List of Provosts of Inverness
Encyclopedia
This is a list of Provosts
of Inverness
.
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