Governor of Fort William
For governors of Fort William, India, see List of governors of Bengal.
The Governor of Fort William was a British Army officer who commanded the garrison at Fort William in Inverness-shire. The office became a sinecure and was abolished in 1833.
Governors of Fort William
- 1725: Charles Sibourg[1]
- 1733: George Wade (also Governor of Fort George and Fort Augustus)[2]
- 1743: Humphrey Bland
- 1752: Richard Onslow[3]
- 1759: William Kingsley
- 1769: John Burgoyne
- 1779: The Hon. John Vaughan[4]
- 1780: James Murray[5]
- 1794: The Hon. William Harcourt[6]
- 1795: Edmund Stevens[7]
Lieutenant-Governors of Fort William
- ... Campbell
- 1752: John Leighton[3]
- 1764–1804: James Forbes, 16th Lord Forbes
- 1804–1812: Donald Macdonald[8]
- 1812: Sir James Kempt[9]
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 6371. p. 1. 8–11 May 1725.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 7205. p. 1. 16–19 June 1733.
- 1 2 The London Gazette: no. 9140. p. 2. 11–15 February 1752.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 12026. p. 1. 26–30 October 1779.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 12139. p. 2. 25–28 November 1780.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 13635. p. 266. 25–29 March 1794.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 13797. p. 756. 18–21 July 1795. Correcting The London Gazette: no. 13796. p. 743. 14–18 July 1795.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 15728. p. 1002. 14–18 August 1804.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 16657. p. 2066. 10–13 October 1812.
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