Captain Sir Roderick William Kenneth Stirling of Fairburn, KCVO, TD (1932–2007) was a Scottish landowner, local politician and company director.
[1] After completing National Service with the Scots Guards in 1952, Stirling was commissioned as an officer in the Territorial Army, serving until 1969.
[1] He also studied agriculture at the University of Aberdeen and, after graduating, went to manage his family's estate at Urray, Muir of Ord, in 1960;[2] as The Times summarised, he "personified the old tradition of the Highland laird who combines the privilege of land ownership with a strong obligation of public service".
In 1988, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty, serving until his death on 24 March 2007.
[1] Stirling had been appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 2007.