Governor of Inverness

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^[1]
• 1733: George Wade (also Governor of Fort William)^[2]
• 1748: Henry Hawley
• 1752: Sir Charles Howard
• 1765: Studholme Hodgson^[3]
• 1798: Sir Ralph Abercromby^[4]
• 1801: Sir David Dundas^[5]
• 1804: William Dalrymple^[6]
• 1804: Alexander Ross^[7]
• 1827: Sir David Baird^[8]
• 1829: Sir George Murray^[9]

Deputy Governors of Fort George

• James Cunningham
• 1736: William Kennedy^[10]
• 1743: George Grant^[11]
• c.1747: William Caulfield
• 1767: Charles Beauclerk^[12]
• 1774: Alexander Campbell^[13]
• 1779: John Campbell^[14]
• 1790: Sir Robert Sinclair^[15]
• 1795: The Hon. James Stewart^[16]
• 1808: James Robertson^[17]
• 1811: Alexander Mair^[18]

Deputy Governors of Fort Augustus

• 1753: Alexander Trapaud^[19]
• 1796: George Brodie^[20]
• 1812: Archibald Campbell^[21]

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 6371. p. 1. 8–11 May 1725.
2. The London Gazette: no. 7205. p. 1. 16–19 June 1733.
3. The London Gazette: no. 10558. p. 1. 17–21 September 1765.
4. The London Gazette: no. 15074. p. 1010. 23–27 October 1798.
5. The London Gazette: no. 15366. p. 550. 16–19 May 1801.
6. The London Gazette: no. 15688. p. 393. 31 March–3 April 1804.
7. The London Gazette: no. 15748. p. 1318. 23–27 October 1804.
8. The London Gazette: no. 18422. p. 2530. 11 December 1827.
9. The London Gazette: no. 18614. p. 1766. 25 September 1829.
10. The London Gazette: no. 7526. p. 1. 20–24 July 1736.
11. The London Gazette: no. 8237. p. 3. 2–5 July 1743.
12. The London Gazette: no. 10775. p. 2. 24–27 October 1767.
13. The London Gazette: no. 11511. p. 1. 19–22 November 1774.
14. The London Gazette: no. 11983. p. 2. 29 May–1 June 1779.
15. The London Gazette: no. 13259. p. 711. 23–27 November 1790.
16. The London Gazette: no. 13806. p. 861. 18–22 August 1795.
17. The London Gazette: no. 16178. p. 1196. 30 August–3 September 1808.
18. The London Gazette: no. 16498. p. 1153. 22–25 June 1811.
19. The London Gazette: no. 9279. p. 2. 23–26 June 1753.
20. The London Gazette: no. 13963. p. 1230. 17–20 December 1796.
21. The London Gazette: no. 16568. p. 197. 28 January–1 February 1812.