Secretary of State, Scotland
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The Secretary of State was a senior post in the pre-Union government of Scotland.
The office first appeared in the 14th century, when it was combined with Keepership of the Privy Seal. Though always regarded as an Officer of State, the Secretary did not invariably sit in the Parliament of Scotland after 1603, because his duties normally involved his attendance upon the monarch in England. Between 1608 and 1640 there were often two Secretaries, which became normal practice after 1680, although only one could sit in Parliament.
The office was abolished as such in 1709, though from then until 1725 and again from 1742 to 1746 there was a third Secretary of State with particular responsibility for Scottish affairs, for those posts, see Secretary of State for Scotland.
[edit] Secretaries of State
| Holder | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Paniter, Bishop of Ross | 1554 | 1558 | |
| William Maitland | 1558 | ? | |
| Earl of Melrose | ? | ? | |
| William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling | 1626 | 1640 (died) | |
| Sir Archibald Acheson of Glencairnie | 1627 | 1634 (died) | |
| William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton | 1640 | 1649 | |
| Sir Robert Spottiswood of New Abbey | 1644 | 1644 | |
| William Ker, 3rd Earl of Lothian | 10 Mar 1649 | ||
| John Maitland, 2nd Earl of Lauderdale | 19 Jan 1661 | 1680 (dismissed) | |
| Alexander Stewart, 5th Earl of Moray | 11 Oct 1680 | 1688 | |
| Charles Middleton, 2nd Earl of Middleton | 26 Sep 1682 | 1684 | |
| John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort | 15 Sep 1684 | 1689 | |
| George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville | 13 May 1689 | 1691 | |
| John Dalrymple, Master of Stair | 1 Jan 1691 | 1695 | |
| James Johnston | 3 Mar 1692 | 1696 | |
| John Murray, Earl of Tullibardine | 15 Jan 1696 | 31 Mar 1698 | |
| James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield | 5 Feb 1696 | 21 Nov 1702 | |
| John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Hyndford | 31 Jan 1699 | 6 May 1702 | |
| James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry | 6 May 1702 | 16 Oct 1704 (vac) | |
| George Mackenzie, 1st Viscount Tarbat | 21 Nov 1702 | 17 Oct 1704 (vac) | |
| John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe | 16 Oct 1704 | 5 Jun 1705 | |
| James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield | 17 Oct 1704 | Mar 1705 | |
| William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale | 10 Mar 1705 | Sep 1705 | |
| Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun | 5 Jun 1705 | 25 May 1708 | |
| John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar | 19 Sep 1705 | Feb 1709 (dism) |
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