List of provosts of Montrose

The Provost of Montrose was the head of the Montrose burgh council in Scotland. Provosts were elected by the council and served not only as the chairman of that body, but as a figurehead for the entire town. They were equivalent in many ways to the institution of mayor.

Each of the 32 Scottish local authorities elects a convener or provost, but it is only 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.

Provosts

 * c. 1419-?	John Setoun
 * c. 1430-?	Alexander
 * c. 1431-?	Patrick Barclay
 * c. 1434-?	David Rukby
 * c. 1493-?, ?-1498-?	Walter Ogilvy of Rynd
 * c.1517-?	Mr Thomas Erskine
 * c. 1553-?, 	John Erskine, 5th of Dun
 * c. 1567-?	John Erskine, 5th of Dun
 * c. 1596-1599-?	Robert Lichtoun, fiar of Usan
 * ?	William Ramsay
 * ?	George Petrie
 * c.1624-?	John Tailyour
 * 1627	James Scott, 2nd of Logie
 * c. 1634-?	Robert Keith of Powburn (Bradieston & Scotston)
 * ?	Robert Beattie
 * ?	Andrew Gray
 * c. 1663-1668	Robert Tailyour of Borrowfield
 * ?	Robert Gardyne
 * c.1673-?, 	Robert Rennald (Ronald) (I)
 * 1677-1678, 	John Coutts of Fullarton
 * c. 1681-?	Robert Rennald (Ronald) (I)
 * 1682-1684, 	John Coutts of Fullarton
 * 1687-1688	John Coutts of Fullarton
 * c.1690-1691 	Robert Arbuthnott
 * c.-1702- 	Robert Rennald (Ronald) (II)
 * c.-1703 	William Coutts
 * c. 1704- 	Charles Ogilvie
 * c.-1706-1707 	Robert Turnbull
 * c.. 1708- 	James Mudie of Arbikie
 * 1710 	James Scott, 5th of Logie
 * bef. 1713	James Milne (Mill) of Balwyllo in Dun
 * 1716-1717	Alexander Strachan of Tarrie
 * 1722	James Scott, 5th of Logie
 * Lt-col. Robert Reid
 * 1727 	James Coutts of Halgreenin Bervie
 * 1731-1733,	James Coutts of Halgreen in Bervie
 * 1733-1735	David Skinner
 * 1735-1737	John Coutts
 * 1737-1739	James Coutts of Halgreen in Bervie
 * 1739-1741	David Skinner, jun.
 * 1741-1743	James Coutts of Halgreenin Bervie
 * 1743-1746	David Skinner of Cononsyth
 * 1746-1747 	David Doig of Cookston
 * 1747-1749	William Ross
 * 1749-1751 	David Doig of Cookston
 * 1751-1753	George Ross
 * 1753-1755	David Doig of Cookston
 * 1757-1761	David Doig of Cookston
 * 1761-1763	James Bisset
 * 1763-1765	Thomas Christie
 * 1765-1767	Alexander Christie
 * 1767-1769	William Christie
 * 1769-1771	Alexander Christie
 * 1773-1775	Alexander Christie
 * 1775-1777	James Bisset
 * 1777-1779	James Low
 * 1779-1781	Alexander Christie
 * 1781-1783 	Adam Glegg
 * 1783-1785 	Thomas Webster
 * 1785-1787 	Adam Glegg
 * 1787-1789 	Thomas Webster
 * 1789-1791 	Adam Glegg
 * 1791-1793	Thomas Webster
 * 1793-1795	Adam Glegg
 * 1797-1799 	James Lyall
 * 1799-1801	James Paton
 * 1801-1803	James Lyall
 * 1803-1805 	James Paton
 * 1805-1807 	Andrew Thom
 * 1807-1808	James Paton
 * 1808-1810, 	Patrick Craigie
 * 1810- 1812	Andrew Thom
 * 1812-1814	Patrick Craigie
 * 1814-1816	Andrew Thom
 * 1816-1818	Charles Barclay
 * 1818-1820, 	James Burnes
 * 1820-1822	William Gibson, M.D.
 * 1822-1824	William Jamieson
 * 1824-1825	James Burnes
 * 1825-1827	William Jamieson
 * 1827-1829 	George Paton
 * 1829-1830	William Jamieson
 * 1830-1832	George Paton
 * 1832-1835	John Barclay, jun.
 * 1835-1839	George Crawford
 * 1839-1842	William Sim
 * 1842-1844	George Paton
 * 1844-1847	William Jameson
 * 1847-1850	David Mackie
 * 1850-1852	James Calvert
 * 1852-1855	David Mackie
 * 1855-1856	George Hall
 * 1856-1861	Thomas Napier
 * 1861-1864	James Savege
 * 1864-1869, 	William Mitchell
 * 1869-1872	Robert Barclay of Inchbrayock
 * 1872-1875	William Mitchell
 * 1875-1878	John [Gardyne] Milne
 * 1878-1881	James William Japp
 * 1881-1884	David Lackie
 * 1884-1887	John Reid
 * 1887-1890	George Scott
 * 1890-1891	George Watson Middleton
 * 1891-1900	James Mitchell
 * 1900-1906	William Fotheringham Melvin
 * 1906-1909	Joseph Foreman, O.B.E.
 * 1909-1912	Valentine Stone, M.D., F.R.C.S.E.
 * 1912-1920	Alexander Thomson
 * 1920-1925	Joseph Foreman
 * 1925-1931	William Douglas Johnston, O.B.E.
 * 1931-1934	Thomas Lyell
 * 1934-1937	Hugh Hanton Soutar
 * 1937-1943	Andrew Duff Todd
 * 1943-1946	Andrew Wemyss Ritchie
 * 1946-1950	William Coull
 * 1950-1953	John Butchart
 * 1953-1955	Joseph Calder Cameron
 * 1955-1967 	William Johnston

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