1800
John Graham
1801
James
McCulloch
1802
John Craig
1803
Andrew Sellars
1804
William Neasmith
1805
George Smith
1806
George Osbourn
1807
William Skinner
1808
John Gentles
1809
John Craig Jnr
1810
Andrew Miller
1811
William Lochore
1812
John Sommerville
1813
Peter Cumming
1814
John Craig Jnr
1815
Robert Lochore
1816
William McTyer
1817
Peter Grosart
1818
Matthew Miller
1819
William Scott Jnr
1820
Lachlan Muckart
1821
Andrew Watson
1822
Daniel
McFarlane
1823
Robert Lochore
1824
Lachlan Muckart
1825
William Wood
1826
Thomas Williams
1827
Allan Campbell
1828
Peter Grosart
1829
William Wilson
1830
William Lochore
1831
John Gilchrist
1832
Alexander Murray
1833
Lachlan Muckart
1834
John Mackay
1835
James
Birrell
1836
Alexander Murray
1837
Peter
McGregor
1838
Robert Lochore Jnr
1839
John McKay
1840
William Glass
1841
Robert Hepburn
1842
Daniel
Bell
1843
Peter
McGregor
1844
John Muter Wilson
1845
George Smith
1846
Donald McNicol
1847
Thomas Blyth
1848
James
Craig
1849
James
Kerr
1850
Thomas Bell
1851
Robert Woodside
1852
James
Craig
1853
James
Gebbie
1854
James
McFarlane
1855
Duncan McGregor
1856
James
Simpson
1857
Matthew Paterson
1858
Thomas Gebbie
1859
James
Wilson
1860
anon
1861
James
Brown
1862
James
Paterson
1863
Robert Lochore Jnr
1864
Walker Henry Eben
1865
James
Craig
1866
James
Gilchrist
1867
William Morrison
1868
James
Simpson
1869
Matthew Paterson
1870
Robert Lochore tertius
1871
William Gibson
1872
William Morrison
1873
David
Aitken
1874
John Burt
1875
Andrew Mitchell
1876
David
French
1877
Robert Bishop
1878
John Anderson
1879
Thomas Mitchell
1880
William Campbell
1881
Robert Anderson
1882
Robert Paterson
1883
Samuel Marks
1884
James
Macgregor
1885
William Veitch Orr
1886
James Young
Merry
1887
Archibald McLaren Lindsay
1888
Andrew McBride
1889
John Macdonald
1890
George Ogilvie
1891
John Wallace
1892
Archibald Hunter Ewing
1893
William Aitken Davidson
1894
James Scott Crawford
1895
James Scott Crawford
1896
Robert Motherwell
1897
Thomas McBride
1898
William Miller
1899
James
Crookston
17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century
1604
Ninian
Anderson
1605
Matthew Ballantyne
1606
Ninian
Anderson
1607
Gabriel Liston
1608
Gabriel Liston
1609
Gabriel Liston
1610
Gabriel Liston
1611
Robert Hodzyard
1612
Gabriel Liston
1613
Ninian
Hamilton
1614
Thomas Ritchie
1615
Thomas Ritchie
1616
Gabriel Liston
1617
Gabriel Liston
1618
James
Ritchie
1619
Mungo Hamilton
1620
Andrew Kerr
1621
William Anderson
1622
William Anderson
1623
William Anderson
1624
Richard Allan
1625
William Anderson
1626
John Wilson
1627
John Anderson
1628
John Wilson
1629
John Anderson
1630
John Wilson
1631
John Anderson
1632
Richard Allan
1633
John Liston
1634
Richard Allan
1635
William Coats
1636
John Liston
1637
Robert Finlay
1638
John Wilson
1639
John Liston
1640
John Wilson
1641
Robert Hodzyard
1642
John Wilson
1643
Robert Hodzyard
1644
Henry
Marshall
1645
John Caldwell
1646
John Wilson
1647
John Wallace
1648
John Wilson
1649
Walter
McAulay
1650
William Coats
1651
William Coats
1652
Gabriel Corbett
1653
Gabriel Corbett
1654
Archibald Anderson
1655
William Coats
1656
Walter
McAulay
1657
Walter
McAulay
1658
Walter
McAulay
1659
Walter
McAulay
1660
John Liston
1661
James
Mitchell
1662
James
Mitchell
1663
Robert M'Humphry
1664
William Coats
1665
James
Mitchell
1666
John Wood
1667
James
Mitchell
1668
John Wood
1669
John Wood
1670
James
Thomson
1671
John Liston
1672
John Wood
1673
James
Hutchison
1674
John Wardrop
1675
James
Thomson
1676
John Wardrop
1677 - 1685
none
1686
Hugh
Mitchell
1687
Hugh
Mitchell
1688
Hugh
Mitchell
1689
Hugh
Mitchell
1690
Robert Allan
1691
Robert Allan
1692
Andrew Menzies
1693
Andrew Menzies
1694
Robert Allan
1695
Robert Allan
1696
Robert Allan
1697
James
Hutchison
1698
James
Hutchison
1699
Robert Allan
1700
Robert Allan
1701
William Peacock
1702
John Brown
1703
John Brown
1704
John Brown
1705
John Stevenson
1706
John Stevenson
1707
Robert Wotherspoon
1708
Robert Lang
1709
John Stevenson
1710
John Stevenson
1711
William Peacock
1712
Robert Wotherspoon
1713
Robert Wotherspoon
1714
James
Graham
1715
James
Graham
1716
James
Clark
1717
James
Clark
1718
James
Clark
1719
James
Graham
1720
James
Graham
1721
William Peacock
1722
William Peacock
1723
James
Graham
1724
James
Peacock
1725
James
Peacock
1726
Robert Wotherspoon
1727
Robert Peacock
1728
Robert Peacock
1729
Archibald Gray
1730
Archibald Gray
1731
James
Wylie
1732
James
Wylie
1733
William Martin
1734
Archibald Scott
1735
James
Hunter
1736
James
Hunter
1737
John Wylie
1738
John Wylie
1739
James
Ballantyne
1740
James
Thomson
1741
William Christie
1742
Archibald Gray
1743
John Alexander
1744
James
Ballantyne
1745
James
Wylie
1746
Robert Alexander
1747
John Alexander
1748
Robert Freebairn
1749
James
Ballantyne
1750
Robert Gray
1751
John Alexander
1752
John Ballantyne
1753
Archibald Gray
1754
Andrew Ralston
1755
John Scott
1756
John Forsyth
1757
Robert Gray
1758
John Scott
1759
John Ballantyne
1760
James
Wardrop
1761
Andrew Hunter
1762
John Forsyth
1763
John Gray
1764
John Cree
1765
Andrew Hunter
1766
John Cumming
1767
James
McNair
1768
William Ralston
1769
John Cree
1770
David
Matthie
1771
James
Bryce
1772
John Ross
1773
John Yuill
1774
John Yuill
1775
John Yuill
1776
Henry
Barton
1777
Thomas McCall
1778
James
Burns
1779
William McCourty
1780
James
Salmon
1781
James
Salmon
1782
George Burns
1783
anon
1784
anon
1785
John Paul
1786
James
Burns
1787
John Jenkin
1788
William Miller
1789
John Paul
1790
James
Fergus
1791
Daniel
McMillan
1792
John Paul Jnr
1793
James
Bryce
1794
Robert Semple
1795
Robert Wilson
1796
James
Bryce
1797
Robert Semple
1798
James
Smith
1799
George Smith
1900
Robert Gibb
1901
Henry
Burt
1902
Matthew Barr Baird
1903
Duncan Graham
1904
William Hume Lithgow
1905
William Speirs
1906
William James Wood JP
1907
Hugh Blair
1908
Sir William Reid JP
1909
William Burns Cowan
1910
John Salton
1911
Robert Laing JP
1912
Alexander Rankin Brown JP
1913
George Brander
1914
James
Gilchrist DL
1915
William Jamieson Logie JP
1916
James Fulton
Martin
1917
Andrew Baird
1918
David
Reid
1919
Sir Thomas Kelly DL
1920
James
Whitton
1921
Walter
Provan
1922
Robert George Millar
1923
Alexander Matthew
Wylie
1924
Robert Angus Munro
1925
William Martin JP
1926
John Watson
1927
George Lang
1928
Alexander Walker CBE DL
1929
Thomas McBride
1930
Dr David McKail
1931
John Robert
Mirrlees
1932
William Brown
1933
Robert Kessen Smith
1934
J. Osborne Martin
1935
Thomas Hart DL
1936
Thomas Hart DL
1937
John Donald Kelly CBE DL
1938
James
Hendry
1939
John D. MacDonald
1940
Andrew R. Templeton
1941
Douglas M. Martin
1942
Rt. Hon. Lord
Saltoun
1943
William C. Laing
1944
J. Martin Baxter
1945
David
Stenhouse JP
1946
James S. McNeill JP
1947
Alexander R.
McFadyen JP
1948
James H. Scott
1949
J.S.M. Grieve JP
1950
R. Gordon Laing JP
1951
J. Alastair Martin
1952
Andrew Lawson OStJ JP
1953
Hugh Brodie
1954
John McAslan OBE DL
1955
M. Stewart Fraser
1956
Dr. J.F.Kerr Grieve TD
1957
R.J.P. Cowan
1958
John T.
Burns
1959
William W. Findlay
1960
Ronald M. Paterson
dec in office
1960
William W. Findlay
1961
Lockhart W. Hutson OBE JP
1962
T.D. Childs MBE
1963
James
Whitton MBE
1964
W. Rae
Glencross
1965
Alexander Robertson E.R.D., CdeG
1965
W. Rae
Glencross
1966
Andrew Laidlaw
1967
George H.E. Hall
1968
W.Grant Hilshelwood
1969
T.R.L. Fraser
1970
Andrew Hunter
1971
James
Welsh
1972
G. Douglas Laing
1973
Ian T. Brown
1974
Thomas O.M.
Cordiner
1975
Douglas Herbert Davis
1976
Roy A.
Johnson
1977
Robert C. Brechin
1978
Malcolm McNeill
1979
Matthew Raeside
1980
J.F.Kerr Grieve
1981
Walter O. Hibberd
1982
R. Gowan Beloe
1983
R. Gowan Beloe
1984
Daniel
Gilbert
1985
Robert I. Gloyer
1986
Alex. A.B. Milroy
1987
David H. Pirrett
1988
John McIntyre
1989
James P.S. McNeill
1990
Alexander J. Lang
1991
Dr. Robert Milroy
1992
Ralph M. Leishman
1993
W. Stewart Wright
1994
Hugh O'Neill
1995
Forbes M. Dunlop
1996
Dr. Alistair J. Dorward
1997
Donald W.W.
Smith
1998
W. Stewart Wright
1999
Ronald A. Carswell
2000 David Dunbar
2001 James Y. Miller
2002 Kenneth E.L. Brown
2003 Hugh O'Neill
2004 Col. Robert L Steele
2005 David Hunt
2006 Trevor Paterson
2007 Simon Chiswell
2008 Sam MacKenzie
2009 Neil Munro
2010 James H. Roulston
2011 Dr. Adrian Pierotti
2012 Duncan Norman
2013 Dr. Christine Linnell
2014 Dr. Beverly Bergman
2015 Liam Devlin
2016 Dr Adrian Pierotti
2017 Dr Iain Lennox
2018 Professor Ewan Macdonald OBE
2019 Dr Beverly Bergman OBE
2020 Brian McAlinden CBE
2021 Brian McAlinden CBE
2022 Liam Entwistle
2023 David McClements
21st century Cordiner Deacons Convener
John Braidwood 1619
Ninian Anderson 1626
J Anderson 1630
Ninian Anderson 1632
John Wardrup 1688
John Wardrop 1691
John Wardrup 1698
John Brown 1708
Robert Finlay 1749
William McTyer 1823
James Craig 1853
Thomas Blyth 1865
James Gilchrist 1931
Thomas Hart 1941
Andrew Lawson 1958
James Whitton 1968
Roy A. Johnson 1990
W. Stewart Wright 2002
James Y. Miller 2010
Dr Alistair Dorward 2017
John Stevenson, Deacon in 1705,
1706, 1709 and 1710
Portrait in the Great Hall
William McTyer, Deacon in 1816
Deacon Convener in 1823
Portrait in the Great Hall
