List of Provosts of Inverness

This is a list of Provosts of Inverness.

Contents 1 16th century 2 17th Century 3 18th century 4 19th century 5 Twentieth century 6 21st century 7 References

16th century

• 1556 - 1559: George Cuthbert of Auld Castlehill
• 1560 - 1561: Jasper Waus of Lochslyne
• 1562 - 1563: John Ross
• 1564 - 1567: James Paterson
• 1568 - 1568: Alexander Baillie
• 1569 - 1569: William Cuthbert
• 1570 - 1572: James Paterson
• 1573 - 1574: William Cuthbert
• 1575 - 1575: John Ross
• 1576 - 1576: James Paterson
• 1577 - 1577: William Cuthbert
• 1578 - 1579: William Baillie of Dunain
• 1580 - 1580: William Cuthbert
• 1581 - 1582: William Baillie of Dunnane
• 1583 - 1583: John Cuthbert of Auld Castlehill
• 1584 - 1584: John Ross
• 1585 - 1586: William Cuthbert

17th Century

• 1602 - 1603: William Cuthbert
• 1603 - 1606: Master John Ross of Midleys
• 1607 - 1614: John Cuthbert of Auld Castlehill
• 1615 - 1616: Mr John Ross
• 1616 - 1617: John Cuthbert of Auld Castlehill
• 1617 - 1618: Alexander Baillie of Dunzean
• 1618 - 1619: Mr John Ross
• 1620 - 1621: James Cuthbert of Easter Drakies
• 1622 - 1623: James Cuthbert of Lochelin
• 1623 - 1624: Mr John Ross of Midleys
• 1624 - 1625: Alexander Baillie of Dunzean
• 1625 - 1627: Duncan Forbes of Buddit
• 1628 - 1629: James Cuthbert of Easter Draikies
• 1630 - 1630: Andrew Fraser
• 1631 - 1631: James Cuthbert of Draikies
• 1632 - 1632: Duncan Forbes of Bucht
• 1633 - 1633: Duncan Forbes
• 1634 - 1635: Mr John Ross Younger
• 1636 - 1636: James Cuthbert of Draikies
• 1636 - 1638: John Cuthbert, Wester Draikies
• 1638 - 1639: Master John Ross
• 1639 - 1640: James Cuthbert of Easter Draikies
• 1640 - 1643: James Ross of Merkinch
• 1643 - 1645: Duncan Forbes of Culloden
• 1645 - 1646: James Cuthbert of Easter Draikies
• 1646 - 1651: John Forbes, fiar of Culloden
• 1651 - 1652: Robert Ross
• 1652 - 1655: John Forbes
• 1655 - 1655: Robert Ross
• 1655 - 1662: No council records
• 1662 - 1662: Alexander Cuthbert
• 1662 - 1663: Robert Ross
• 1663 - 1666: Alexander Cuthbert
• 1666 - 1668: Alexander Dunbar (elder)
• 1668 - 1674: Alexander Cuthbert
• 1674 - 1679: Alexander Dunbar
• 1679 - 1680: Alexander Cuthbert
• 1680 - 1683: Alexander Dunbar
• 1683 - 1689: John Cuthbert of Draikies
• 1689 - 1692: Hugh Robertson
• 1692 - 1695: William Duff (elder)
• 1695 - 1699: Hugh Robertson
• 1699 - 1701: William Duff (elder)

18th century

• 1701 - 1703: Hugh Robertson
• 1703 - 1706: William Duff (elder)
• 1706 - 1709: Alexander Duff of Drumore
• 1709 - 1712: William Duff
• 1712 - 1715: Alexander Duff of Drumore
• 1715 - 1716: Alexander Clark, merchant
• 1716 - 1718: John Forbes of Culloden
• 1718 - 1720: Alexander Fraser
• 1720–1723: John Forbes of Culloden
• 1723–1725: Alexander Fraser
• 1725 - 1728: John Forbes of Culloden
• 1728–1729: Alexander Fraser
• 1729–1732: John Forbes of Culloden
• 1732–1735: Alexander Fraser
• 1735–1738: John Hossack
• 1738–1741: William Maclean of Dochgarroch
• 1741–1744: John Hossack
• 1744–1747: John Fraser
• 1747–1750: William Maclean of Dochgarroch
• 1750–1753: John Fraser
• 1753–1756: John Hossack
• 1756–1758: John Fraser
• 1758–1761: John Hossack
• 1761–1764: William Mackintosh (elder)
• 1764–1767: James Fraser
• 1767–1770: William Mackintosh (elder)
• 1770–1773: Phineas Mackintosh
• 1773–1776: William Chisholm
• 1776–1779: Phineas Mackintosh
• 1779–1782: William Chisholm
• 1782–1785: Phineas Mackintosh
• 1785–1788: William Mackintosh
• 1788–1791: Phineas Mackintosh
• 1791–1794: William Mackintosh
• 1794–1797: John Mackintosh (of the Aberarder family)
• 1797–1800: William Inglis of Kingsmills

19th century

• 1800–1803: John Mackintosh (of the Aberarder family)
• 1803–1804: Alexander Mackintosh
• 1804–1807: James Grant
• 1807–1810: Thomas Gilzean
• 1810–1813: James Grant
• 1813–1814: Thomas Gilzean
• 1814–1816: James Grant
• 1816–1818: James Robertson
• 1818–1822: Interim trustees
• 1822–1823: James Robertson
• 1823–1824: James Grant
• 1824–1827: James Robertson
• 1827–1829: James Grant
• 1829–1831: James Robertson
• 1831–1833: John Ross
• 1833–1834: John Mackenzie
• 1834–1836: John Fraser
• 1836–1839: John Ferguson
• 1839–1840: Alexander Cumming
• 1840–1843: John Inglis Nicol
• 1843–1846: James Sutherland
• 1847–1852: William Simpson
• 1852–1855: James Sutherland
• 1855–1867: Colin Lyon Mackenzie
• 1867–1873: John Mackenzie
• 1873–1875: Colin Lyon Mackenzie
• 1875–1880: Alexander Simpson
• 1880 - 1880: William Mackintosh
• 1880–1883: Alexander Fraser
• 1883–1889: Henry Cockburn Macandrew
• 1889–1895: Alexander Ross
• 1895 - 1901: William Macbean

Twentieth century

• 1901 - 1907: Arthur Dougal Ross
• 1907 - 1910: James Alexander Gossip
• 1910 - 1916: John Birnie
• 1916 - 1922: Sir Donald Macdonald
• 1922 - 1925: David Petrie
• 1925–1931: Alexander MacEwan
• 1931 - 1933: Donald Macdonald (died in office)
• 1933 - 1934: John Mackenzie (died in office)
• 1934 - 1945: Hugh Mackenzie
• 1945 - 1949: Hugh Ross
• 1949 - 1955: James M Grigor
• 1955 - 1961: Robert Wotherspoon
• 1961 - 1964: Allan Ross
• 1964 - 1967: William J Mackay
• 1967 - 1975: William A Smith
• 1975 - 1980: Ian C Fraser
• 1980 - 1992: Allan G Sellar
• 1992 - 1996: William A E Fraser
• 1996 - 1999: Allan G Sellar
• 1999 - 2007: William J Smith

21st century

• 2007 - 2008: Robert Wynd^[1]
• 2008 - : Jimmy Gray^[2]

References

• Am Baile: highland history and culture (website accessed on 14 June 2010).
• Alexander Macbain, Personal Names and Surnames of the Town of Inverness (Inverness, The Northern Counties Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd, 1895), at pp. 87–88 (1720 to 1895)