Treasurer-depute of Scotland
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The Treasurer-depute was a senior post in the pre-Union government of Scotland
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Originally a deputy to the Treasurer
, the Treasurer-depute emerged as a separate Crown appointment by 1614. Its holder attended the Privy Council
in the absence of the Treasurer, but gained independent membership of the Council in 1587 and sat in the Parliament of Scotland
as a Great Officer of State
in 1593 and from 1617 onwards.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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Originally a deputy to the Treasurer
Treasurer of Scotland
The Treasurer was a senior post in the pre-Union government of Scotland, the Privy Council of Scotland.The full title of the post was Lord High Treasurer, Comptroller, Collector-General and Treasurer of the New Augmentation, formed as it was from the amalgamation of four earlier offices...
, the Treasurer-depute emerged as a separate Crown appointment by 1614. Its holder attended the Privy Council
Privy Council of Scotland
The Privy Council of Scotland was a body that advised the King.In the range of its functions the council was often more important than the Estates in the running the country. Its registers include a wide range of material on the political, administrative, economic and social affairs of Scotland...
in the absence of the Treasurer, but gained independent membership of the Council in 1587 and sat in the Parliament of Scotland
Parliament of Scotland
The Parliament of Scotland, officially the Estates of Parliament, was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland. The unicameral parliament of Scotland is first found on record during the early 13th century, with the first meeting for which a primary source survives at...
as a Great Officer of State
Great Officer of State
In the United Kingdom, the Great Officers of State are traditional Crown ministers, who either inherit their positions or are appointed to exercise certain largely ceremonial functions. Separate Great Officers exist for England and Scotland, and formerly for Ireland...
in 1593 and from 1617 onwards.
List of Treasurers-depute
incomplete- 1584: Sir Robert Melville
- 1622–1631: Archibald Napier, 1st Lord NapierArchibald Napier, 1st Lord NapierArchibald Napier, 1st Lord Napier was the 9th Laird Napier of Merchiston. In 1627 he was created Lord Napier of Merchiston and Baronet of Nova Scotia.-Biography:Archibald Napier was the son of John Napier and Elizabeth Stirling....
- 1661–1671: William Bellenden, 1st Lord BellendenWilliam Bellenden, 1st Lord Bellenden-Life:Bellenden was born before 1606. He was the son of Sir James Bellenden of Broughton, and Margaret Ker. On 10 June 1661 he was created Lord Bellenden, was made treasurer-depute, and was placed on the privy council of Scotland...
- 1671–1682?: Charles Maitland, Lord HaltounCharles Maitland, 3rd Earl of LauderdaleCharles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale , was the second son of John Maitland, 1st Earl of Lauderdale ....
- 1682–1684: John DrummondJohn Drummond, 1st Earl of MelfortJohn 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...
- 1684–1686?: John Keith, 1st Earl of KintoreJohn Keith, 1st Earl of KintoreSir John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore was a Scottish nobleman.The fourth son of William Keith, 5th Earl Marischal, he held Dunnottar Castle against Oliver Cromwell, and preserved the regalia in 1650...
- 1687–1689: Richard Maitland, Viscount MaitlandRichard Maitland, 4th Earl of LauderdaleRichard Maitland, 4th Earl of Lauderdale was a Scottish politician.-Life:He was the eldest son of Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale and his spouse Elizabeth Lauder. Before succeeding to the Lauderdale title, Richard Maitland was styled "of Over-Gogar", one of the Haltoun properties...
- 1690–1698: Alexander Melville, Lord Raith
- 1699–1703: Adam Cockburn of Ormiston, Lord Ormiston
- 1703: David Boyle, 1st Earl of GlasgowDavid Boyle, 1st Earl of GlasgowDavid Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow was a Scottish politician.The son of John Boyle of Kelburn, Commissioner, and Marion Steuart, he was the Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland from the Bute constituency from 1689–1699...