List of Lords Provost of Edinburgh
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The Rt. Hon. The Lord Provost of Edinburgh is the convener of the City of Edinburgh local authority. They are elected by the city council and serve not only as the chair of that body, but as a figurehead for the entire city. They are equivalent in many ways to the institution of Mayor that exists in many other countries.
Each of the 32 Scottish local authorities elects a Provost, but it is only in the four main cities, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee that have a Lord Provost. This is enshrined in the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
The current Lord Provost is Lesley Hinds.
[edit] Former Provosts and Lord Provosts of Edinburgh
- (1376) John of Quhitnes
- (1381) John of Chambers
- (1387) Andrew Yutson
- (1391) John of Dalrymple
- (1392) John de Camera
- (1408) John Rede
- (1409) Adam of Farnylie
- (1413) George of Lauder
- (1419) Adam of Farnylie
- (1422) John of Levingtoun
- (1425) Thomas of Cranstoun
- (1425) William of Libbertoun
- (1434) Sir Henry Preston of Craigmiller
- (1435) John of Levingtoun
- (1437) Alexander Napier
- (1438) Thomas of Cranstoun
- (1445) Steven Hunter
- (1446) Patrick Cockburn
- (1449) Thomas of Cranstoun
- (1451) George of Fala
- (1453) Sir Alexander Napier of Merchiston
- (1455) Thomas Oliphant
- (1456) Sir Alexander Napier of Merchiston
- (1462) Alexander Ker
- (1466) George Bartraham
- (1467) Robert Mure of Polkellie
- (1469) Sir Alexander Napier of Merchiston
- (1477) James Creichton of Ruthven
- (1481) Walter or William Bartraham
- (1482) Sir John Murray of Tulchad
- (1482) Patrick Barron of Spittlefield
- (1484) John Napier of Merchiston
- (1485) John Murray
- (1486) Sir Patrick Barron of Spittlefield
- (1487) John Murray
- (1487) Patrick Hepburn, 1st Lord of Hailes
- (1488) Thomas Tod
- (1490) Alexander Hepburne of Quhitsum
- (1491) Sir Thomas Tod
- (1492) Richard Lawson of High Riggs
- (1494) Walter Barhaham
- (1496) Sir Thomas Tod
- (1498) Walter Barhaham
- (1499) Sir Thomas Tod
- (1500) Sir Alexander Lauder of Haltoun
- (1501) George of Touris
- (1502) Sir Alexander Lauder
- (1504) Richard Lawson of High Riggs
- (1505) Sir Alexander Lauder of Blyth
- (1513) Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus
- (1514) Alexander Home, Lord Home
- (1515) Sir Patrick Hamilton of Kingavill
- (1516) David Melville
- (1517) James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran
- (1519) Archibald Douglas of Kilspindie
- (1520) Robert Logan of Coitfield
- (1521) Archibald Douglas of Kilspindie
- (1522) Allan Stewart
- (1522) Adam Otterburne
- (1523) Francis Bothwell
- (1524) Robert Maxwell, 2nd Lord Maxwell
- (1525) Archibald Douglas of Kilspindie
- (1527) Robert Maxwell, 2nd Lord Maxwell
- (1528) Adam Otterburne
- (1532) James Lawson
- (1535) Adam Otterburne
- (1535) Robert Maxwell, 2nd Lord Maxwell
- (1537) Simon Preston
- (1543) Sir Adam Otterburne
- (1544) John Hamilton of Samuelston
- (1544) Simon Preston
- (1546) George Henderson of Fordell
- (1546) Sir Adam Otterburne
- (1546) George Henderson
- (1547) Sir Adam Otterburne
- (1547) John Hamilton of Samuelston
- (1548) Alexander Ker of Dolphinton
- (1549) Alexander Ker of Littledean
- (1550) Francis Tennent of Mukraw
- (1551) William Craik
- 1555 Sir William Hamilton of Sanquhar
- 1554 Archibald Douglas of Kilspindie
- 1557 George Seton, Lord Setoun
- 1559 Archibald Douglas of Kilspindie
- 1562 Thomas McCalyeane
- 1562 Archibald Douglas of Kilspindie
- 1565 Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar
- 1569 Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange
- 1570 James Macgill of Rankeillor
- 1571 Sir Andrew Ker of Ferniherst
- 1571 Patrick Lord Lindesay of Byers
- 1576 George Douglas of Parkhead
- 1579 Archibald Stewart
- 1579 Alexander Clerk of Balbirnie
- 1584 James Stewart Earl of Arran
- 1586 William Little
- 1587 Sir John Arnot of Birswick
- 1591 William Little
- 1592 Nicol Uddert
- 1593 Alexander Home of North Berwick
- 1597 Henry Nisbet
- 1598 Alexander Seaton Lord Fyvie
- 1608 Sir John Arnot
- 1616 Sir William Nisbet of The Dean
- 1619 Alexander Clerk
- 1620 David Aikinhead
- 1622 Sir William Nisbet of The Dean
- 1623 Alexander Clerk of Stenton
- 1625 David Aikinhead
- 1630 Sir Alexander Clerk of Pittencrief
- 1634 David Aikinhead
- 1637 Sir John Hay of Lands
- 1638 Sir William Dick of Braid
- 1640 Sir Alexander Clerk
- 1643 Sir John Smith of Grothill
- 1646 Sir Archibald Tod
- 1648 Sir James Stewart of Coltness
- 1652 Sir Archibald Tod
- 1655 Sir Andrew Ramsey of Abbotshall
- 1658 Sir James Stewart
- 1660 Sir Robert Murray
- 1662 Sir Andrew Ramsey
- 1673 James Currie
- 1675 Sir William Binning
- 1677 Sir Francis Kinloch. bart
- 1679 Sir James Dick of Prestonfield
- 1681 Sir James Flemming
- 1683 Sir George Drummond
- 1685 Sir Thomas Kennedy of Kirkhill
- 1687 Sir Magnus Prince
- 1689 Sir John Hall
- 1691 Sir Archibald Muir
- 1692 Sir John Hall
- 1694 Sir Robert Chieslie of Dalry
- 1696 Sir Archibald Muir
- 1698 Sir George Home of Kello
- 1700 Sir Patrick Johnston
- 1702 Sir Hew Cunninghame of Bonnington
- 1704 Sir Patrick Johnston
- 1706 Sir Samuel McClellan
- 1708 Sir Patrick Johnston
- 1710 Adam Brown of Blackford
- 1711 Sir Robert Blackwood of Pitreaves
- 1713 Sir George Warrender of Lochend. bart
- 1715 John Campbell
- 1717 William Neilson
- 1719 John Campbell
- 1721 John Wightman of Mauldslie
- 1723 John Campbell
- 1725 George Drummond
- 1727 Archibald Macauley
- 1729 Patrick Lindsay
- 1731 John Osburn
- 1733 Patrick Lindsay
- 1735 Alexander Wilson
- 1737 Archibald Macauley
- 1738 James Colquhoun
- 1740 George Haliburton
- 1742 John Coutts
- 1744 Archibald Stewart
- 1746 George Drummond
- 1748 Archibald Macauley
- 1750 George Drummond
- 1752 William Alexander
- 1754 George Drmmond
- 1756 Robert Montgomery
- 1758 George Drummond
- 1760 George Lind
- 1762 George Drummond
- 1764 James Stuart
- 1766 Gilbert Laurie
- 1768 James Stuart
- 1770 John Dalrymple
- 1772 Gilbert Laurie
- 1774 James Stoddart
- 1776 Alexander Kincaid
- 1777 John Dalrymple
- 1778 Walter Hamilton
- 1780 David Steuart
- 1782 Robert Grieve
- 1788 Thomas Elder of Forneth
- 1790 Sir James Stirling of Larbert Bt
- 1800 Sir William Fettes Bt
- 1802 Neil Macvicar
- 1804 Sir William Fettes Bt
- 1808 Donald Smith
- 1808 William Coulter
- 1810 William Calder
- 1811 William Creech
- 1815 Sir John Marjorbanks Bt
- 1815 Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Bt
- 1817 Kincaid McKenzie
- 1819 John Manderston
- 1821 Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Bt
- 1823 Alexander Henderson of Press
- 1825 William Trotter
- 1827 Walter Brown
- 1829 William Allan of Glen
- 1831 John Learmonth of Dean
- 1833 Sir James Spitall
- 1837 Sir James Forrest of Comiston. bart.
- 1843 Adam Black
- 1848 Sir William Johnston of Kirkhill
- 1851 Duncan McLaren
- 1854 Sir John Melville
- 1859 Francis Brown Douglas
- 1862 Charles Lawson of Borthwick Hall
- 1865 William Chambers of Glenormiston
- 1869 William Law
- 1872 James Cowan
- 1874 Sir James Falshaw Bt
- 1877 Sir Thomas Jamieson Boyd
- 1882 Sir George Harrison
- 1885 Sir Thomas Clark Bt
- 1888 Sir John Boyd
- 1891 Sir James Alexander Russell
- 1894 Sir Andrew McDonald
- 1897 Sir Mitchell Mitchell-Thomson
- 1900 Sir James Steel
- 1903 Sir Robert Cranston
- 1906 Sir James Flickering Gibson
- 1909 Sir William Slater Brown
- 1912 Sir Robert Kirk Inches
- 1916 Sir John Lorne Macleod
- 1919 John William Chesser
- 1921 Sir Thomas Hutchison Bt
- 1923 Sir William Lowrie Sleigh
- 1926 Sir Alexander Stevenson
- 1932 Sir William Johnston
- 1935 Sir Louis Stewart
- 1938 Sir Henry Steel
- 1941 Sir William Young Darling
- 1944 Sir John Ireland Falconer
- 1947 Sir Andrew Hunter Arbuthnot Murray
- 1951 Sir James Miller
- 1954 John Garnett Banks
- 1957 Sir Ian Anderson Johnston-Gilbert
- 1960 Sir John Greig Dunber
- 1963 Sir Duncan Mackay, Weatherstone
- 1966 Sir Herbert Archbold Brechin
- 1969 Sir James Wilson McKay
- 1972 Jack Kane
- 1975 John Miller
- 1977 Kenneth W Borthwick
- 1980 Thomas Morgan
- 1984 Dr John McKay
- 1988 Eleanor T McLaughlin
- 1992 Dr Norman Irons
- 1996 Eric Milligan
- 2003 Lesley Hinds
