Lord Lyon King of Arms - List of Office Holders

List of Office Holders

Scots law


Law of Scotland
  • Henry Greve (c.1399)
  • Douglas (1400-1421)
  • Alexander Nairne of Saintfoord (1437–1450)
  • Duncan Dundas (1450–1488)
  • Sir Andrew Murray of Truim (1488-1496)
  • Henry Thomson of Keillour (1496–1512)
  • Sir William Cumyng of Inverallochy (1512–1519)
  • Thomas Pettigrew of Magdalensyde (1519-1542)
  • Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount (1542–1555)
  • Sir Robert Forman, made herald 1540, (1555–1567)
  • Sir William Stewart (1567–1568)
  • Sir David Lindsay of Rathillet (1568–1591)
  • Sir David Lindsay of the Mount (Secundus) (1591–1621)
  • Sir Jerome Lindsay (1621–1630)
  • Sir James Balfour (1630–1658)
  • Sir James Campbell (1658–1660)
  • Gilbert Stewart (1660)
  • Sir Alexander Dundas (1660–1663)
  • Sir Charles Erskine, Bt (1663–1677)
  • Sir Alexander Erskine (1677–1726)
  • Alexander Brodie of that Ilk (1727–1754)
  • John Hooke-Campbell (1754–1796)
  • The 10th Earl of Kinnoull (1796–1804)
  • The 11th Earl of Kinnoull (1804–1866)
  • George Burnett (1866–90)
  • Sir James Balfour Paul (1890–1927)
  • Captain George Swinton (1927–1929)
  • Sir Francis Grant (1929–1945)
  • Sir Thomas Innes of Learney (1945–1969)
  • Sir James Grant (1969–1981)
  • Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight (1981–2001)
  • Robin Orr Blair (2001–2008)
  • William David Hamilton Sellar (2008–)

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