
List of Provosts of Inverness
    
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        This is a list of Provosts
of Inverness
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Provost (civil)
A provost  is the ceremonial head of many Scottish local authorities, and under the name prévôt  was a governmental position of varying importance in Ancien Regime France.-History:...
of Inverness
Inverness
Inverness  is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
.
16th century
- 1556 - 1559: George Cuthbert of Auld Castlehill
 - 1560 - 1561: Jasper Waus of Lochslyne
 - 1562 - 1563: John Ross
 - 1564 - 1567: James Paterson
 - 1568 - 1568: Alexander Baillie
 - 1569 - 1569: William Cuthbert
 - 1570 - 1572: James Paterson
 - 1573 - 1574: William Cuthbert
 - 1575 - 1575: John Ross
 - 1576 - 1576: James Paterson
 - 1577 - 1577: William Cuthbert
 - 1578 - 1579: William Baillie of Dunain
 - 1580 - 1580: William Cuthbert
 - 1581 - 1582: William Baillie of Dunnane
 - 1583 - 1583: John Cuthbert of Auld Castlehill
 - 1584 - 1584: John Ross
 - 1585 - 1586: William Cuthbert
 
17th Century
- 1602 - 1603: William Cuthbert
 - 1603 - 1606: Master John Ross of Midleys
 - 1607 - 1614: John Cuthbert of Auld Castlehill
 - 1615 - 1616: Mr John Ross
 - 1616 - 1617: John Cuthbert of Auld Castlehill
 - 1617 - 1618: Alexander Baillie of Dunzean
 - 1618 - 1619: Mr John Ross
 - 1620 - 1621: James Cuthbert of Easter Drakies
 - 1622 - 1623: James Cuthbert of Lochelin
 - 1623 - 1624: Mr John Ross of Midleys
 - 1624 - 1625: Alexander Baillie of Dunzean
 - 1625 - 1627: Duncan Forbes of Buddit
 - 1628 - 1629: James Cuthbert of Easter Draikies
 - 1630 - 1630: Andrew Fraser
 - 1631 - 1631: James Cuthbert of Draikies
 - 1632 - 1632: Duncan Forbes of Bucht
 - 1633 - 1633: Duncan Forbes
 - 1634 - 1635: Mr John Ross Younger
 - 1636 - 1636: James Cuthbert of Draikies
 - 1636 - 1638: John Cuthbert, Wester Draikies
 - 1638 - 1639: Master John Ross
 - 1639 - 1640: James Cuthbert of Easter Draikies
 - 1640 - 1643: James Ross of Merkinch
 - 1643 - 1645: Duncan Forbes of Culloden
 - 1645 - 1646: James Cuthbert of Easter Draikies
 - 1646 - 1651: John Forbes, fiar of Culloden
 - 1651 - 1652: Robert Ross
 - 1652 - 1655: John Forbes
 - 1655 - 1655: Robert Ross
 - 1655 - 1662: No council records
 - 1662 - 1662: Alexander Cuthbert
 - 1662 - 1663: Robert Ross
 - 1663 - 1666: Alexander Cuthbert
 - 1666 - 1668: Alexander Dunbar (elder)
 - 1668 - 1674: Alexander Cuthbert
 - 1674 - 1679: Alexander Dunbar
 - 1679 - 1680: Alexander Cuthbert
 - 1680 - 1683: Alexander Dunbar
 - 1683 - 1689: John Cuthbert of Draikies
 - 1689 - 1692: Hugh Robertson
 - 1692 - 1695: William Duff (elder)
 - 1695 - 1699: Hugh Robertson
 - 1699 - 1701: William Duff (elder)
 
18th century
- 1701 - 1703: Hugh Robertson
 - 1703 - 1706: William Duff (elder)
 - 1706 - 1709: Alexander Duff of Drumore
 - 1709 - 1712: William Duff
 - 1712 - 1715: Alexander Duff of Drumore
 - 1715 - 1716: Alexander Clark, merchant
 - 1716 - 1718: John Forbes of Culloden
 - 1718 - 1720: Alexander Fraser
 - 1720–1723: John Forbes of Culloden
 - 1723–1725: Alexander Fraser
 - 1725 - 1728: John Forbes of Culloden
 - 1728–1729: Alexander Fraser
 - 1729–1732: John Forbes of Culloden
 - 1732–1735: Alexander Fraser
 - 1735–1738: John Hossack
 - 1738–1741: William Maclean of Dochgarroch
 - 1741–1744: John Hossack
 - 1744–1747: John Fraser
 - 1747–1750: William Maclean of Dochgarroch
 - 1750–1753: John Fraser
 - 1753–1756: John Hossack
 - 1756–1758: John Fraser
 - 1758–1761: John Hossack
 - 1761–1764: William Mackintosh (elder)
 - 1764–1767: James Fraser
 - 1767–1770: William Mackintosh (elder)
 - 1770–1773: Phineas Mackintosh
 - 1773–1776: William Chisholm
 - 1776–1779: Phineas Mackintosh
 - 1779–1782: William Chisholm
 - 1782–1785: Phineas Mackintosh
 - 1785–1788: William Mackintosh
 - 1788–1791: Phineas Mackintosh
 - 1791–1794: William Mackintosh
 - 1794–1797: John Mackintosh (of the Aberarder family)
 - 1797–1800: William Inglis of Kingsmills
 
19th century
- 1800–1803: John Mackintosh (of the Aberarder family)
 - 1803–1804: Alexander Mackintosh
 - 1804–1807: James Grant
 - 1807–1810: Thomas Gilzean
 - 1810–1813: James Grant
 - 1813–1814: Thomas Gilzean
 - 1814–1816: James Grant
 - 1816–1818: James Robertson
 - 1818–1822: Interim trustees
 - 1822–1823: James Robertson
 - 1823–1824: James Grant
 - 1824–1827: James Robertson
 - 1827–1829: James Grant
 - 1829–1831: James Robertson
 - 1831–1833: John Ross
 -  1833–1834: John MackenzieJohn Mackenzie (banker)John Mackenzie was a Scottish banker and Provost of Inverness.-Origins:Mackenzie was the ninth son of Alexander Mackenzie of Portmore and Anne, the eldest daughter of Colin Mackenzie of Kilcoy.-Career:Mackenzie was for many years a successful agent in Inverness for the Bank of Scotland John...
 - 1834–1836: John Fraser
 - 1836–1839: John Ferguson
 - 1839–1840: Alexander Cumming
 - 1840–1843: John Inglis Nicol
 - 1843–1846: James Sutherland
 - 1847–1852: William Simpson
 - 1852–1855: James Sutherland
 - 1855–1867: Colin Lyon Mackenzie
 - 1867–1873: John Mackenzie
 - 1873–1875: Colin Lyon Mackenzie
 - 1875–1880: Alexander Simpson
 - 1880 - 1880: William Mackintosh
 - 1880–1883: Alexander Fraser
 - 1883–1889: Henry Cockburn Macandrew
 - 1889–1895: Alexander Ross
 - 1895 - 1901: William Macbean
 
Twentieth century
- 1901 - 1907: Arthur Dougal Ross
 - 1907 - 1910: James Alexander Gossip
 - 1910 - 1916: John Birnie
 - 1916 - 1922: Sir Donald Macdonald
 - 1922 - 1925: David Petrie
 -  1925–1931: Alexander MacEwanAlexander MacEwanSir Alexander MacEwan, Kt. ; was a leader of firstly the Scottish Party, and then the Scottish National Party ....
 - 1931 - 1933: Donald Macdonald (died in office)
 - 1933 - 1934: John Mackenzie (died in office)
 - 1934 - 1945: Hugh Mackenzie
 - 1945 - 1949: Hugh Ross
 - 1949 - 1955: James M Grigor
 - 1955 - 1961: Robert Wotherspoon
 - 1961 - 1964: Allan Ross
 - 1964 - 1967: William J Mackay
 - 1967 - 1975: William A Smith
 - 1975 - 1980: Ian C Fraser
 - 1980 - 1992: Allan G Sellar
 - 1992 - 1996: William A E Fraser
 - 1996 - 1999: Allan G Sellar
 - 1999 - 2007: William J Smith
 

