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Governor of Blackness Castle

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The Governor of Blackness Castle was a military officer who commanded the fortifications at Blackness Castle, a Scottish fortress on the Firth of Forth. Held by the Crown since 1453, Blackness saw military use until 1912 and a brief revival during the First World War.

Governors of Blackness

1702–1707: David Erskine, 9th Earl of Buchan
1707–1710: Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore
1710–1714: David Erskine, 9th Earl of Buchan
1714–1723: Lord William Hay
1723–1741: Hon. William Kerr
1744?–1791: Charles Hope-Weir
1792–1806: Hon. Charles Hamilton^[1]
1806–1812: Sir James Henry Craig^[2]
1812–1814: Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill
1814–1818: Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey
1818–1830: Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet^[3]
1830–1837?: Frederick Augustus Wetherall^[4]
office abolished

References

^ "No. 13378". The London Gazette. 10 January 1792.
^ "No. 15963". The London Gazette. 4 October 1806.
^ "No. 17351". The London Gazette. 18 April 1818.
^ "No. 18691". The London Gazette. 18 June 1830.

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