List of provosts of Perth

The is a list of provosts of Perth. Perth is a city in Scotland, and the role of provost is similar to that of a mayor in many other countries.

The Merchant Guild of Perth was chartered in 1210, and the post of provost may have originated at this point.^[1] The first holder whose name is known is John Mercer, who served in 1368.^[2]

Until 1975, the post was Lord Provost of Perth, and ranked second in precedence after the Lord Provost of Edinburgh. With the reorganisation of local government, it became Provost of Perth and Kinross.^[1]

1368: John Mercer^[3]

Laurence Spence^[3]

William Mercer^[3]

Andrew de Martyn^[3]

John de Pitscottie^[3]

1465: Andrew Charteris^[3]

1471: Robert Donyng^[3]

Andrew de Martyn^[3]

Richard de Strathearn^[3]

Alexander Bunch^[3]

Thomas Peebles^[3]

Robert Mercer^[3]

Walter Ireland^[3]

Patrick Wells^[3]

1500: Patrick Wells^[3]

Robert Mercer^[3]

Andrew Charteris^[3]

John Charteris^[3]

Alexander Tyre, of Busbie^[3]

Andrew Bunch^[3]

1504: Alexander Blair^[3]

1509: John Donyng^[3]

1521: Patrick Charteris^[3]

1523: Alexander M'Breck^[3]

William, Lord Ruthven^[3]

Oliver Maxton^[3]

John Christison^[3]

William Patullo^[3]

1544: Patrick Ruthven^[4]

1584: Patrick, Master of Ruthven^[3]

Sir William Murray, of Tullibardine^[3]

William, Earl of Gowrie^[3]

John, Earl of Montrose^[3]

John, Earl of Atholl^[3]

James Hepburn^[3]

James, Earl of Gowrie^[3]

John, Earl of Gowrie^[3]

1600: David Murray, afterwards Lord Scone^[3]

James Adamson^[3]

Viscount Stormont^[3]

Alexander Peebles^[3]

Robert Arnot^[3]

Andrew Gray^[3]

Andrew Grant^[3]

Andrew Butter^[3]

John Paterson^[3]

1664: Sir Patrick Threipland^[3]

1666: George Threipland^[3]

Archibald Christie^[3]

Andrew Jackson^[3]

Patrick Hay^[3]

Robert Lauder^[3]

John Glas^[3]

Robert Smyth^[3]

George Oliphant^[3]

James Cree^[3]

David Murray^[3]

Patrick Davidson^[3]

1700: George Oliphant^[3]

Patrick Davidson^[3]

1704: Alexander Robertson^[3]

1706: James Cree^[3]

James Brown^[3]

William Austen^[3]

Robert Robertson^[3]

Patrick Hay^[3]

William Ferguson^[3]

Colin Brown^[3]

Patrick Crie^[3]

John Robertson^[3]

William Stuart^[3]

William Gray^[3]

John Stuart^[3]

Alexander Simpson^[3]

George Fechney^[3]

1784: Thomas Marshall

1785: Thomas Marshall^[3]

William Alison^[3]

John Caw^[3]

Alexander Fechney^[3]

James Ramsay^[3]

Thomas Black^[3]

1800: Thomas Hay Marshall^[5]

1801: Thomas Hay Marshall

1802: John Caw

1803: John Caw

1804: Thomas Hay Marshall

1805: Thomas Hay Marshall

1806: John Caw

1807: John Caw

1808: Laurence Robertson

1809: Laurence Robertson

1810: Robert Ross

1811: Robert Ross

1812: Laurence Robertson

1813: Laurence Robertson

1814: Robert Ross

1815: Robert Ross

1816: Laurence Robertson

1817: Laurence Robertson

1818: David Morison

1819: David Morison

1820: Robert Ross

1821: Robert Ross

1822: Patrick Gilbert Stewart

1823: Patrick Gilbert Stewart

1824: Robert Ross

1825: Robert Ross

1825: Patrick Gilbert Stewart

1826: Patrick Gilbert Stewart

1827: Robert Ross

1828: Robert Ross

1829: Patrick Gilbert Stewart

1830: Patrick Gilbert Stewart

1839: David Greig^[6]

1841: David Greig

1842: Charles Graham Sidney

1862: Sir David Ross

1867: John Pullar^[7]

1873: Andrew Graham

1880: Kirkwood Hewat

1890: George Wilson

1893: John Dewar

1899: David Macgregor

1902: Thomas Love

1909: Duncan Macnab

1912: Charles Scott

1919: Archibald Ure Wotherspoon

1922: John Dewar

1924: Thomas Dempster

1932: Thomas Hunter

1935: Robert Nimmo^[8]

1945: John Ure Primrose^[9]

1954: John Buchan

John T. Young

1963: Robert Ritchie^[10]

1966: David Kinnear Thomson^[11]

1972: Alexander Cross

1975:

John Mathieson

1988: Alexander Murray^[12]

19??:

John Cullivan

1999: Mike O'Malley^[13]

2003: Bob Scott^[14]

2007: John Hulbert

2012: Liz Grant^[15]

2017: Dennis Melloy^[16]

2022: Xander McDade^[17]

[1]
"The Fair City of Perth" (PDF). Perth and Kinross Council. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
[2]
Crawford Smith, David (1906). The Historians of Perth, and Other Local and Topographical Writers, Up to the End of the Nineteenth Century. J. Christie.
[3]
Cowan, Samuel (1904). Perth, the Ancient Capital of Scotland. Vol. 1.
[4]
Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 100 - 101.
[5]
The Ancient Capital of Scotland: The Story of Perth from the Invasion of Agricola to the Passing of the Reform Bill · Volume 1, Samuel Cowan (1904), p. 375
[6]
New Edinburgh Almanac and National Repository. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. 1840. p. 329.
[7]
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: John Pullar
[8]
Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage. Burke's Peerage. 1956.
[9]
Bracken, C. P. (1967). Who's who in British Aviation. English Universities Press.
[10]
"Interesting discovery". The Courier & Advertiser. 12 October 2016.
[11]
"Thomson, David Kinnear". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 7 April 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
[12]
Arbuckle, Andrew (22 June 2022). "Obituaries: Alexander Murray, hill farmer and former Perth Provost". The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
[13]
Anderson, Kathryn (18 January 2022). "Tributes paid to popular former Perth and Kinross Council Provost who died at the weekend". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
[14]
Wilson, Willie (21 May 1942). "Obituary: Bob Scott, former provost, Perth and Kinross Council". The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
[15]
"Provost of Perth and Kinross Liz Grant reflects on five years as civic head of local authority during a time of great change". Daily Record. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
[16]
Chalmers, Robbie (10 May 2022). "Provost of Perth and Kinross Council will "step into retirement" after local election exit". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
[17]
Duncan, Emma (21 June 2022). "'I'm the Provost of Perth and Kinross aged 28 - here's how I got there'". The Courier. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

[fair-1] [1]
"The Fair City of Perth" (PDF). Perth and Kinross Council. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

[2] [2]
Crawford Smith, David (1906). The Historians of Perth, and Other Local and Topographical Writers, Up to the End of the Nineteenth Century. J. Christie.

[mercer-3] [3]
Cowan, Samuel (1904). Perth, the Ancient Capital of Scotland. Vol. 1.

[Clan.Encyclopedia.Charteris-4] [4]
Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 100 - 101.

[5] [5]
The Ancient Capital of Scotland: The Story of Perth from the Invasion of Agricola to the Passing of the Reform Bill · Volume 1, Samuel Cowan (1904), p. 375

[Edinburgh-6] [6]
New Edinburgh Almanac and National Repository. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. 1840. p. 329.

[7] [7]
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: John Pullar

[8] [8]
Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage. Burke's Peerage. 1956.

[9] [9]
Bracken, C. P. (1967). Who's who in British Aviation. English Universities Press.

[10] [10]
"Interesting discovery". The Courier & Advertiser. 12 October 2016.

[whoswho-11] [11]
"Thomson, David Kinnear". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 7 April 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[12] [12]
Arbuckle, Andrew (22 June 2022). "Obituaries: Alexander Murray, hill farmer and former Perth Provost". The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

[13] [13]
Anderson, Kathryn (18 January 2022). "Tributes paid to popular former Perth and Kinross Council Provost who died at the weekend". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

[14] [14]
Wilson, Willie (21 May 1942). "Obituary: Bob Scott, former provost, Perth and Kinross Council". The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

[15] [15]
"Provost of Perth and Kinross Liz Grant reflects on five years as civic head of local authority during a time of great change". Daily Record. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

[16] [16]
Chalmers, Robbie (10 May 2022). "Provost of Perth and Kinross Council will "step into retirement" after local election exit". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

[17] [17]
Duncan, Emma (21 June 2022). "'I'm the Provost of Perth and Kinross aged 28 - here's how I got there'". The Courier. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

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