Angus Durie Miller Farquharson

Sir Angus Farquharson of Finzean KCVO OBE CStJ DL (born 27 March 1935) was Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire from 1998 to 2010.
Born Angus Durie Miller, Sir Angus adopted the surname of Farquharson in 1961 upon his marriage to Alison Mary Farquharson of Finzean, daughter of W. M. Farquharson-Lang CBE the 14th Laird of Finzean. The couple have two sons and one daughter and reside on the Finzean Estate in Aberdeenshire.
He was commissioned as a Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire in 1984 and as Vice Lord-Lieutenant in 1987. He became a Commander of the Order of St John in 2009 having been an Officer of the Order since 2002. He was awarded the honour of OBE in 1995 for services to forestry and the community in Aberdeenshire and upon his retirement as Lord-Lieutenant in 2010, was made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.
He served on the Red Deer Commission from 1986 to 1992. He has also been an elder of the Church of Scotland since 1969 and served on the board of General Trustees from 1995-2006.
Since 2006 Sir Angus has also been a Director of the Scottish Traditional Skills Training Centre.
He is widely respected for his charitable works in the local community.