Dean of the Thistle
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The Dean of the Thistle is an office of the Order of the Thistle, re-established in 1687. The office is normally held by a minister of the Church of Scotland, and forms part of the Royal Household in Scotland.
In 1886 the office of Dean of the Chapel Royal was revived and united by royal warrant to that of Dean of the Thistle, eventually being separated in 1969.
[edit] Office holders
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- 1763: John Jardine (1716-1766)
- 1845: William Muir (1787-1869)
- 1869: Very Rev Norman Macleod (1812-1872)
- 1887-1910: Very Rev James Cameron Lees (1834-1913)
- 1910-1926: Rt Rev Andrew Wallace Williamson (1856-1926)
- 1926-1969: Very Rev Charles Laing Warr (1892-1969)
- 1969-1974: Very Rev Dr Henry Charles Whitley (1906-1976)
- 1974-1989: Very Rev Prof John McIntyre (1916-)
- 1989-present: Very Rev Gilleasbuig Iain Macmillan
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