List of the Deans of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle
The Dean is normally a cleric of the Church of Scotland. This office was not originally a part of the establishment of officers of the Order, it was created in 1763 and joined to the office of Dean of the Chapel Royal. The two offices were separated in 1969.
Source, Notes & Credits: Internet Wikipedia articles and a 2019 List of Officers of the Order of the Thistle by the Secretary of the Order, Elizabeth Ann Roads, LVO for which we thank her.
Deans of the Order Appointed by the Monarch:
1763 Dr. John Jardine
1766 Dr. Robert Hamilton
1787 Dr. George Hill
1791 Dr. Archibald Davison
1803 Dr. William Laurence Brown
1830 Dr. George Cook
1845 Dr. William Muir
1868 Dr. Norman Macleod
1872 Dr. John Macleod
1882 Dr. John Tulloch
1887 Dr. James Cameron Lees, KCVO
1913 Dr. Andrew Wallace Williamson, KCVO
1926 Dr. Charles Laing Warr, GCVO
1969 Dr. Henry Charles Whitley, CVO
1974 Dr. John McIntyre, CVO
1989 Dr. Gilleasbuig Iain Macmillan, CVO
2014 Dr. Iain Torrance, KCVO, TD
2019 Dr. David Fergusson, OBE
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