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
- 1691: Colonel Hill
- 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
- ^ "No. 6371". The London Gazette. 8–11 May 1725. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 7205". The London Gazette. 16–19 June 1733. p. 1.
- ^ a b "No. 9140". The London Gazette. 11–15 February 1752. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 12026". The London Gazette. 26–30 October 1779. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 12139". The London Gazette. 25–28 November 1780. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 13635". The London Gazette. 25–29 March 1794. p. 266.
- ^ "No. 13797". The London Gazette. 18–21 July 1795. p. 756. Correcting "No. 13796". The London Gazette. 14–18 July 1795. p. 743.
- ^ "No. 15728". The London Gazette. 14–18 August 1804. p. 1002.
- ^ "No. 16657". The London Gazette. 10–13 October 1812. p. 2066.