LIST OF BAILLIES, PROVOSTS & LORD PROVOSTS OF THE BURGH OF DUNDEE | ||
The minutes of the Town Council of Dundee which are still in existence do not bear an earlier date than 1552, but as the names of Provosts and Baillies were usually entered in the 'Lockit-Book' over every name of an admitted Burgess, it is thus possible to form a more complete historical list of Office Holders for the City. Where dates before 1482 omit any mention of a Provost, the name of the Principal Baillie has been listed. | ||
(Numbered references appear at the foot of the table.) | ||
1286 | Radulfo, Magister de Dundee | |
1330 | Richard de Fordoun | Senior Provost |
1341 | Alan de Balmossy | Baillie |
1341 | Peter de Haia | Baillie |
1341 | William de Both | Baillie |
1341 | Richard de Fordoun | Junior Baillie |
1342 | Nicholas de Both | Provost |
1342 | Alexander de Scralyn | Baillie |
1343 | Stephen Forbour | Baillie |
1360 | Patrick Parker | Baillie |
1362 | William de Harden | Baillie |
1362 | Thomas of Angus | Baillie |
1364 | William de Harden | Provost |
1365 | Andrew Parker | Baillie |
1365 | Andrew Clerk | Baillie |
1366 | Alexander Skyrmechour 1 | Constable, Provost |
1366 | William de Inverpefre | Baillie |
1367 | Andrew Parker | Baillie |
1369 | William de Harden | Provost |
1375 | Galfrid Ayre | Baillie |
1376 | Richard Spalding | Baillie |
1377 | Laurence Brow | Baillie |
1377 | Robert Bell | Baillie |
1379 | Thomas Clerk | Baillie |
1380 | Robert Templeman | Baillie |
1381 | Robert Bell | Baillie |
1382 | Hugh de Jedworth | Baillie |
1383 | Robert Bell | Baillie |
1384 | Robert Templeman | Baillie |
1384 | David de Aberkirdor | Baillie |
1384 | John de Mortuo Mari 2 | Baillie |
1387 | Richard Scott | Baillie |
1388 | Robert Templeman | Baillie |
1389 | Hugh de Jedworth | Baillie |
1390 | Robert Templeman | Baillie |
1391 | Patrick de Inverpefre | Baillie |
1392 | Richard Scott | Baillie |
1393 | William Clerk | Baillie |
1393 | John Young | Baillie |
1395 | Richard Scott | Baillie |
1396 | Robert Templeman | Baillie |
1397 | Richard Scott | Baillie |
1398 | Robert de Guthry | Baillie |
1401 | John de Lyndesei | Baillie |
1402 | Richard Scott | Baillie |
1403 | Robert de Guthry 3 | Baillie |
1404 | Robert Templeman | Baillie |
1405 | Richard Scott | Baillie |
1406 - 07 | Adam Clerk | Baillie |
1409 | Richard Scott | Baillie |
1410 | John Mortuo Mari 2 | Baillie |
1410 | John Andrewson | Baillie |
1412 - 14 | Richard Scott | Baillie & Clerk of Coquet |
1415 - 18 | James Elgy | Baillie |
1420 | Galfrid de Disart | Baillie |
1421 | Duncan Parcare | Baillie |
1421 | Thomas Clerk | Baillie |
1421 | William de Blare | Baillie |
1422 - 24 | Duncan Parcare | Baillie |
1425 - 28 | Galfrid de Disart | Baillie |
1429 | William de Strathechyn | Provost |
1429 | William Plater | Baillie |
1431 | William Playfair | Baillie |
1434 | Simon de Ferne | Baillie |
1435 | Alexander de Blare | Baillie |
1435 | David de Aberkirdor | Baillie |
1435 | David de Spalding | Baillie |
1438 | Simon de Ferne | Baillie |
1442 | David Spalding | Baillie |
1443 | William de Straithain | Provost |
1444 - 45 | Walter Grynlaw | Baillie |
1446 | William de Straithain | Baillie |
1447 - 48 | James de Fothringhame | Baillie |
1449 | Robert de Balmanach | Baillie |
1450 | James de Fothringhame | Baillie |
1451 | Walter Grenelaw | Baillie |
1453 | James de Fothringhame | Baillie |
1454 | Robert Deuchre | Baillie |
1454 | Henry de Fothringhame of Pourie | Provost |
1455 | Malcolm de Deuchre | Baillie |
1456 | David Guthrie | Baillie |
1457 | Walter Grinlaw | Baillie |
1459 | David Spalding | Baillie |
1459 | Thomas Spalding | Provost |
1460 | William de Strathauchtyne 4 | Provost |
1461 | John Scrymgeour | Provost |
1462 | Robert de Deuchir | Baillie |
1463 | David Aberkirdor | Provost |
1463 - 64 | James Blare | Provost |
1464 - 66 | James de Fothringhame | Baillie |
1466 | Robert Graham | Provost |
1467 | Malcolm Guthrie | Baillie |
1468 | David Aberkirdor | Baillie |
1469 | Andrew Moncurr | Baillie |
1469 - 70 | John Hay | Provost |
1470 | Malcolm Guthrie | Provost |
1472 – 75 | Malcolm Guthrie | Baillie |
1476 | James Fullerton | Provost |
1477 | David Rollok | Baillie |
1478 - 79 | Robert Graham of Fintry | Provost |
1480 | Malcolm Guthrie | Baillie |
1481 | James Fothringhame | Baillie |
5 After this entry, the names are those of Provosts only. | ||
1482 | David Rollok | Provost |
1483 | Robert Graham of Fintry | |
1483 - 84 | David Aberkirdor | |
1485 | James Rollok | |
1492 - 97 | James Scrymgeour, Constable of Dundee | |
1497 - 98 | Robert Graham of Fintry | |
1504 | James Rollok | |
1509 | Alexander Ogilvie | |
1513 | Lord Gray | |
1513 | Andrew Abercrombie | |
1513 - 14 | Earl of Crauford | |
1514 - 16 | James Rollok | |
1516 - 20 | James Scrymgeour, Constable of Dundee | |
1520 - 23 | Alexander Ogilvie | |
1523 - 25 | William Carmichael of Carpow | |
1526 - 28 | John Scrymgeour of Glaister | |
1528 - 30 | James Scrymgeour, Constable of Dundee | |
1531 - 32 | John Barrie | |
1543 - 44 | Walter Scrymgeour of Glaswell | |
1544 - 45 | Robert Myln | |
1550 | James Dog of Dunrobbene | |
1551 - 65 | James Halyburton 6 | |
1565 - 66 | Earl of Crauford | |
1566 - 86 | James Halyburton | |
1586 - 90 | James Scrymgeour of Dudhop | |
1590 - 92 | James Forrester | |
1592 - 93 | James Auchinlek | |
1593 - 1609 | Sir James Scrymgeour | |
1609 - 14 | William Duncan | |
1614 - 26 | William Auchinlek | |
1626 - 31 | Thomas Halyburton | |
1631 - 33 | Thomas Auchinlek | |
1633 - 37 | Thomas Davidson | |
1637 - 43 | James Fletcher | |
1643 - 46 | James Piersoun | |
1646 - 50 | William Kinneris 7 | |
1650 - 58 | Thomas Mudy | |
1658 - 59 | Sir Thomas Mudy | |
1659 - 66 | Alexander Wedderburn | |
1666 - 67 | George Fletcher | |
1667 - 69 | George Brown | |
1669 - 70 | John Tarbet | |
1670 - 72 | Alexander Watson | |
1672 - 77 | George Brown | |
1677 - 81 | Alexander Wedderburn of Easter Powrie | |
1681 - 85 | Alexander Duncan | |
1685 - 86 | James Fletcher | |
1686 | Election of Magistrates Prohibited by the King | |
1686 - 87 | Major General John Graham of Claverhouse (Appointed by Royal Warrant) 8 | |
1687 - 88 | James Fletcher | |
1688 - 89 | Major General John Graham of Claverhouse | |
1689 - 98 | James Fletcher | |
1698 - 1700 | Alexander Blair | |
1700 - 02 | John Scrymgeour | |
1702 - 04 | John Duncan | |
1704 - 06 | Alexander Blair | |
1706 - 08 | George Yeaman | |
1708 - 10 | Alexander Blair | |
1710 - 12 | George Yeaman | |
1712 - 14 | Magister Henry Guthrie | |
1714 - 16 | Alexander Ballingall | |
1716 - 17 | John Scrymgeour 9 | |
1717 - 19 | Magister Alexander Duncan of Lundie | |
1719 - 21 | John Scrymgeour | |
1721 - 23 | Thomas Bower | |
1723 - 25 | David Maxwell | |
1725 - 27 | George Ramsay | |
1727 - 28 | Alexander Ferrier | |
1728 - 31 | James Fairweather | |
1731 - 32 | Alexander Robertson | |
1732 - 35 | James Fairweather | |
1735 - 36 | Patrick Maxwell | |
1736 - 38 | Andrew Wardropper | |
1738 - 41 | John Donaldson | |
1741 - 42 | Alexander Robertson | |
1742 - 44 | Patrick Yeaman of Blacklaw | |
1744 - 47 | Alexander Duncan of Lundie | |
1747 - 48 | Patrick Yeaman of Blacklaw | |
1748 - 50 | George Yeaman of Balbeuchly | |
1750 - 53 | Patrick Yeaman of Blacklaw | |
1753 - 54 | Andrew Wardropper | |
1754 - 57 | Patrick Yeaman | |
1757 - 58 | Andrew Wardropper | |
1758 - 61 | George Yeaman | |
1761 - 62 | Patrick Yeaman | |
1762 - 64 | John Halyburton | |
1764 - 66 | John Barclay | |
1766 - 68 | Patrick Maxwell | |
1768 - 70 | George Maxwell | |
1770 - 72 | Patrick Maxwell | |
1772 - 74 | Henry Geekie | |
1774 - 76 | Patrick Maxwell | |
1776 - 78 | George Maxwell of Balmyle | |
1778 - 80 | Henry Geekie | |
1780 - 82 | Patrick Maxwell | |
1782 - 84 | John Pitcairn | |
1784 - 86 | Patrick Maxwell | |
1786 - 88 | John Pitcairn | |
1788 - 90 | Alexander Riddoch | |
1790 - 92 | James Johnston | |
1792 - 94 | Alexander Riddoch | |
1794 - 96 | Alexander Thoms | |
1796 - 98 | Alexander Riddoch | |
1798 - 1800 | Alexander Thoms | |
1800 - 02 | Alexander Riddoch | |
1802 - 04 | John Guild | |
1804 - 07 | Alexander Riddoch | |
1807 - 08 | John Guild | |
1808 - 10 | Alexander Riddoch | |
1810 - 12 | John Guild | |
1812 - 14 | Alexander Riddoch | |
1814 - 16 | John Guild | |
1816 - 18 | Alexander Riddoch | |
1818 - 20 | Patrick Anderson | |
1820 - 22 | David Brown | |
1822 - 24 | Patrick Anderson | |
1824 - 26 | David Brown | |
1826 - 28 | Alexander Balfour | |
1828 - 30 | Thomas Bell | |
1831 | Robert Jobson | |
1831 - 33 | William Lindsay | |
1833 - 39 | Alexander Kay | |
1839 - 41 | William Hackney | |
1841 | William Johnstone | |
1841 - 44 | Alexander Lawson | |
1844 - 47 | James Brown | |
1847 - 53 | Patrick Hunter Thoms | |
1853 - 56 | George Rough | |
1856 - 58 | John Ewan | |
1858 | David Rollo | |
1858 - 61 | David Jobson | |
1861 - 67 | Charles Parker | |
1867 - 69 | William Hay | |
1869 - 72 | James Yeaman 10 | |
1872 - 75 | James Cox | |
1875 - 78 | William Robertson | |
1878 - 81 | William Brownlee | |
1881 - 84 | Alexander Hay Moncur | |
1884 - 87 | Hugh Ballingall | |
1887 - 90 | William Hunter | |
11 From this date on, all names listed are 'Lord Provosts'. | ||
1890 - 93 | Alexander Mathewson | |
1893 - 96 | Sir James Low, Bart | |
1896 - 99 | Henry McGrady | |
1899 - 1902 | William Hunter | |
1902 - 05 | Charles Barrie | |
1905 - 08 | William Longair | |
1908 - 14 | Sir James Urquhart | |
1914 - 20 | Sir William Don | |
1920 - 23 | Sir Alexander Spence | |
1923 - 29 | Sir William High | |
1929 - 32 | George Anderson Johnston | |
1932 - 35 | William Huntley Buist | |
1935 - 40 | Sir John Phin | |
1940 - 46 | Sir Garnet Wilson | |
1946 - 49 | Archibald Powrie | |
1949 | John Campsie Adamson | |
1949 - 52 | Richard Fenton | |
1952 - 54 | William Black | |
1954 - 60 | William Hughes | |
1960 - 68 | Maurice McManus | |
1968 - 70 | Alexander MacKenzie | |
1970 - 73 | William K. Fitzgerald | |
1973 - 75 | Thomas W. Moore | |
1975 - 77 | Charles D. P. Farquhar | |
1977 - 80 | Henry W. C. Vaughan | |
1980 - 84 | James P. Gowans | |
1984 - 92 | Thomas Mitchell | |
1992 - 95 | Thomas M. McDonald | |
1995 - 96 | Norman A. McGowan | |
1996 - 99 | Mervyn J. Rolfe | |
1999 - 2001 | Helen Wright 12 | |
2001 - | John Ross Letford | |
1 An early form of the name Scrymgeour. | ||
2 An early form of the name Mortimer. | ||
3 In the Exchequer Roll, the remark reads "Robert de Guthry was the sole Baillie present, the other baillies died of the plague." | ||
4 An early form of the name Strachan. | ||
5 After this entry, the names are those of Provosts only. | ||
6 Killed at the Siege of Leith. | ||
7 An early form of the name Kinnear. | ||
8 Known as 'Bonnie Dundee' - he was killed at the Battle of Killiecrankie, 1689. | ||
9 Installed by order of the Duke of Argyll. | ||
10 New Provost's Chain (See page 12 of booklet) | ||
11 From this date on, all names listed are 'Lord Provosts'. | ||
12 Dundee's first woman to serve as Lord Provost. |
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