Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle
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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.
Order of the Thistle
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the Order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland who asserted that he was reviving an earlier Order...
, 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)
- 1917: Douglas Graham, 5th Duke of MontroseDouglas Graham, 5th Duke of MontroseDouglas Beresford Malise Ronald Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose KT was a Scottish nobleman.The 3rd son of 4th Duke and Caroline Agnes, youngest daughter of the 2nd Lord Decies, he was educated at Eton College and succeeded his father in 1874.He joined the Coldstream Guards in 1872, transferred to...
(1852-1925) - 1926: Henry John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe (1876-1932)
- 1932: Walter Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar (1865-1955)
- 1949: Sidney Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, 16th Lord ElphinstoneSidney Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, 16th Lord ElphinstoneSidney Herbert Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone and 2nd Baron Elphinstone KT was a Scottish nobleman.-Biography:...
(1869-1955) - 1956: David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie (1893-1968)
- 1966: Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 8th Duke of BuccleuchWalter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 8th Duke of BuccleuchWalter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch, 10th Duke of Queensberry KT GCVO TD PC was a politician and Conservative peer. He was the son of John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch...
(1894-1973) - 1973: Lord Home of the HirselAlec Douglas-HomeAlexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC , known as The Earl of Home from 1951 to 1963 and as Sir Alec Douglas-Home from 1963 to 1974, was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1963 to October 1964.He is the last...
(1903-1995) - 1992: John Scott, 9th Duke of BuccleuchJohn Scott, 9th Duke of BuccleuchPortrait taken by [[Allan Warren]]|thumb|right|250pxWalter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch and 11th Duke of Queensberry, KT, VRD, JP, DL was a Scottish Peer, politician and landowner...
(1923-2007) - 2007: David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of AirlieDavid Ogilvy, 13th Earl of AirlieDavid George Coke Patrick Ogilvy, 8th Earl of Airlie, KT, GCVO, PC, JP is the eldest son of David Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Airlie and Lady Alexandra Coke. His younger brother was Sir Angus Ogilvy, the husband of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent.Born in London, Lord Airlie was educated at Eton, and...
(1926-)