Lord High Commissioner To The General Assembly of The Church of Scotland - List of Lords High Commissioner

List of Lords High Commissioner

• 1580 The Laird of Lundie and Sir James Balfour of Pittendreich
• 1581 The Laird of Caprington
• 1582 (April) Ralph Kerr, later Earl of Dalkeith
• 1582 (Oct.) James Halyburton and Colonel William Stewart

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• 1639 John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair
• 1640 none
• 1641 John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss
• 1642 Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline
• 1643 Sir Thomas Hope
• 1644 - 1645 none
• 1646 Letter from the King regretting that no Commissioner could be sent
• 1647 - 1650 none
• 1651 Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres
• 1652 none
• 1653 none
• 1653–1690 no General Assembly
• 1690 John, Lord Carmichael
• 1692 Robert Kerr, 4th Earl of Lothian
• 1694 - 1699 John, Lord Carmichael
• 1700 James Ogilvy, Viscount Seafield
• 1701 William Johnstone, Earl of Annandale
• 1702 Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont
• 1703 James Ogilvy, Viscount Seafield
• 1704 William, Lord Ross
• 1705 William Johnstone, Earl of Annandale
• 1706 - 1710 David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow
• 1711 William Johnstone, Earl of Annandale
• 1712 - 1714 John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl
• 1715 - 1721 John Hamilton-Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes
• 1722 Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun
• 1723 Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun
• 1724 James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater and 1st Earl of Seafield
• 1725 Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun
• 1726 Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun
• 1727 James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater and 1st Earl of Seafield
• 1728 Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun
• 1729 David Erskine, 9th Earl of Buchan
• 1730 Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun
• 1731 Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun
• 1732–1738 William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian
• 1739 - 1740 John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford
• 1741 - 1753 Alexander Melville, 5th Earl of Leven
• 1754 John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun
• 1755 - 1763 Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart
• 1764 - 1772 John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow
• 1773 - 1776 Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart
• 1777 - 1782 George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie
• 1783 - 1801 David Melville, 6th Earl of Leven, 5th Earl of Melville
• 1802 - 1816 Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier
• 1817 - 1818 William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll
• 1819 - 1824 George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton
• 1825 - 1830 James Ochoncar Forbes, 18th Lord Forbes
• 1831 - 1841 Robert Montgomery Hamilton, 8th Lord Belhaven and Stenton
• 1842 - 1846 John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute
• 1847 - 1857 (except 1852) Lord Belhaven and Stenton
• 1852 - William David Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield
• 1858 - William David Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield
• 1859 - William David Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield
• 1860 - 1866 Lord Belhaven and Stenton
• 1867 - 1868 George Baillie-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Haddington
• 1869 - 1871 John Hamilton Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair
• 1872 - 1873 David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie
• 1874 - 1875 Robert St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn
• 1876 - 1877 Alan Plantagenet Stewart, Earl of Galloway
• 1878 - 1880 Robert St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn
• 1881 - 1885 John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen
• 1886 Thomas John Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 5th Baron Thurlow
• 1887 John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun
• 1888 John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun
• 1889 John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun
• 1889 William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale
• 1890 William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale
• 1891 William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale
• 1892 William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale
• 1893 1895 Gavin Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane
• 1896 William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale
• 1897 William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale
• 1898 Ronald Ruthven Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven and 10th Earl of Melville
• 1899 Ronald Ruthven Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven and 10th Earl of Melville
• 1900 Ronald Ruthven Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven and 10th Earl of Melville
• 1901 Ronald Ruthven Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven and 10th Earl of Melville
• 1902 Ronald Ruthven Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven and 10th Earl of Melville
• 1903 Ronald Ruthven Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven and 10th Earl of Melville
• 1904 Ronald Ruthven Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven and 10th Earl of Melville
• 1905 Ronald Ruthven Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven and 10th Earl of Melville
• 1906 Ronald Ruthven Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven and 10th Earl of Melville
• 1907 Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird
• 1908 Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird
• 1909 Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird
• 1910 John Hew North Gustave Henry Hamilton Dalrymple, 11th Earl of Stair
• 1911 Edward Priaulx Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner
• 1912 Edward Priaulx Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner
• 1913 Edward Priaulx Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner
• 1914 Edward Priaulx Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner
• 1915 John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen
• 1916 Douglas Beresford Malise Ronald Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose
• 1917 Douglas Beresford Malise Ronald Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose
• 1918 John George Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl
• 1919 John George Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl
• 1920 John George Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl
• 1921 George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland
• 1922 George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland
• 1923 Sydney Herbert Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone
• 1924 Rt Hon James Brown MP
• 1925 Edward James Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin, 14th Earl of Kincardine
• 1926 Edward James Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin, 14th Earl of Kincardine
• 1927 John Dalrymple, 12th Earl of Stair
• 1928 John Dalrymple, 12th Earl of Stair
• 1929 HRH The Duke of York (later George VI)
• 1930 Rt Hon James Brown MP
• 1931 Rt Hon James Brown MP
• 1932 Sir Iain Colquhoun, 7th Baronet
• 1933 John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, author (The 39 Steps)
• 1934 John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
• 1935 HRH The Duke of Kent
• 1936 Kenneth Fitzgerald Kinnaird, 12th Lord Kinnaird
• 1937 Kenneth Fitzgerald Kinnaird, 12th Lord Kinnaird
• 1938 Lt Col Sir John Gilmour
• 1939 Lt Col Sir John Gilmour
• 1940 Sir Iain Colquhoun, 7th Baronet
• 1941 Sir Iain Colquhoun, 7th Baronet
• 1942 James Graham, 6th Duke of Montrose
• 1943 James Graham, 6th Duke of Montrose
• 1944 Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
• 1945 Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
• 1946 George Mathers MP, later Baron Mathers
• 1947 George Mathers MP
• 1948 George Mathers MP
• 1949 HRH The Duke of Gloucester
• 1950 Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
• 1951 George Mathers MP
• 1952 Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
• 1953 Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton
• 1954 Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton
• 1955 Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton
• 1956 Walter Elliot
• 1957 Walter Elliot
• 1958 Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton
• 1959 Francis David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss, 8th Earl of March
• 1960 Francis David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss, 8th Earl of March
• 1961–1963 HRH The Duke of Gloucester
• 1964 General Sir Richard O'Connor
• 1965 Harald Leslie, Lord Leslie
• 1966 Harald Leslie, Lord Leslie
• 1967 John Reith, 1st Baron Reith
• 1968 John Reith, 1st Baron Reith
• 1969 HM The Queen attended in person
• 1970 Rt Hon Margaret Herbison
• 1971 Ronald John Bilsland Colville, 2nd Baron Clydesmuir
• 1972 Ronald John Bilsland Colville, 2nd Baron Clydesmuir
• 1973 - 1974 Rt Hon Lord Ballantrae, of Auchairne and the Bay of Islands GCMG GCVO DSO OBE
• 1975 - 1976 Sir Hector MacLennan Kt FRCPGlas FRCOG
• 1977 Francis David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss, 8th Earl of March
• 1978 - 1979 The Rt Hon William Ross MBE LLD (former Secretary of State for Scotland)
• 1980 Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin, 15th Earl of Kincardine
• 1981 Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin, 15th Earl of Kincardine
• 1982 Col Sir John Edward Gilmour, 3rd Baronet
• 1983 Col Sir John Edward Gilmour, 3rd Baronet
• 1984 Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baron Maclean of Duart
• 1985 Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baron Maclean of Duart
• 1986 John Campbell Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott
• 1987 John Campbell Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott
• 1988 Captain Sir Iain Mark Tennant
• 1989 Captain Sir Iain Mark Tennant
• 1990 The Rt Hon Donald MacArthur Ross, Lord Ross, Lord Justice Clerk
• 1991 The Rt Hon Lord Ross
• 1992 Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden
• 1993 Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden
• 1994 Lady Marion Anne Fraser
• 1995 Lady Marion Anne Fraser
• 1996 HRH The Princess Royal
• 1997 Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden
• 1998 Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld
• 1999 Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld
• 2000 HRH The Duke of Rothesay
• 2001 Viscount Younger of Leckie, former Secretary of State for Scotland (as George Younger MP)
• 2002 HM The Queen attended in person
• 2003 Lord Steel of Aikwood, former Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament and former Leader of the Liberal Democrats
• 2004 Lord Steel of Aikwood
• 2005 Lord Mackay of Clashfern, former Lord Chancellor
• 2006 Lord Mackay of Clashfern
• 2007 HRH The Duke of York
• 2008 : Rt. Hon. George Reid, former Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
• 2009 George Reid
• 2010 David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, former Governor of Hong Kong
• 2011 David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn
• 2012 James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas