List of Moderators of The General Assembly of The Church of Scotland

20th Century

1901 James Mitchell DD (South Leith)
1902 James C. Russell DD (Campbeltown)
1903 John Gillespie LLD (Mouswald)
1904 John M'Murtrie DD (Convener, Committee on Foreign Missions)
1905 Andrew J. Milne LLD (Fyvie)
1906 T. B. W. Niven DD (Pollokshields)
1907 J. R. Mitford Mitchell DD (Convener, Colonial Committee)
1908 Theodore Marshall DD (Convener, Home Mission Committee)
1909 James Robertson DD (Whittinghame)
1910 P. M’Adam Muir DD (Glasgow Cathedral)
1911 Alexander Stewart DD (Principal of St Mary’s College, University of St Andrews)
1912 S. Marcus Dill DD (Alloway)
1913 Andrew Wallace Williamson DD (Edinburgh: High Kirk (St Giles’ Cathedral))
1914 Thomas Nicol DD (Professor of Biblical Criticism, Aberdeen)
1915 David Paul LLD (Edinburgh: Robertson Memorial)
1916 John Brown DD (Glasgow: Bellahouston)
1917 James Cooper DD DCL DLitt (Professor of Church History, Glasgow)
1918 James N. Ogilvie DD (Edinburgh: New Greyfriars')
1919 William Paterson Paterson DD LLD (University of Edinburgh)
1920 Thomas Martin DD (Peebles)
1921 James A. M'Clymont CBE DD (Convener of the Committee on Chaplains to H. M. Forces)
1922 John Smith DD (Glasgow: Partick)
1923 George Milligan DD DCL (University of Glasgow)
1924 David Cathels DD (Hawick)
1925 John White DD LLD (Glasgow: The Barony)
1926 John D. M'Callum DD (Larkhall)
1927 Norman Maclean DD (Edinburgh: St Cuthbert's)
1928 J. Montgomery Campbell DD (Dumfries)
1929 Joseph Mitchell DD (Mauchline)

The union of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland occurred in 1929, the newly reunited church henceforth being known as the Church of Scotland.

1929 John White CH DD LLD (Glasgow: The Barony)
1930 Andrew N. Bogle DD (Joint-Secretary, Church and Ministry Department)
1931 John A. Graham CIE DD (Kalimpong, India) (Founder of Dr. Graham's Homes)
1932 H. R. Mackintosh DD DPhil ThD (Professor of Dogmatics, University of Edinburgh)
1933 Lauchlan MacLean Watt DD LLD (Glasgow Cathedral)
1934 Peter Donald Thomson DD (Glasgow: Kelvinside (Botanic Gardens))
1935 Marshall B. Lang DD (Whittingehame)
1936 Daniel Lamont DD (Professor of Practical Theology, New College, Edinburgh)
1937 Dugald Macfarlane DD (Kingussie)
1938 James Black DD (Edinburgh: St George's West)
1939 Archibald Main DD LLD DLitt (Glasgow)
1940 J. R. Forgan DD (Ayr: Trinity)
1941 J. H. Cockburn DD TheolD LHD (Dunblane Cathedral)
1942 C. W. G. Taylor CBE DD (Edinburgh: St George's)
1943 John Baillie DD DLitt (Professor of Divinity, University of Edinburgh)
1944 E. J. Hagan DD (Edinburgh: Warrender)
1945 A. J. Campbell DD (Evie, Orkney)
1946 John McKenzie CIE DD (former Principal, The Wilson College, Bombay, India)
1947 Matthew Stewart DD (Hamilton Old and Auchingramont)
1948 Alexander Macdonald (Glasgow: St Columba)
1949 George Simpson Duncan OBE DD LLD DTh (University of St Andrews)
1950 Hugh Watt DD DLitt (University of Edinburgh)
1951 W. White Anderson MC DD (Edinburgh: St Cuthbert's)
1952 G. Johnstone Jeffrey DD (Glasgow: Sherbrooke St Gilbert's)
1953 J. Pitt-Watson DD (Glasgow)
1954 Ernest D. Jarvis DD (Glasgow: Wellington)
1955 G. D. Henderson DD DLitt DTheol FBA (University of Aberdeen)
1956 R. F. V. Scott DD (London: St Columba's)
1957 George MacLeod MC DD (Iona Community) (Peerage in 1967: Lord MacLeod of Fuinary)
1958 John A. Fraser MBE TD DD (Hamilton Old and Auchingramont)
1959 R. H. W. Shepherd DD DLitt (Lovedale (South Africa))
1960 John H. S. Burleigh DD BLitt (University of Edinburgh)
1961 A. C. Craig MC DD (University of Glasgow)
1962 Nevile Davidson DD (Glasgow Cathedral)
1963 James S. Stewart DD (Edinburgh)
1964 Duncan Fraser DD PhD (Invergordon)
1965 Archibald Watt DD STM (Edzell and Lethnot)
1966 Leonard Small OBE DD (Edinburgh: St Cuthbert's)
1967 W. Roy Sanderson DD (Stenton linked with Whittinghame)
1968 J. B. Longmuir TD DD (Principal Clerk to the General Assembly)
1969 T. M. Murchison MA DD (Glasgow: St Columba Summertown)
1970 Hugh O. Douglas KCVO CBE DD LLD (Dundee: St Mary's)
1971 Andrew Herron MA BD LLB (Clerk to the Presbytery of Glasgow)
1972 Ronald Selby Wright CVO TD JP MA DD FRSE FSAScot (Edinburgh: Canongate)
1973 George Reid MC MA BD DD (Aberdeen: Langstane)
1974 David Steel MA BD DD (Linlithgow: St Michael's) (Father of Lord Steel of Aikwood)
1975 James G. Matheson MA BD DD (Portree (Isle of Skye))
1976 Thomas Torrance MBE DLitt DD FRSE (University of Edinburgh)
1977 John R. Gray VRD MA BD ThM (Dunblane Cathedral)
1978 Peter Brodie MA BD LLB DD (Alloa: St Mungo's)
1979 Robert A. S. Barbour KCVO MC MA BD STM DD (University of Aberdeen)
1980 William B. Johnston MA BD DD (Edinburgh: Colinton)
1981 Andrew B. Doig BD STM DD (National Bible Society of Scotland)
1982 John McIntyre CVO DD DLitt FRSE (University of Edinburgh)
1983 J. Fraser McLuskey MC DD (London: St Columba's)
1984 John M. K. Paterson MA ACII BD (Milngavie: St Paul's)
1985 David M. B. A. Smith BA BD DUniv (Logie, by Stirling)
1986 Robert Craig CBE DLitt LLD DD (Jerusalem (Emeritus))
1987 Duncan Shaw Bundesverdienstkreuz PhD ThDr JP (Edinburgh: Craigentinny St Christopher's)
1988 James A. Whyte MA LLD (University of St Andrews)
1989 William J. G. McDonald MA BD DD (Edinburgh: Mayfield)
1990 Robert Davidson MA BD DD FRSE (University of Glasgow)
1991 William B. R. Macmillan MA BD LLD DD (Dundee: St Mary's)
1992 Hugh R. Wyllie MA DD FCIBS (Hamilton: Old Parish Church)
1993 James L. Weatherhead CBE MA LLB DD (Principal Clerk to the General Assembly)
1994 James A. Simpson BSc BD STM DD (Dornoch Cathedral)
1995 James Harkness KCVO CB OBE MA DD (Chaplain General of Her Majesty's Forces (Emeritus))
1996 John H. McIndoe MA BD STM DD (London: St Columba's linked with Newcastle: St Andrew's)
1997 Alexander McDonald BA CMIWSc DUniv (General Secretary of the CofS Board of Ministry)
1998 Alan Main TD MA BD STM PhD (University of Aberdeen)
1999 John B. Cairns LTh LLB LLD DD (Dumbarton: Riverside)
2000 Andrew McLellan CBE MA BD STM DD (Edinburgh: St Andrew's & St George's)

List of Moderators of The General Assembly of The Church of Scotland - 20th Century