List of Lords Provost of Dundee

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The Lord Provost of Dundee is the leader of the City of Dundee local authority in Scotland. They are elected by the city council and serve not only as the chair of that body, but as a figurehead and Lord Lieutenant for the city. They are equivalent in many ways to the institution of Mayor that exists in other countries.

Each of the 32 Scottish local authorities elects a Provost, but it is only in the four main cities, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee that have a Lord Provost. This is enshrined in the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

The Mediaeval burgh of Dundee was administered by officials known as "Bailies", Provosts and the office of "Constable of Dundee". The office of Provost as the single chief official of the burgh was not created until the 1480s.

The current Lord Provost is John Letford.

[edit] List of Provosts and Lord Provosts

As Provost

1482 David Rollok
1483 Robert Graham of Fintry
1483 - 1484 David Aberkirdor
1485 - 1492 James Rollok
1492 - 1497 James Scrymgeour, (Constable of Dundee)
1497 - 1498 Robert Graham of Fintry
1504 - 1509 James Rollok
1509 - 1513 Alexander Ogilvie
1513 Lord Gray
1513 Andrew Abercrombie
1513 - 1514 Earl of Crauford
1514 - 1516 James Rollok
1516 - 1520 James Scrymgeour, (Constable of Dundee)
1520 - 1523 Alexander Ogilvie
1523 - 1525 William Carmichael of Carpow
1526 - 1528 John Scrymgeour of Glaister
1528 - 1530 James Scrymgeour, (Constable of Dundee)
1531 - 1532 John Barrie
1543 - 1544 Walter Scrymgeour of Glaswell
1544 - 1545 Robert Myln
1550 James Dog of Dunrobbene
1551 - 1565 James Halyburton
1565 - 1566 Earl of Crauford
1566 - 1586 James Halyburton
1586 - 1590 James Scrymgeour of Dudhope
1590 - 1592 James Forrester
1592 - 1593 James Auchinlek
1593 - 1609 Sir James Scrymgeour
1609 - 1614 William Duncan
1614 - 1626 William Auchinlek
1626 - 1631 Thomas Halyburton
1631 - 1633 Thomas Auchinlek
1633 - 1637 Thomas Davidson
1637 - 1643 James Fletcher
1643 - 1646 James Piersoun
1646 - 1650 William Kinneris (Kinnear)
1650 - 1658 Thomas Mudy
1658 - 1659 Sir Thomas Mudy
1659 - 1666 Alexander Wedderburn
1666 - 1667 George Fletcher
1667 - 1669 George Brown
1669 - 1670 John Tarbet
1670 - 1672 Alexander Watson
1672 - 1677 George Brown
1677 - 1681 Alexander Wedderburn of Easter Powrie
1681 - 1685 Alexander Duncan
1685 - 1686 James Fletcher
1686 Election of Provosts Prohibited by King James VII (see Claim of Right)
1686 - 1687 Major General John Graham of Claverhouse
1687 - 1688 James Fletcher
1688 - 1689 Major General John Graham of Claverhouse
1689 - 1698 James Fletcher
1698 - 1700 Alexander Blair
1700 - 1702 John Scrymgeour
1702 - 1704 John Duncan
1704 - 1706 Alexander Blair
1706 - 1708 George Yeaman
1708 - 1710 Alexander Blair
1710 - 1712 George Yeaman
1712 - 1714 Magister Henry Guthrie
1714 - 1716 Alexander Ballingall
1716 - 1717 John Scrymgeour (Installed by order of the John Campbell the Duke of Argyll, see The 'Fifteen)
1717 - 1719 Magister Alexander Duncan of Lundie
1719 - 1721 John Scrymgeour
1721 - 1723 Thomas Bower
1723 - 1725 David Maxwell
1725 - 1727 George Ramsay
1727 - 1728 Alexander Ferrier
1728 - 1731 James Fairweather
1731 - 1732 Alexander Robertson
1732 - 1735 James Fairweather
1735 - 1736 Patrick Maxwell
1736 - 1738 Andrew Wardropper
1738 - 1741 John Donaldson
1741 - 1742 Alexander Robertson
1742 - 1744 Patrick Yeaman of Blacklaw
1744 - 1747 Alexander Duncan of Lundie
1747 - 1748 Patrick Yeaman of Blacklaw
1748 - 1750 George Yeaman of Balbeuchly
1750 - 1753 Patrick Yeaman of Blacklaw
1753 - 1754 Andrew Wardropper
1754 - 1757 Patrick Yeaman
1757 - 1758 Andrew Wardropper
1758 - 1761 George Yeaman
1761 - 1762 Patrick Yeaman
1762 - 1764 John Halyburton
1764 - 1766 John Barclay
1766 - 1768 Patrick Maxwell
1768 - 1770 George Maxwell
1770 - 1772 Patrick Maxwell
1772 - 1774 Henry Geekie
1774 - 1776 Patrick Maxwell
1776 - 1778 George Maxwell of Balmyle
1778 - 1780 Henry Geekie
1780 - 1782 Patrick Maxwell
1782 - 1784 John Pitcairn
1784 - 1786 Patrick Maxwell
1786 - 1788 John Pitcairn
1788 - 1790 Alexander Riddoch
1790 - 1792 James Johnston
1792 - 1794 Alexander Riddoch
1794 - 1796 Alexander Thoms
1796 - 1798 Alexander Riddoch
1798 - 1800 Alexander Thoms
1800 - 1802 Alexander Riddoch
1802 - 1804 John Guild
1804 - 1807 Alexander Riddoch
1807 - 1808 John Guild
1808 - 1810 Alexander Riddoch
1810 - 1812 John Guild
1812 - 1814 Alexander Riddoch
1814 - 1816 John Guild
1816 - 1818 Alexander Riddoch
1818 - 1820 Patrick Anderson
1820 - 1822 David Brown
1822 - 1824 Patrick Anderson
1824 - 1826 David Brown
1826 - 1828 Alexander Balfour
1828 - 1830 Thomas Bell
1831 Robert Jobson
1831 - 1833 William Lindsay
1833 - 1839 Alexander Kay
1839 - 1841 William Hackney
1841 - William Johnstone
1841 - 1844 Alexander Lawson
1844 - 1847 James Brown
1847 - 1853 Patrick Hunter Thoms
1853 - 1856 George Rough
1856 - 1858 John Ewan
1858 David Rollo
1858 - 1861 David Jobson
1861 - 1867 Charles Parker
1867 - 1869 William Hay
1869 - 1872 James Yeaman
1872 - 1875 James Cox
1875 - 1878 William Robertson
1878 - 1881 William Brownlee
1881 - 1884 Alexander Hay Moncur
1884 - 1887 Hugh Ballingall
1887 - 1890 William Hunter