Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle

The Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle is an office of the Order of the Thistle, established in 1687. The Chancellor is named by the Sovereign from among the knights companion.

Office holders from 1913

• 1913–1917: John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl ^[1]
• 1917–1925: Douglas Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose ^[2]
• 1926–1932: Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe ^[3]
• 1932–1949: Walter Erskine, Earl of Mar and Kellie (1865–1955) ^[4]
• 1949–1955: Sidney Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone ^[5]
• 1956–1966: David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie ^[6]
• 1966–1973: Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch ^[7]
• 1973–1992: Alec Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel ^[8]
• 1992–2007: John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch ^[9]
• 2007–2023: David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie ^[10]
• 2023–present: Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch ^[11]

References

1. "No. 28763". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 1913. p. 7062.
2. "No. 13075". The Edinburgh Gazette . 10 April 1917. p. 697.
3. "No. 33126". The London Gazette . 22 January 1926. p. 534.
4. "No. 13923". The Edinburgh Gazette . 20 December 1932.
5. "No. 38746". The London Gazette . 28 October 1949. p. 5129.
6. "No. 17358". The Edinburgh Gazette . 6 January 1956. p. 7.
7. "No. 43937". The London Gazette . 29 March 1966. p. 3523.
8. "No. 46127". The London Gazette . 13 November 1973. p. 13485.
9. "No. 23251". The Edinburgh Gazette . 6 October 1992. p. 3391.
10. "No. 26353". The Edinburgh Gazette . 13 November 2007. p. 4249.
11. Lyon Court [@LyonCourt] (9 December 2023). "The King appoints The Duke of Buccleuch as Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle" (Tweet) – via Twitter.