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continued as Lord
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There is debate around whether these offices constitute
Officers of the Crown.
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Abolished in 1707 (see Lord High
Treasurer of Great Britain)
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987:"Lord chancellors of Scotland in the Oxford DNB", in the
79:
27:
Former Great Office of State of the
Kingdom of Scotland.
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1226-1227: Thomas de
Stirling, Archdeacon of Glasgow
198:
1211-1224: William del Bois, Archdeacon of
Lothian
1621:Office is either vested in the Crown, or vacant.
384:1328-1329: Walter de Twynham, Rector of Glasgow
1636:
754:John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane
608:1488–1492: Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll
541:William Sinclair, Earl of Orkney and Caithness
1660:Lists of political office-holders in Scotland
1025:
719:1567–1573: James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
1221:Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk
1296:(see Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain)
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1006:, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
400:1338-1341: William Bullock, Chancellor to
76:in that capacity until his death in 1730.
851:
814:William Cunningham, 9th Earl of Glencairn
303:English Appointees during the Interregnum
1645:Members of the Privy Council of Scotland
1156:Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon
766:Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline
989:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
14:
1637:
1275:
1185:Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington
724:Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll
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822:(1st Duke of Rothes from 29 May 1680)
80:List of Lords Chancellors of Scotland
66:Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
1650:Political office-holders in Scotland
1594:Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland
1511:Prince and Great Steward of Scotland
795:James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
663:Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus
613:Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus
890:John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale
871:Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont
865:John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale
833:George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen
535:William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton
515:William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton
24:
896:James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield
884:James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield
801:John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudoun
742:Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll
587:Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll
25:
1671:
846:James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth
760:John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose
708:George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly
702:James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
696:George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly
619:George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly
561:Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avandale
1257:
1252:
980:The Lord Chancellors of Scotland
772:George Hay, 1st Earl of Kinnoull
736:John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl
327:1294-1295: Thomas de Hunsinghore
235:
118:bef.1150-1153: Walter, possibly
1530:Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll
820:John Leslie, 7th Earl of Rothes
530:, Bishop of Dunkeld and Glasgow
202:
1137:Leader of the House of Commons
1096:Secretary of State for Justice
959:
950:
13:
1:
1489:Resigned to the Crown in 1703
1460:Lord President of the Council
1125:Lord President of the Council
938:
806:
523:, Archbishop of Saint Andrews
453:
125:
74:Extraordinary Lord of Session
62:Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
1655:Lord chancellors of Scotland
1433:Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian
1160:Leader of the House of Lords
928:Secretary of State, Scotland
923:Treasurer-depute of Scotland
838:
777:
748:James Stewart, Earl of Arran
553:
429:
415:1350-1352: William Caldwell
330:1295-1296: Alexander Kennedy
142:
64:of England became the first
7:
1623:Status is currently debated
933:List of Masters of Requests
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713:
625:James Stewart, Duke of Ross
592:
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32:Lord Chancellor of Scotland
10:
1676:
1606:First Minister of Scotland
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730:John Lyon, 8th Lord Glamis
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913:Privy Council of Scotland
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439:, Bishop-elect of Dunkeld
215:, Bishop-elect of Dunkeld
195:, Bishop-elect of Glasgow
943:
789:Archbishop of St Andrews
690:Archbishop of St Andrews
656:Archbishop of St Andrews
635:Archbishop of St Andrews
263:Richard de Inverkeithing
51:Keeper of the Great Seal
1241:(in right of the Crown)
1056:Great Officers of State
1041:Great Officers of State
1003:The Bishops of Scotland
876:
324:1292: Alan de Dumfries
1171:Lord Great Chamberlain
852:William II and Mary II
406:1342: William de Bosco
40:Great Officer of State
18:Chancellor of Scotland
1481:Lord High Chamberlain
1450:Officers of the Crown
1407:Lord Treasurer-depute
918:Treasurer of Scotland
673:Archbishop of Glasgow
652:Archbishop of Glasgow
465:Archdeacon of Glasgow
409:1335x1340–1346: Sir
351:William de Bevercotes
297:Archdeacon of Lothian
220:William de Bondington
1379:Lady Elish Angiolini
1284:Lord High Chancellor
1084:Lord High Chancellor
993:accessed 20 Feb 2007
908:Director of Chancery
287:Bishop of St Andrews
257:Bishop of St Andrews
247:Abbot of Dunfermline
183:William de Malveisin
167:Bishop of St Andrews
148:1165-1171: Nicholas
36:Lord High Chancellor
1522:Lord High Constable
1371:Lord Clerk Register
1306:Lord High Treasurer
1195:Lord High Constable
1107:Lord High Treasurer
600:William Elphinstone
549:, Bishop of Brechin
471:Gilbert de Greenlaw
420:Patrick de Leuchars
372:Bishop of the Isles
341:Nicholas de Balmyle
320:William de Dumfries
314:Bishop of Caithness
243:Robert de Keldeleth
193:Florence of Holland
44:Kingdom of Scotland
1425:Lord Justice Clerk
604:Bishop of Aberdeen
475:Bishop of Aberdeen
345:Bishop of Dunblane
335:Walter de Amersham
230:William de Lindsay
108:Bishop of Aberdeen
98:Herbert of Selkirk
60:At the Union, the
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1584:Abolished in 1707
1576:Lord High Admiral
1548:Vacant since 1863
1499:Lord High Steward
1471:abolished in 1708
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1350:Abolished in 1709
1332:Vacant since 1921
1267:Officers of State
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1231:Lord High Admiral
1066:Lord High Steward
785:John Spottiswoode
722:1573 (Jan–Sep):
631:Alexander Stewart
598:1488 (Feb–Jun):
581:Bishop of Dunkeld
577:James Livingstone
571:Bishop of Glasgow
547:George Shoreswood
502:Bishop of Glasgow
492:Bishop of Glasgow
448:Bishop of Dunkeld
424:Bishop of Brechin
396:Bishop of Brechin
368:Abbot of Arbroath
310:Alan de St Edmund
277:Bishop of Glasgow
267:Bishop of Dunkeld
224:Bishop of Glasgow
187:Bishop of Glasgow
177:Bishop of Glasgow
163:Roger de Beaumont
157:Bishop of Dunkeld
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686:David Beaton
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669:Gavin Dunbar
667:1528–1543:
661:1527–1528:
648:James Beaton
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486:1422–1425:
469:1396-1421:
461:Duncan Petit
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385:
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1239:Charles III
1133:Lucy Powell
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349:1304-1306:
96:1126-1143:
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1639:Categories
1058:of England
939:References
807:Charles II
567:John Laing
454:Robert III
133:Enguerrand
126:Malcolm IV
68:, but the
1135:MP (also
839:James VII
778:Charles I
554:James III
430:Robert II
143:William I
1604:MSP (as
1180:In gross
1049:Scotland
902:See also
714:James VI
593:James IV
508:James II
379:David II
357:Robert I
38:, was a
1276:Greater
1094:MP (as
1045:England
973:Sources
654:(later
641:James V
481:James I
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253:Gamelin
85:David I
42:in the
1363:Lesser
1203:Vacant
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1074:Vacant
679:Mary I
104:Edward
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