title: Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire
text: # Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire
  
  This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire, Scotland. The post was abolished in 1975, being replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran.
  
  * Archibald Montgomerie, 11th Earl of Eglinton 17 March 1794 – 30 October 1796
  * Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton 23 November 1796 – 14 December 1819
  * George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow 7 January 1820 – 15 August 1842
  * Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton 15 August 1842 – 4 October 1861
  * Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa 4 December 1861 – 20 March 1870
  * John Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair 15 June 1870 – 1897
  * George Arnulph Montgomerie, 15th Earl of Eglinton 1897 – 10 August 1919
  * Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa 16 November 1919 – 1937
  * Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet 18 February 1937 – 1950
  * Sir Geoffrey Hughes-Onslow 17 July 1950 – 1969
  * Sir James Fergusson, 8th Baronet 7 April 1969 – 25 October 1973
  * Col. Bryce Muir Knox 5 March 1974 – 1975
  
  ## Deputy Lieutenants
  
  * James Baird Thorneycroft 12 April 1901
  * James Archibald Campbell 12 April 1901
  