List of grand master masons of the Grand Lodge of Scotland

This is a list of grand master masons of the Grand Lodge of Scotland:

  1. 1736–1737: William St Clair of Roslin
  2. 1737–1738: George Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Cromartie
  3. 1738–1739: John Keith, 3rd Earl of Kintore (G.M. of England; 1740)
  4. 1739–1740: James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton (G.M. of England; 1741)
  5. 1740–1741: Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (G.M. of England; 1744)
  6. 1741–1742: Alexander Melville, 5th Earl of Leven
  7. 1742–1743: William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock
  8. 1743–1744: James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss
  9. 1744–1745: James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray
  10. 1745–1746: Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan
  11. 1746–1747: William Nisbet
  12. 1747–1748: Francis Wemyss-Charteris (de jure 7th Earl of Wemyss)
  13. 1748–1749: Hugh Seton
  14. 1749–1750: Thomas Erskine, Lord Erskine (Jacobite Earl of Mar)
  15. 1750–1751: Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton
  16. 1751–1752: James Hay, Lord Boyd (later 15th Earl of Erroll)
  17. 1752–1753: George Drummond (Lord Provost of Edinburgh)
  18. 1753–1754: Charles Hamilton Gordon
  19. 1754–1755: James Forbes, Master of Forbes (later 16th Lord Forbes)
  20. 1755–1757: Sholto Douglas, Lord Aberdour (later 15th Earl of Morton) (G.M. of England; 1757–1761)
  21. 1757–1759: Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway
  22. 1759–1761: David Melville, 6th Earl of Leven
  23. 1761–1763: Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin
  24. 1763–1765: Thomas Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie (G.M. of England-Ancients: 1760–1766)
  25. 1765–1767: James Stewart (Lord Provost of Edinburgh) 1765–1767
  26. 1767–1769: George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie
  27. 1769–1771: James Adolphus Oughton
  28. 1771–1773: Patrick McDouall, 6th Earl of Dumfries
  29. 1773–1774: John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl (G.M. of England-Ancients 1771–1774)
  30. 1774–1776: David Dalrymple (later Lord Hailes)
  31. 1776–1778: Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet
  32. 1778–1780: John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl (G.M. of England-Ancients; 1775–1781; 1791–1813)
  33. 1780–1782: Alexander Lindsay, 23rd Earl of Crawford
  34. 1782–1784: David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan
  35. 1784–1786: George Gordon, Lord Haddo
  36. 1786–1788: Francis Wemyss-Charteris, Lord Elcho
  37. 1788–1790: Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier
  38. 1790–1792: George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton
  39. 1792–1794: George Gordon, Marquess of Huntly (later 5th Duke of Gordon)
  40. 1794–1796: William Kerr, Earl of Ancram (later 6th Marquess of Lothian)
  41. 1796–1798: Francis Stuart, Lord Doune (later 10th Earl of Moray)
  42. 1798–1800: Sir James Stirling, 1st Bt. (Lord Provost of Edinburgh)
  43. 1800–1802: Charles Montagu-Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (later 4th Duke of Buccleuch)
  44. 1802–1804: George Gordon, 5th Earl of Aboyne (later 9th Marquess of Huntly)
  45. 1804–1806: George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
  46. 1806–1808: Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira (later 1st Marquess of Hastings)
  47. 1808–1810: The Hon. William Maule (later 1st Baron Panmure)
  48. 1810–1812: James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn
  49. 1812–1814: Robert Haldane-Duncan, 1st Earl of Camperdown
  50. 1814–1816: James Duff, 4th Earl Fife
  51. 1816–1818: Sir John Marjoribanks, Bt.
  52. 1818–1820: George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale
  53. 1820–1822: Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton
  54. 1822–1824: George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll
  55. 1824–1826: John Campbell, Viscount Glenorchy (later 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane)
  56. 1826–1827: Thomas Hay-Drummond, 11th Earl of Kinnoull
  57. 1827–1830: Francis Wemyss-Charteris, Lord Elcho (later 9th Earl of Wemyss)
  58. 1830–1832: George Kinnaird, 9th Lord Kinnaird
  59. 1832–1833: Henry Erskine, 12th Earl of Buchan
  60. 1833–1835: William Hamilton, Marquess of Douglas (later 11th Duke of Hamilton)
  61. 1835–1836: Alexander Murray, Viscount Fincastle (later 6th Earl of Dunmore)
  62. 1836–1838: James Broun-Ramsay, Lord Ramsay (later 1st Marquis of Dalhousie)
  63. 1838–1840: Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet (Lord Provost of Edinburgh)
  64. 1840–1841: George Leslie, 15th Earl of Rothes
  65. 1841–1843: Lord Frederick FitzClarence
  66. 1843–1864: George Murray, Lord Glenlyon (later 6th Duke of Atholl)
  67. 1864–1867: John Whyte-Melville
  68. 1867–1870: Fox Maule Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie
  69. 1870–1873: Robert St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn
  70. 1873–1882: Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet
  71. 1882–1885: Walter Erskine, 11th Earl of Mar
  72. 1885–1892: Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet (later 1st Baron Blythswood)
  73. 1892–1893: George Baillie-Hamilton, 11th Earl of Haddington
  74. 1893–1897: Sir Charles Dalrymple of Newhailes, 1st Bt.
  75. 1897–1900: Alexander Fraser, 19th Lord Saltoun
  76. 1900–1904: Hon. James Hozier (later 2nd Baron Newlands)
  77. 1904–1907: Hon. Charles Maule Ramsay
  78. 1907–1909: Thomas Gibson-Carmichael (later 1st Baron Carmichael) (Grand Master of Victoria, Australia, 1909–1912)
  79. 1909–1913: John Stewart-Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine (later 8th Duke of Atholl)
  80. 1913–1916: Robert King Stewart of Murdostoun
  81. 1916–1920: Sir Robert Gilmour, 1st Baronet
  82. 1920–1921: Archibald Montgomerie, 16th Earl of Eglinton
  83. 1921–1924: Edward Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin
  84. 1924–1926: John Dalrymple, 12th Earl of Stair
  85. 1926–1929: Archibald Douglas, 4th Baron Blythswood
  86. 1929–1931: Alexander Archibald Hagart-Speirs
  87. 1931–1933: Robert Hamilton, 11th Lord Belhaven and Stenton
  88. 1933–1935: Alexander Fraser, 20th Lord Saltoun
  89. 1935–1936: Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss, 7th Bt.
  90. 1936–1937: The Duke of York (later King George VI)
  91. 1937–1939: Sir Norman Orr-Ewing, 4th Bt.
  92. 1939–1942: Robert Balfour, Viscount Traprain (later 3rd Earl of Balfour)
  93. 1942–1945: John Christie Stewart
  94. 1945–1949: Randolph Stewart, 12th Earl of Galloway
  95. 1949–1953: Malcolm Barclay-Harvey (G.M. of South Australia, 1941–1944)
  96. 1953–1957: Alexander Macdonald, 7th Baron Macdonald of Slate
  97. 1957–1961: Archibald Montgomerie, 17th Earl of Eglinton
  98. 1961–1965: Andrew Bruce, Lord Bruce (later 11th Earl of Elgin)
  99. 1965–1969: Sir Ronald Orr-Ewing, 5th Bt.
  100. 1969–1974: David Liddell-Grainger
  101. 1974–1979: Robert Wolrige Gordon
  102. 1979–1983: James Wilson McKay
  103. 1983–1985: J. M. Marcus Humphrey
  104. 1985–1993: Sir Gregor MacGregor, 6th Baronet
  105. 1993–1999: Michael Baillie, 3rd Baron Burton
  106. 1999–2004: Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 6th Bt.
  107. 2004–2005: The Rev. Canon Joseph Morrow
  108. 2005–2008: Sir Archibald Donald Orr-Ewing, 6th Bt.
  109. 2008–2018: Charles Iain Robert Wolrige-Gordon, 22nd of Hallhead and 11th of Esslemont
  110. 2018–2023: William Ramsay McGhee
  111. 2023–2024: The Rev. Canon Joseph Morrow
  112. 2024–2025: William Ramsay McGhee
  113. 2025–Present: Alexander C.G. Moncrieff

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Grand Master Masons of the Grand Lodge of Scotland". grandlodgescotland.com. Archived from the original on 2006-07-21. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kenneth Robert Henderson Mackenzie (1987), The Royal Masonic Cyclopaedia, Aquarian Press, p. 288
  3. 1 2 3 Robert Freke Gould (1936), "History of the Grand Lodge of Scotland", Gould's History of Freemasonry throughout the World, vol. 2, C. Scribner's Sons, p. 383, The Grand Master Masons of Scotland since the constitution of the Grand Lodge of Scotland have been as follows : 1736. William St. Clair of Roslin. 1737. George, third Earl of Cromarty. 1738. John, third Earl of Kintore...
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 Outlines of the History of Freemasonry in the Province of Quebec, by John H. Graham, Montreal, 1892, pp. 16–17.
  5. ↑ Peter, Robert, ed. (2016). British Freemasonry, 1717–1813, Volume 5. Francis Charteris: Routledge.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Drink and Society: Scotland 1870–1914: thesis presented for the Degree of Ph.D. of the University of Glasgow, October 1983, by Norma Davies Logan, citing the Yearbook of the Grand Lodge of the Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland
  7. 1 2 3 Current Grand Master's biography page on the Grand Lodge website
  8. ↑ "Charles Iain Robert Wolrige-Gordon".
  9. ↑ "Joe Morrow".
  10. ↑ "Alexander Moncrieff".