Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle

The Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle is an office of the Order of the Thistle, established in 1687. The Chancellor is normally one of the knights, though not necessarily the most senior.

Office Holders from 1913

1913: John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl (1840-1917)[1]
1917: Douglas Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose (1852-1925)[2]
1926: Henry John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe (1876-1932)[3]
1932: Walter Erskine, Earl of Mar and Kellie (1865-1955)[4]
1949: Sidney Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone (1869-1955)[5]
1956: David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie (1893-1968)[6]
1966: Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch (1894-1973)[7]
1973: Lord Home of the Hirsel (1903-1995)[8]
1992: John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch (1923-2007)[9]
2007: David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie (1926-)</ref>

References

"No. 28763". The London Gazette. 10 October 1913. p. 7062.
"No. 13075". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 April 1917. p. 697.
"No. 33126". The London Gazette. 22 January 1926. p. 534.
"No. 13923". The Edinburgh Gazette. 20 December 1932.
"No. 38746". The London Gazette. 28 October 1949. p. 5129.
"No. 17358". The Edinburgh Gazette. 6 January 1956. p. 7.
"No. 43937". The London Gazette. 29 March 1966. p. 3523.
"No. 46127". The London Gazette. 13 November 1973. p. 13485.
"No. 23251". The Edinburgh Gazette. 6 October 1992. p. 3391.

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[1] "No. 28763". The London Gazette. 10 October 1913. p. 7062.

[2] "No. 13075". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 April 1917. p. 697.

[3] "No. 33126". The London Gazette. 22 January 1926. p. 534.

[4] "No. 13923". The Edinburgh Gazette. 20 December 1932.

[5] "No. 38746". The London Gazette. 28 October 1949. p. 5129.

[6] "No. 17358". The Edinburgh Gazette. 6 January 1956. p. 7.

[7] "No. 43937". The London Gazette. 29 March 1966. p. 3523.

[8] "No. 46127". The London Gazette. 13 November 1973. p. 13485.

[9] "No. 23251". The Edinburgh Gazette. 6 October 1992. p. 3391.

Chancellors of the Order of the Thistle
George V	John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl Douglas Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe Walter Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar
Edward VIII	Walter Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar
George VI	Walter Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar Sidney Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone
Elizabeth II	David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch Alec Douglas-Home, Baron Home of Hirsel John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie