List of Knights and Ladies of the Thistle
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The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle
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...

 was founded in 1687. Dates shown are for election or installation. Probably incomplete.

Founders

18th Century
19th Century
20th Century
21st Century

NameImageLifeDateNotes

Knights Founders

James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth
James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth
James Drummond, 1st Duke of Perth KT PC , also 4th Earl of Perth and 7th Lord Drummond, was a Scottish statesman, and Jacobite.-Family:...

1648–1716 1687  
George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon
George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon
George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon KT, PC , known as Marquess of Huntly from 1661 to 1684, was a Scottish peer....

1649–1716 1687  
John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl
John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl
John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl, KT was a leading Scottish royalist and defender of the Stuarts during the English Civil War of the 1640s, until after the rise to power of William and Mary in 1689...

1631–1703 1687  
James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton 1658–1712 1687  
Kenneth Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Seaforth
Kenneth Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Seaforth
Kenneth Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Seaforth, KT, PC was a Scottish peer and Jacobite supporter, known as Lord Mackenzie of Kintail from birth until 1678....

1661–1701 1687  
John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort
John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort
John Drummond, 1st Earl and titular 1st Duke of Melfort KG KT PC was a Scottish nobleman.He joined the army and was captain of the Scottish Footguards in 1673. He secured the post of deputy governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1679, followed by Lieutenant-General and Master of the Ordnance in 1680...

1650–1715 1687  
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton
Major-General George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton KT was a Scottish nobleman, and soldier.-Early Life:The son of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas and his second wife Lady Mary Gordon daughter of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly, Douglas was the younger brother of the William...

1635–1692 1687  
Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray
Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray
Sir Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray KT , was a Scottish nobleman who remained loyal to Roman Catholic James VII of Scotland .-Biography:...

1634–1701 1687  

Eighteenth Century

John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1st Duke of Greenwich KG , known as Iain Ruaidh nan Cath or Red John of the Battles, was a Scottish soldier and nobleman.-Early Life:...

1680–1743 1704 Resigned 1710 when made KG
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...

John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl, KT, PC was a Scottish nobleman, politician, and soldier. He served in numerous positions during his life, and fought in the Glorious Revolution for William III and Mary II....

1659–1724 1704  
William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale
William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale
William Johnstone, 2nd Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, 1st Marquess of Annandale KT was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Hartfell and Henrietta Douglas...

d. 1721 1704  
James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
Sir James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith KT was the son of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth and Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch. He was also the grandson of Charles II of England. On 2 January 1693/94 he married Lady Henrietta Hyde Sir James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith KT (23 May 1674 – 14 March 1705)...

1674–1705 1704  
George Douglas-Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney 1666–1737 1704  
James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield
James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater
James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater and 1st Earl of Seafield KT PC was a Scottish politician.Findlater was the son of James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Findlater, and Lady Anne Montgomerie. He was elected to the Faculty of Advocates in 1685, and was a Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland for...

1663–1730 1704  
William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian
William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian
Lieutenant-General William Kerr, 2nd Marquis of Lothian, KT was a Scottish peer and soldier. He was styled Master of Newbattle until 1675, Lord Newbattle from 1675 to 1692, and was the 5th Lord Jedburgh from 1692 to 1703.Kerr was the eldest son of Robert Kerr, 1st Marquis of Lothian and his wife,...

1661–1722 1704  
Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery
Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery
Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery KT PC FRS was an English nobleman, statesman and patron of the sciences....

1674–1731 1704  
John Erskine, 22nd Earl of Mar
John Erskine, 22nd Earl of Mar
John Erskine, 22nd and de jure 6th Earl of Mar, KT , Scottish Jacobite, was the eldest son of the 21st Earl of Mar , from whom he inherited estates that were heavily loaded with debt. By modern reckoning he was 22nd Earl of Mar of the first creation and de jure 6th Earl of Mar of the seventh...

1675–1732 1706 Degraded 1715
Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun d. 1731 1706  
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair
Field Marshal John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair KT PC was a Scottish soldier and diplomat.-Military career:Despite being born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Dalrymple spent his early life mostly in the Netherlands and he studied at Leiden University...

1673–1747 1710  
David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore
David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore
General David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore KT PC was a Scottish general and Governor of Gibraltar-Military career:...

1656–1730 1713  
John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland
John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland
John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland PC was a Scottish nobleman and army officer.He was the only son of George Gordon, the 15th earl of Sutherland , and his wife, Jean....

1661–1733 1716  
William Cadogan, 1st Baron Cadogan
William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan
William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan KT PC was a noted military officer in the army of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough during the War of the Spanish Succession...

1670–1726 1716 Later Earl Cadogan
Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington
Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington
Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington KT was a Scottish politician.The son of Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Haddington and Margaret Leslie, 8th Countess of Rothes, he was christened on 5 September 1680...

1680–1735 1717  
Charles Bennet, 1st Earl of Tankerville
Charles Bennet, 1st Earl of Tankerville
Charles Bennet, 1st Earl of Tankerville KT PC , known as The Lord Ossulston between 1695 and 1714, was a British peer.-Political career:...

1674–1722 1721  
Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch
Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch KT FRS was a Scottish nobleman.-Biography:He was the son of Sir James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith and Lady Henrietta Hyde, daughter of Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester. He was baptised on 20 January 1694/95 in St...

1695–1751 1725 Later 2nd Duke of Buccleuch
William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex
William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex
William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex, KG, PC was the son of the 2nd Earl of Essex.Capell was one of the founding governors of the charity, the Foundling Hospital, created in October 1739 to care for abandoned children....

1697–1743 1725 Resigned 1738 when made KG
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...

Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont
Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont
Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont PC , was a Scottish nobleman, politician and judge.Third but eldest surviving son of Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont, by his spouse Grisel , daughter of Sir Thomas Ker of Cavers, he assumed the additional surname of Campbell upon his marriage in...

1676–1740 1725  
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton and 2nd Duke of Brandon KT FRS was a Scottish peer, the son of the 4th Duke of Hamilton....

1703–1743 1726  
Charles Bennet, 2nd Earl of Tankerville
Charles Bennet, 2nd Earl of Tankerville
Charles Bennet, 2nd Earl of Tankerville KT , styled Lord Ossulston between 1714 and 1722, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...

1697–1753 1730  
Charles Stuart, 6th Earl of Moray
Charles Stuart, 6th Earl of Moray
Charles Stuart, 6th Earl of Moray was the son of Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray and his wife, Emilia Balfour. He acceeded to his father's titles in 1701 and died, unmarried, in 1735. He was succeeded by his brother, Francis.-Notes:*http://www.thepeerage.com/p2510.htm#i25097...

1660–1735 1731  
Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore
Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore
Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore KT was a Scottish nobleman, known as Beau Colyear for his conspicuous dress....

1700–1785 1732  
James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl KT PC , styled Marquess of Tullibardine between 1715 and 1746, was a Scottish peer.-Background:...

1690–1764 1734  
William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian
William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian
William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian KT was a Scottish nobleman, styled Master of Jedburgh from 1692 to 1703 and Lord Jedburgh from 1703 to 1722...

1690–1767 1734  
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton KT FRS was a Scottish astronomer and representative peer who was President of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh from its foundation in 1737 until his death...

1703–1768 1738  
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute KG, PC , styled Lord Mount Stuart before 1723, was a Scottish nobleman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain under George III, and was arguably the last important favourite in British politics...

1713–1792 1738 Resigned 1762 when made KG
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...

Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun
Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun
Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun KT was a Scottish nobleman.He was the son of John Hope of Hopetoun, grandson of Sir Thomas Hope, 1st Baronet of Craighall, Fife. John Hope purchased the barony of Niddry Castle from the Earl of Winton around 1680...

1681–1742 1738  
Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley
Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley
Lt.-Col. Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley KT was the son of Vice-Admiral James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley and Lady Louisa Lennox....

1716–1755 1739  
James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray
James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray
James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray KT was the son of Francis Stuart, 7th Earl of Moray.In 1734, he married Grace Lockhart, a granddaughter of the 9th Earl of Eglington and they had one child:...

1708–1767 1741  
John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford
John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford
John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford PC, KT , styled Viscount of Inglisberry between 1710 and 1737, was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat....

1701–1767 1742  
Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart
Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart
Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart KT , styled Lord Huntingtower from 1712 to 1727, was a Scottish nobleman.In 1729, he was elected High Steward of Ipswich....

1707–1770 1743  
Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon
Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon
Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon KT , styled Marquess of Huntly until 1728, was a Scottish peer....

1720–1752 1748  
William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries, 4th Earl of Stair
William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries, 4th Earl of Stair
William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries KT was a Scottish peer.He inherited the title of Earl of Dumfries in 1742, upon the death of his mother Penelope Crichton, 4th Countess of Dumfries....

d. 1768 1752  
Francis Greville, 1st Earl Brooke
Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick
Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick KT , known as Lord Brooke from 1727 to 1746 and Earl Brooke from 1746 to 1759, was a British nobleman....

1719–1773 1753  
John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes
John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes
General John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes KT was a senior British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Ireland.-Military career:Born the son of the 9th Earl, Leslie was commissioned into the 9th Regiment of Dragoons in 1715...

1698–1767 1753  
James Douglas-Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton 1724–1758 1755  
Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart
Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart
General Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart was a British soldier and diplomat. He was also chief of the Clan Cathcart.The son of Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart and Marion Shaw, he was born on 21 March 1721...

1721–1776 1763  
William Douglas, 3rd Earl of March
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry KT was a Scottish nobleman.Born in Peebles, Queensberry was the only son of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of March, and his wife, Lady Anne Hamilton....

1725–1810 1763 Later 5th Duke of Queensberry
John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll
John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll
General John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll KT PC was a Scottish Whig politician in the 17th and 18th centuries.He was born to John Campbell, the third son of Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, and Elizabeth Elphinstone, daughter of John Elphinstone, 8th Lord Elphinstone...

1693–1770 1765  
Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch
Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch
Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and 5th Duke of Queensberry KG KT FRSE was a Scottish nobleman and long-time friend of the notable Sir Walter Scott...

1746–1812 1767 Resigned 1794 when made KG
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...

John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl KT, PC , known as John Murray until 1764, was a Scottish peer and Tory politician.-Background:...

1729–1774 1767  
Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle
Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle
Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle, KG, KT, PC was a British diplomat and the son of Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle and his second wife Isabella Byron....

1748–1825 1767 Resigned 1793, made KG
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...

William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian
William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian
General William Henry Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian KT was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician, the eldest son of William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian. He was styled Master of Jedburgh until 1722, Lord Jedburgh from 1722 to 1735, and Earl of Ancram from 1735 to 1767...

1710–1775 1768  
David Murray, 7th Viscount Stormont
David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield
David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield KT, PC , known from 1748 to 1793 as The Viscount Stormont, was a British politician. He succeeded to both the Mansfield and Stormont lines of the Murray family, inheriting two titles and two fortunes.-Life:Mansfield was the son of David Murray, 6th Viscount of...

1727–1796 1768 Later 2nd Earl of Mansfield
John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe
John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe
John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe KG, KT, PC was a Scottish nobleman and bibliophile.Born in Hanover Square, London, on 23 April 1740, Ker succeeded his father to become the 3rd Duke of Roxburghe in 1755. It is said that he fell in love with Christina Sophia Albertina, oldest daughter of the Duke...

1740–1804 1768  
HRH The Prince William Henry
William IV of the United Kingdom
William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death...

1765–1837 1770 Later Duke of Clarence and St Andrews and William IV, King of the United Kingdom
Neil Primrose, 3rd Earl of Rosebery 1729–1814 1771  
Robert Henley, 2nd Earl of Northington
Robert Henley, 2nd Earl of Northington
Robert Henley, 2nd Earl of Northington was a British politician.He was elected a Member of Parliament for Hampshire on 30 March 1768, and sat until succeeding as Earl of Northington on 14 January 1772, when he moved to the House of Lords. He was made a Knight of the Thistle on 18 August 1773...

1747–1786 1773  
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon KT , styled Marquess of Huntly until 1752, was a Scottish nobleman, described by Kaimes as the "greatest subject in Britain", and was also known as the Cock o' the North, the traditional epithet attached to the chief of the Gordon clan.-Early life:Alexander...

1743–1827 1775  
John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway
John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway
John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway KT was a Scottish peer, styled Viscount Garlies from 1747 until 1773. He succeeded his father Alexander in 1773. He was elected one of the representative peers, representing the Peerage of Scotland in the House of Lords, in 1774 and sat there until the 1790s...

1736–1806 1775  
William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian
William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian
General William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian KT was a British soldier and peer, styled Lord Newbottle until 1767 and Earl of Ancram from 1767 to 1775....

1737–1815 1776  
Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton 1756–1799 1786  
Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury
Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury
Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury KT . The son of George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan and Hon. Elizabeth Bruce, he succeeded his uncle as 2nd Baron Bruce of Tottenham on the latter's death on 10 February 1747. He changed his name Brudenell by Royal license to Brudenell-Bruce...

1739–1814 1786  
James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose
James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose
James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose KG, KT, PC , styled Marquess of Graham until 1790, was a Scottish nobleman and statesman.-Background:...

1755–1836 1793 Resigned 1812 when made KG
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...

John Poulett, 4th Earl Poulett 1756–1819 1794  
George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton
George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton
George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton, KT was the son of Sholto Douglas, 15th Earl of Morton.He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in February, 1785 and served as their vice-president from 1795-1819...

1761–1827 1797  
John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl KT, PC, FRS , styled Marquess of Tullibardine 1764 and 1774, was a Scottish peer.-Background:...

1755–1830 1800  

Nineteenth Century

William Cathcart, 10th Lord Cathcart
William Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart
General William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart KT, PC, PC , Scottish soldier and diplomatist, was born at Petersham, and educated at Eton.-Military career:...

1755–1843 1805 Later Earl Cathcart
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen KG, KT, FRS, PC , styled Lord Haddo from 1791 to 1801, was a Scottish politician, successively a Tory, Conservative and Peelite, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 until 1855.-Early life:Born in Edinburgh on 28 January 1784, he...

1784–1860 1808  
Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch
Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch
Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch & 6th Duke of Queensberry, KT was the son of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Elizabeth Montagu...

1772–1819 1812  
Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton
Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton
Sir Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton KT was a Scottish peer, politician, and composer. He was the grandfather of Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton....

1739–1819 1812  
George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway
George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway
Admiral George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway KT , styled Lord Garlies between 1773 and 1806, was a British naval commander and politician.-Background:...

1768–1834 1814  
Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny
Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny
Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny KT MA was a British peer, styled Viscount Nevill from 1784 to 1785...

1755–1843 1814  
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine KT PC KC was a British lawyer and politician. He served as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom between 1806 and 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents.-Background and childhood:...

1750–1823 1815  
Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury
Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury
Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury, KT , styled The Honourable Charles Brudenell-Bruce from birth until 1776, Lord Bruce from 1776 to 1814 and The Earl of Ailesbury from 1814 to 1821, was a British peer and politician.-Background:Brudenell-Bruce was the third son of Thomas...

1773–1856 1819 Later Marquess of Ailesbury
William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian
William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian
William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian KT was the son of William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian.He married, firstly, Lady Harriet Hobart-Hampden, a younger daughter of 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire , on 14 April 1793...

1763–1824 1820  
George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale
George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale
Field Marshal George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale, KT, GCB was a Scottish soldier and administrator.-Military career:...

1787–1876 1820  
Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis
Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa
Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa KT, FRS , styled Lord Kennedy between 1792 and 1794 and known as The Earl of Cassilis between 1794 and 1831, was a Scottish peer.-Background:...

1770–1846 1821 Later Marquess of Ailsa
James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale
James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale
James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale KT PC was Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland, and a representative peer for Scotland in the House of Lords.-Early years:...

1759–1839 1821  
Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville
Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville
Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville KT, PC, FRS was a British statesman, the son of Henry Dundas, the 1st Viscount. Dundas was the Member of Parliament for Hastings in 1794, Rye in 1796 and Midlothian in 1801. He was also Keeper of the Signet for Scotland from 1800...

1771–1851 1821  
Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry
Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry
Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry, KT was a Scottish peer.Douglas was the first son and heir of Sir William Douglas, Bt, and his wife, Grace, née Johnstone. He inherited his father's baronetcy in 1783...

1777–1837 1821  
George Gordon, 5th Earl of Aboyne
George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly
George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly KT , styled Lord Strathavon until 1795 and known as The Earl of Aboyne from 1795 to 1836, was a Scottish peer....

1761–1853 1827 Later 9th Marquess of Huntly
Henry Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick
Henry Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick
Henry Richard Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick, 3rd Earl Brooke KT , styled Lord Brooke from 1786 to 1816, was a British Tory politician....

1779–1853 1827  
James Duff, 4th Earl Fife
James Duff, 4th Earl Fife
James Duff, 4th Earl of Fife KT, GCH , was a Scot who became a Spanish general.-Biography:James was the elder son of the Hon. Alexander Duff, who succeeded his brother as third Earl Fife in 1809...

1776–1857 1827  
Francis Stuart, 10th Earl of Moray
Francis Stuart, 10th Earl of Moray
Sir Francis Stuart, 10th Earl of Moray KT was the son of Francis Stuart, 9th Earl of Moray.On 26 February 1795, he married Lucy Scott, daughter of General John Scott, and they had two children:...

1771–1848 1827  
HRH The Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
The Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex , was the sixth son of George III of the United Kingdom and his consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was the only surviving son of George III who did not pursue an army or naval career.- Early life :His Royal Highness The Prince Augustus...

1773–1843 1830  
Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch 1806–1884 1830 Resigned 1835 when made KG
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...

William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll
William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll
William George Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll KT, GCH, PC , styled Lord Hay between 1815 and 1819, was a Scottish peer and politician.-Background and education:...

1801–1846 1834  
David Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield
David Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield
David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield, KT . Married Frederica Markham on 16 September 1797, was buried in St Andrew's Churchyard, Kingsbury, London....

1777–1840 1835  
John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane
John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane
John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane KT, PC, FRS , styled Lord Glenorchy until 1831 and as Earl of Ormelie from 1831 to 1834, was a Scottish nobleman and Liberal politician.-Background and education:...

1796–1862 1838  
James Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe
James Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe
James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe, KT was a Scottish peer.Innes-Ker was the only surviving child of the 5th Duke of Roxburghe and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He inherited his father's titles in 1823 and on 29 December 1836, he married Susanna Stephania...

1816–1879 1840  
Archibald Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery
Archibald Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery
Sir Archibald John Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery KT, PC, FRS was a British Member of Parliament.Archibald Primrose was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, gaining his MA in 1804...

1783–1868 1840  
HRH Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1819–1861 1842 Later Prince Consort
William Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield
William Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield
William David Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield KT DL , was a British Conservative politician....

1806–1898 1843  
John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute, KT, FRS was the son of John, Lord Mount Stuart and the former Lady Elizabeth McDouall-Crichton...

1793–1848 1843  
James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose
James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose
James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose KT, PC , styled Marquess of Graham until 1836, was a British Conservative politician.-Background and education:...

1799–1874 1845  
John Dalrymple, 8th Earl of Stair
John Dalrymple, 8th Earl of Stair
General John Hamilton Dalrymple, 8th Earl of Stair KT , known as Sir John Dalrymple, 5th Baronet, between 1810 and 1840, was a British soldier and politician.-Background:...

1771–1853 1847  
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
Sir James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, KT, GCB, PC , was a British colonial administrator and diplomat...

1811–1863 1847  
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 10th Earl of Dalhousie
James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie KT, PC was a Scottish statesman, and a colonial administrator in British India....

1812–1860 1848 Later Marquess of Dalhousie
Robert Dundas Haldane-Duncan, 1st Earl of Camperdown 1785–1859 1848  
Alexander Fraser, 17th Lord Saltoun
Alexander Fraser, 17th Lord Saltoun
Lieutenant-General Alexander George Fraser, 17th Lord Saltoun KT GCH, KCB, was a Scottish representative peer and a British Army general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and the First Anglo-Chinese War....

1785–1853 1852  
Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton
Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton
Sir Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton KT, PC , known as Lord Montgomerie from 1814 to 1819, was a British Conservative politician...

1812–1861 1853  
Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington
Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington
Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington KT PC FRS , known as Lord Binning from 1794 to 1828, was a British Conservative politician and statesman.-Background and education:...

1780–1858 1853  
Fox Maule Ramsay, 1st Baron Panmure
Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie
Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie KT, GCB, PC , known as Fox Maule before 1852, as The Lord Panmure between 1852 and 1860 and as Earl of Dalhousie after 1860, was a British politician.-Background:...

1801–1874 1853 Later 11th Earl of Dalhousie
George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl
George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl
George Augustus Frederick John Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl KT, DL was a Scottish peer and freemason....

1814–1864 1853  
George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll KG, KT, PC, FRS, FRSE , styled Marquess of Lorne until 1847, was a Scottish peer, Liberal politician as well as a writer on science, religion, and the politics of the 19th century.-Background:Argyll was born at Ardencaple Castle, Dunbartonshire, the...

1823–1900 1856  
George Kinnaird, 9th Lord Kinnaird
George Kinnaird, 9th Lord Kinnaird
George William Fox Kinnaird, 9th Lord Kinnaird KT, PC , was a Scottish Whig politician. He served as Master of the Buckhounds under Lord Melbourne from 1839 to 1841.-Background:...

1807–1878 1857  
Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa
Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa
Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa, KT was a Scottish peer.Born at Dunottar, he was the eldest son of Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis, himself oldest son of Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa, and his wife Eleanor, only child of Alexander Allerdice...

1816–1870 1859  
James Duff, 5th Earl Fife
James Duff, 5th Earl Fife
James Duff, 5th Earl Fife was a Scottish nobleman.Duff was the son of Sir Alexander Duff, younger brother of James Duff, 4th Earl Fife and Anne Stein, the daughter of James Stein of Gilbogie....

1814–1879 1860  
Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland
Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland
Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland, KG KT was a British nobleman and politician.Born in Marylebone, London, he was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1818 he was elected Whig Member of Parliament for his father and grandfather's old seat of Richmond, becoming representative for...

1795–1873 1861 Resigned 1872 when made KG
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...

Robert Hamilton, 8th Lord Belhaven and Stenton 1793–1868 1861  
David Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie
David Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie
David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie KT, DL , styled Lord Ogilvy from birth until 1849, was a Scottish peer.-Background and education:...

1826–1881 1862  
Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier
Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier
Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier and 1st Baron Ettrick, KT, PC , was a Scottish polyglot, diplomat and colonial administrator. He served as the British Minister to the United States from 1857 to 1859, Netherlands from 1859 to 1860, Russia from 1861 to 1864, Prussia from 1864 to 1866 and as the...

1819–1898 1864  
HRH The Prince Alfred Ernest Albert
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the third Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and reigned from 1893 to 1900. He was also a member of the British Royal Family, the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha...

1844–1900 1864 Later Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Thomas Fraser, 12th Lord Lovat
Thomas Fraser, 12th Lord Lovat
Thomas Alexander Fraser, 12th Lord Lovat and 1st Baron Lovat KT , was a Scottish peer. He was also the 21st MacShimidh, the traditional Gaelic Patronym for the Chiefs of the Clan Fraser....

1802–1875 1865  
John Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair 1819–1903 1865  
HRH The Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales 1841–1910 1867 Later Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom
John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl
John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl
John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl KT , styled Marquess of Tullibardine between 1846 and 1864, was a a Scottish peer.-Background and education:...

1840–1917 1868  
James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk
James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk
Sir James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk KT , known as Sir James Carnegie of Kinnaird and of Pitcarrow, 6th Baronet and de jure of the other titles, from 1849 to 1855, was a Scottish nobleman....

1827–1905 1869  
HRH The Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was a member of the shared British and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha royal family who served as the Governor General of Canada, the 10th since Canadian Confederation.Born the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and...

1850–1942 1869 Later Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto
William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto
William Hugh Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto , was a British Whig politician. He was the eldest son of the second earl.From 1814 until his accession in 1859, he was styled Viscount Melgund....

1814–1891 1870  
John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll KG, KT, GCMG, GCVO, VD, PC , usually better known by the courtesy title Marquess of Lorne, by which he was known between 1847 and 1900, was a British nobleman and was the fourth Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883...

1845–1914 1871 Later 9th Duke of Argyll
HRH The Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
The Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany was the eighth child and fourth son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Leopold was later created Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence, and Baron Arklow...

1853–1884 1871 Later Duke of Albany
Charles Colville, 10th Lord Colville of Culross
Charles Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross
Charles John Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross KT, GCVO, PC , known as The Lord Colville of Culross between 1849 and 1902, was a British nobleman, Conservative politician and courtier.-Background and education:...

1818–1903 1874 Later Viscount Colville of Culross
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute KT, KSG, KGCHS was a landed aristocrat, industrial magnate, antiquarian, scholar, philanthropist and architectural patron.-Early life:...

1847–1900 1875  
William Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith 1831–1914 1875 Later 6th Duke of Buccleuch
Sir William Stirling-Maxwell 1818–1878 1876  
William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton
William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton
William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, 9th Duke of Brandon, 2nd Duke of Châtellerault KT was a Scottish nobleman.-Biography:...

1845–1895 1878  
Schomberg Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian
Schomberg Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian
Schomberg Henry Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian KT, PC , styled Lord Schomberg Kerr until 1870, was a British diplomat and Conservative politician...

1833–1900 1878  
John Ogilvy-Grant, 7th Earl of Seafield
John Ogilvy-Grant, 7th Earl of Seafield
John Charles Ogilvy-Grant, 7th Earl of Seafield KT , known as Viscount Reidhaven from 1840 to 1853, was a Scottish nobleman....

1815–1881 1879  
Douglas Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose
Douglas Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose
Douglas 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 1879  
Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife
Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife KG, KT, GCVO, PC, VD , styled Viscount Macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as The Earl Fife between 1879 and 1889, was a British Peer who married Princess Louise of Wales, the third child and eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Alexandra of...

1849–1912 1881 Later Duke of Fife
John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie
John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie
John William Maule Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie KT, PC , styled Lord Ramsay between 1874 and 1880, was a Scottish naval commander, courtier and Liberal politician...

1847–1887 1881  
HRH Prince George William Frederick Charles, Duke of Cambridge
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge was a member of the British Royal Family, a male-line grandson of King George III. The Duke was an army officer and served as commander-in-chief of the British Army from 1856 to 1895...

1819–1904 1881  
Alan Stewart, 10th Earl of Galloway
Alan Stewart, 10th Earl of Galloway
Alan Plantagenet Stewart, 10th Earl of Galloway KT, DL, JP , styled Lord Garlies until 1873, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...

1835–1901 1888  
James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford
James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford
James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford and 9th Earl of Balcarres was a British astronomer, politician, bibliophile and philatelist. A member of the Royal Society, Crawford was elected president of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1878. He was a prominent Freemason.-Family:The Earl was the...

1847–1913 1891  
HRH Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert, Duke of York
George V
George V was king of the United Kingdom and its dominions from 1910 to 1936.George V or similar terms may also refer to:-People:* George V of Georgia * George V of Imereti * George V of Hanover...

1865–1936 1893 Later George V, King of the United Kingdom
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, KG, PC was a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister. Between the death of his father, in 1851, and the death of his grandfather, the 4th Earl, in 1868, he was known by the courtesy title of Lord Dalmeny.Rosebery was a Liberal Imperialist who...

1847–1929 1895  
William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale 1826–1911 1898  
Charles Douglas-Home, 12th Earl of Home
Charles Douglas-Home, 12th Earl of Home
Charles Alexander Douglas-Home, 12th Earl of Home KT was a Scottish peer.He was born 1834 at the family home of The Hirsel near Coldstream, the son of the Cospatrick Douglas-Home, 11th Earl of Home, and known as Lord Dunglass until his father's death.He was Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire 1879-80,...

1834–1918 1899  
Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland
Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland
Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland, KT, PC , known as Lawrence Dundas until 1873 and as the Earl of Zetland from 1873 to 1892, was a British Conservative politician and statesman. He was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland between 1889 and 1892.-Background, education and military service:Zetland was...

1844–1929 1900  
John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun
John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow
John Adrian Louis Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow KT, GCMG, GCVO, PC , also known as Viscount Aithrie before 1873 and as The 7th Earl of Hopetoun between 1873 and 1902, was a Scottish aristocrat, politician and colonial administrator. He is best known for his brief and controversial tenure as the...

1860–1908 1900 Later Marquess of Linlithgow

Twentieth century

Alexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh
Alexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh
Alexander Hugh Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh KT GCMG GCVO PC DL JP was a Scottish Unionist politician, banker and statesman, who took a leading part in the affairs of the Church of Scotland...

1849–1921 1901  
Charles Hay, 20th Earl of Erroll
Charles Hay, 20th Earl of Erroll
Charles Gore Hay, 20th Earl of Erroll and 3rd Baron Kilmarnock, KT, CB , known as Lord Hay until 1891, was a Scottish soldier and Conservative politician....

1852–1927 1901  
Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe
Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe
Henry John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe was a Scottish peer. He was the son of James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe and Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill. His first cousin was Winston Churchill...

1876–1932 1902  
George Baillie-Hamilton-Arden, 11th Earl of Haddington 1827–1917 1902  
Ronald Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven 1835–1906 1905  
John Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen
John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, KT, GCMG, GCVO, PC , known as The Earl of Aberdeen from 1870 to 1916, was a Scottish politician...

1847–1934 1906 Later Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth
Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth
Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth KT, PC was a British Liberal Party statesman who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 until 1894 when he inherited his peerage and then sat in the House of Lords...

1849–1909 1908  
Gavin Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell 1872–1952 1909  
Robert Laidlaw
Robert Laidlaw
Robert Laidlaw was a New Zealand business man who founded the Farmers Trading Company, one of the largest department store chains in New Zealand. He was also a Christian writer and philanthropist.-Biography:...

1857–1971 1909 -
Walter Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar 1865–1955 1911  
Donald Mackay, 11th Lord Reay 1839–1921 1911  
Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane
Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane
Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane KT, OM, PC, KC, FRS, FBA, FSA , was an influential British Liberal Imperialist and later Labour politician, lawyer and philosopher. He was Secretary of State for War between 1905 and 1912 during which time the "Haldane Reforms" were implemented...

1856–1928 1913  
HRH Prince Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert of Connaught
Prince Arthur of Connaught
Prince Arthur of Connaught and Strathearn was a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of Queen Victoria. Prince Arthur held the title of a British prince with the style His Royal Highness...

1883–1938 1913  
Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird
Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird
Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird KT was a principal of The Football Association and a leading footballer....

1847–1923 1914  
Simon Fraser, 14th Lord Lovat
Simon Fraser, 14th Lord Lovat
Brigadier-General Simon Joseph Fraser, 14th Lord Lovat and 3rd Baron Lovat KT, GCVO, KCMG, CB, DSO , was a leading Roman Catholic aristocrat, landowner, soldier, politician and the 23rd Chief of Clan Fraser. He was the son of Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat, and Alice Mary Weld-Blundell...

1871–1933 1915  
John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch
John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch
John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch and 9th Duke of Queensberry KT GCVO was a Scottish Member of Parliament and peer.-Early life, marriage and family:...

1864–1935 1917  
Douglas Haig
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCIE, ADC, was a British senior officer during World War I. He commanded the British Expeditionary Force from 1915 to the end of the War...

1861–1928 1917 Later Earl Haig
John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl
John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl
Colonel John George Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl KT GCVO CB DSO PC ADC , styled Marquess of Tullibardine until 1917, was a Scottish soldier and Conservative politician.-Early life:...

1871–1942 1918  
David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford
David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford
David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres KT, PC, DL, FRS, FSA , styled Lord Balniel between 1880 and 1913, was a British Conservative politician and art connoisseur....

1871–1940 1921  
HRH The Prince Edward Albert Christian George, Prince of Wales 1894–1972 1922 Later Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom
John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute KT was a Scottish peer, the son of John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute....

1881–1947 1922  
HRH The Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George, Duke of York 1895–1952 1923 Later George VI, King of the United Kingdom
Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore
Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore
Algernon Hawkins Thogond Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore PC, GCMG, was a British politician and colonial governor.-Biography:...

1852–1930 1923  
Ronald Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar 1860–1934 1926  
Sidney Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone
Sidney Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone
Sidney Herbert Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone and 2nd Baron Elphinstone KT was a Scottish nobleman.-Biography:...

1869–1955 1927  
Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow 1887–1952 1928  
Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, KG, KT, GCVO, TD, was a landowner and the maternal grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II....

1855–1944 1928  
George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland
George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland
George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland PC, KT , styled Earl Gower until 1892 and Marquess of Stafford between 1892 and 1913, was a British courtier, patron of the film industry and Conservative politician...

1888–1963 1929  
Sir John Stirling-Maxwell 1866–1956 1929  
Charles Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home
Charles Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home
Charles Cospatrick Archibald Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home KT was the father of British Prime Minister, Alec Douglas-Home.Charles was born in 1873, the son of Charles Douglas-Home, 12th Earl of Home...

1873–1951 1930  
Herbert Eustace Maxwell
Sir Herbert Maxwell, 7th Baronet
The Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, 7th Baronet of Monreith, KT, PC, FRS, FRGS was a Scottish novelist, essayist, horticulturalist and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1906....

1845–1937 1933  
HRH Prince Henry William Frederick Albert, Duke of Gloucester
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was a soldier and member of the British Royal Family, the third son of George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary....

1900–1974 1933  
Edward Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin
Edward Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin
Edward James Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin, 14th Earl of Kincardine, KT, CMG, TD, JP was the son of Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin who became Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary State for the Colonies and a director of the Royal Bank of ScotlandOn 5 January 1921, he married...

1881–1968 1933  
Archibald Leslie-Melville, 13th Earl of Leven
Archibald Leslie-Melville, 13th Earl of Leven
Archibald Alexander Leslie-Melville, 13th Earl of Leven, 12th Earl of Melville KT was a Scottish soldier, and peer....

1890–1947 1934  
Donald Cameron, 25 Lochiel 1876–1951 1934  
HRH Prince George Edward Alexander Edmund, Duke of Kent
Prince George, Duke of Kent
Prince George, Duke of Kent was a member of the British Royal Family, the fourth son of George V and Mary of Teck, and younger brother of Edward VIII and George VI...

1902–1942 1935  
HM Queen Elizabeth 1900–2002 1937 Later The Queen Mother
Sir Iain Colquhoun, 7th Baronet 1887–1948 1937  
John Dalrymple, 12th Earl of Stair
John Dalrymple, 12th Earl of Stair
John James Hamilton Dalrymple, 12th Earl of Stair, KT, DSO, DL was the son of the 11th Earl of Stair.He fought in the Boer War, and World War I, was captured by the Germans....

1879–1961 1937  
Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian
Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian
Philip Henry Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian KT CH PC was a British politician and diplomat.Philip Kerr was the son of Lord Ralph Drury Kerr, the third son of John Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian...

1882–1940 1940  
Archibald Sinclair
Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso
Archibald Henry Macdonald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso KT, CMG, PC , known as Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt between 1912 and 1952, and often as Archie Sinclair, was a British politician and leader of the Liberal Party....

1890–1970 1940 Later Viscount Thurso
David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie
David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie
Colonel David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy, 12th and 7th Earl of Airlie, KT, GCVO, MC was a Scottish peer, soldier and courtier....

1893–1968 1942  
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope KT, GCB, OM, DSO and two Bars , was a British admiral of the Second World War. Cunningham was widely known by his nickname, "ABC"....

1883–1963 1945  
James Graham, 6th Duke of Montrose
James Graham, 6th Duke of Montrose
James Graham, 6th Duke of Montrose KT CB CVO VD was a Scottish nobleman, politician and engineer.The eldest son of Douglas Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose, he was educated at Eton College. In 1906 he married Lady Mary Douglas-Hamilton, the only child of the 12th Duke of Hamilton...

1878–1954 1947  
Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery
Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery
Albert Edward Harry Meyer Archibald Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery and 2nd Earl of Midlothian , known by his third name of Harry, was a UK politician who briefly served as Secretary of State for Scotland in 1945...

1882–1974 1947  
Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch 1894–1973 1949  
Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton
Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton
Air Commodore Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton and 11th Duke of Brandon, KT, GCVO, AFC, PC, DL, FRCSE, FRGS, was a Scottish nobleman and pioneering aviator....

1903–1973 1951  
George Baillie-Hamilton, 12th Earl of Haddington
George Baillie-Hamilton, 12th Earl of Haddington
George Baillie-Hamilton, 12th Earl of Haddington, Kt, MC, TD , was a Scottish Peer from 1917 to 1986. Educated at Eton and Sandhurst, he was awarded the Military Cross during the First World War. In World War II he was a Wing Commander in the RAFVR. He was Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire from 1952...

1894–1986 1951  
HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....

b. 1921 1952 Later The Prince Philip
Alexander Steven Bilsland, 1st Baron Bilsland 1892–1970 1955  
David Lindsay, 28th Earl of Crawford
David Lindsay, 28th Earl of Crawford
David Alexander Robert Lindsay, 28th Earl of Crawford and 11th Earl of Balcarres, KT, GBE , known as Lord Balniel from 1913 to 1940, was a British Unionist politician....

1900–1975 1955  
John Stirling 1893–1975 1956  
George Mathers, 1st Baron Mathers 1886–1965 1956  
Kenneth Fitzgerald Kinnaird, 12th Lord Kinnaird 1880–1972 1957  
Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan
Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan
Thomas Godfrey Polson Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan, KT, KBE, MC, TD , had a distinguished military career, was Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth and Empire and Governor of Tasmania.-Early life:...

1895–1977 1957  
HRH Olav V, King of Norway
Olav V of Norway
Olav V was the king of Norway from 1957 until his death. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Olav was born in the United Kingdom as the son of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud of Norway...

1903–1991 1962  
Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, 14th Earl of Home
Alec Douglas-Home
Alexander 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 1962 Later Baron Home of the Hirsel
Robert Menzies
Robert Menzies
Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, , Australian politician, was the 12th and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia....

1894–1978 1963  
James Wilson Robertson
James Wilson Robertson
Sir James Wilson Robertson, KT, GCMG, GCVO, KBE, Order of the Nile , KStJ was the last British Head of Nigeria.He was educated at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh and Balliol College, Oxford...

1899–1983 1965  
David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss
David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss
Francis David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss and 8th Earl of March, KT, DL succeeded his grandfather in the family titles in 1937....

1912–2008 1966  
John Reith, 1st Baron Reith
John Reith, 1st Baron Reith
John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith, KT, GCVO, GBE, CB, TD, PC was a Scottish broadcasting executive who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom...

1889–1971 1968  
Charles Maclean, Baron Maclean 1916–1990 1969  
Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie
Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie
Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie, KT, GCVO, GBE, MC, DL was a British land-owner, statesman and politician....

1914–1999 1971  
Richard O'Connor
Richard O'Connor
General Sir Richard Nugent O'Connor KT, GCB, DSO & Bar, MC, ADC was a British Army general who commanded the Western Desert Force in the early years of World War II...

1889–1981 1971  
Ronald Colville, 2nd Baron Clydesmuir 1917–1996 1972  
Robert Forbes-Leith 1902–1973 1972  
Harald Leslie, Lord Birsay
Harald Leslie, Lord Birsay
Harald Leslie, Lord Birsay KT, CBE, Harald Leslie, Lord Birsay KT, CBE, Harald Leslie, Lord Birsay KT, CBE, (MBE (mil.), TD, QC, DL (8 May 1905 - 27 November 1982) was a Scottish lawyer and judge, and Chairman of the Scottish Land Court.-Early life:...

1905–1982 1973  
John Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel
John Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel
John Scott Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel KT, CH, CMG, PC, DL was a British politician, sitting as a National Liberal and Conservative Member of Parliament before the party was fully assimilated into the Unionist Party in Scotland in the early 1960s.Lord Muirshiel served as Secretary of State for...

1905–1992 1973  
Donald Hamish Cameron, 26th Lochiel 1910–2004 1973  
Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae
Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae
Bernard Edward Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae, KT, GCMG, GCVO, DSO, OBE was a brigadier in the British Army, military historian and the last British-born Governor-General of New Zealand.- Military service :...

1911–1980 1974  
George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk
George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk
Group Captain George "Geordie" Nigel Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk, KT, GCMG, GBE, AFC, AE, PC, QC , was a Scottish nobleman and Conservative politician.-Early life:...

1906–1994 1976  
William McFadzean, Baron McFadzean 1903–1996 1976  
HRH The Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales
Charles, Prince of Wales
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...

b. 1948 1977  
John Cameron, Lord Cameron
John Cameron, Lord Cameron
John Cameron, Lord Cameron KT DSC PRSE FBA was a Scottish judge, and President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh from 1973 to 1976.He was elected a Senator of the College of Justice on 5 July 1955....

1900–1996 1978  
John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch
John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch
Portrait 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 1978  
Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin
Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin
Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine, KT, CD, JP , styled Lord Bruce before 1968, is a Scottish peer.-Biography:...

b. 1924 1981  
George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth
George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth
George Morgan Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth, KT, PC, DL, FRSE, was a journalist and British politician belonging to the Labour Party. In the 1980s, he joined the Social Democratic Party. Following the SDP's merger with the Liberal Party, he became a Liberal Democrat and sat as a Liberal...

1921–2008 1981  
Neil Cameron, Baron Cameron of Balhousie
Neil Cameron, Baron Cameron of Balhousie
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Neil Cameron, Baron Cameron of Balhousie, KT, GCB, CBE, DSO, DFC was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force...

1920–1985 1983  
Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch
Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch
Crawford Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch, KT, GBE, KCMG, KCVO, DL was the 25th Governor of Hong Kong, from 1971 to 1982.-Early life and career:Murray MacLehose was born in Glasgow, Scotland in October 1917...

1917–2000 1983  
David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie
David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie
David 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...

b. 1926 1985  
Iain Tennant
Iain Tennant
Sir Iain Mark Tennant KT FRSA was a Scottish businessman.Born in North Berwick, Tennant was educated at Eton College and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He served in Egypt with the 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards from 1940 to 1942, and was an intelligence officer with 201 Guards' Brigade...

1919–2006 1986  
William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw
William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw
William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, KT, CH, MC, PC, DL , often known as Willie Whitelaw, was a British Conservative Party politician who served in a wide number of Cabinet positions, most notably as Home Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister.-Early life:Whitelaw was born in Nairn, in...

1918–1999 1990  
Sir Fitzroy MacLean, 1st Baronet 1911–1996 1993  
George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie
George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie
George Kenneth Hotson Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie KT KCVO TD PC was a British politician and banker....

1931–2003 1995  
John Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott
John Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott
John Campbell Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott, is a Scottish peer, and was Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire...

b. 1924 1996  
Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford
Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford
Robert Alexander Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford and 12th Earl of Balcarres, , styled Lord Balniel between 1940 and 1975, is a Scottish hereditary peer and Conservative politician. The elder son of the 28th Earl of Crawford and 11th Earl of Balcarres, he succeeded to the titles in 1975...

b. 1927 1996  
Lady Marion Fraser
Marion Fraser
Lady Marion Fraser, is a Scottish music educator.-Personal life:She was born as Marion Anne Forbes to Robert Forbes and Elizabeth Taylor Watt, and educated at Hutchesons' Girls' Grammar School , the University of Glasgow , and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama...

b. 1932 1996  
Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden
Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden
Norman Somerville Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden, is a Scottish industrialist and Conservative member of the House of Lords....

b. 1926 1996  
James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern b. 1927 1997  
HRH The Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, Princess Royal
Anne, Princess Royal
Princess Anne, Princess Royal , is the only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...

b. 1950 2000 The Princess Royal
David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn
David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn
David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, is a retired British administrator, diplomat and Sinologist. Lord Wilson of Tillyorn was the penultimate Commander-in-Chief and 27th Governor of Hong Kong...

b. 1935 2000  

Twenty-First Century

Stewart Sutherland, Baron Sutherland of Houndwood
Stewart Sutherland, Baron Sutherland of Houndwood
Stewart Ross Sutherland, Baron Sutherland of Houndwood, is a British academic and public servant and one of the UK's most distinguished philosophers of religion.He was educated at Robert Gordon's College...

b. 1941 2002  
Eric Anderson b. 1936 2002  
David Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood
David Steel
David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, KT, KBE, PC is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as the Leader of the Liberal Party from 1976 until its merger with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the Liberal Democrats...

b. 1938 2004  
George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen
George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen
George Islay MacNeill Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, is a British Labour Party politician who was the tenth Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, between October 1999 and early January 2004; he succeeded Javier Solana in that position...

b. 1946 2004  
William Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk
William Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk
William Douglas Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk, is one of the senior members of the Scottish judiciary. He formerly served as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session, and was an additional Lord of Appeal in the House of Lords prior to the transfer of its judicial...

b. 1935 2007  
Garth Morrison
Garth Morrison
Sir William Garth Morrison, was the Chief Scout of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories from 1988 to 1996. He also spent twelve years in the Royal Navy.- Education and Military service :...

b. 1943 2007  
David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead
David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead
James Arthur David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead, is a Scottish judge and Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, having previously been the Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.-Early life:...

b. 1938 2009  
Narendra Patel, Baron Patel
Narendra Patel, Baron Patel
Narendra Babubhai Patel, Baron Patel, is a British-Tanzanian obstetrician and cross bench peer, and Chancellor of the University of Dundee.-Early life:...

b. 1938 2009  
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