1796: Thomas Musgrave[7]
- 1796–1800: William Goodday Strutt[8]
- 1800–1831: Samuel Graham[9]
- 1831–1847: Colonel Archibald Christie[10]
References
edit- ^ "No. 13040". The London Gazette. 4 November 1788. p. 529.
- ^ "No. 13102". The London Gazette. 2 June 1789. p. 418.
- ^ "No. 15912". The London Gazette. 22 April 1806. p. 512.
- ^ "No. 18959". The London Gazette. 24 July 1832. p. 1703.
- ^ Crichton, Andrew (1824). Life & Diary of Lt-Colonel John Blackadder. HS Baynes, Edinburgh. pp. 488–489.
- ^ "ABERCROMBY, James (1706-81), of Glasshaugh, Banff. | History of Parliament Online".
- ^ "The New Annual Register, or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature: To which is Prefixed, a Short Review of the Principal Transactions of the Present Reign". 1782.
- ^ "No. 13914". The London Gazette. 23 July 1796. p. 704.
- ^ "No. 15256". The London Gazette. 13 May 1800. p. 463.
- ^ "No. 18776". The London Gazette. 15 February 1831. p. 291.
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