Our Chairperson is:

Dr. Lucy Wood

--

Former Chairpersons:

• Prof. Sir Iain Torrance KCVO Kt FRSE 2019-22
• Prof. Peter Garside 2016-19
• Alasdair Hutton OBE TD 2011-16 
• Prof. David Purdie 2008-11
• Sheriff Isobel Poole 2005-08
• Michael McIntosh-Reid 2002-05
• Lt. Cdr. Dairmid Gunn OBE 1999-2002
• Sheriff Gordon Shiach 1995-98
• Alex Currie OBE 1992-95
• Sheriff Principal Sir Frederick W.F. O'Brien 1989-92 
• Paul H. Scott 1986-89 
• C.D.L. Menzie 1979-85 

From 1894 until 1979 our President was effectively also our Chairman. During those years the AGM was held in the middle of the Annual Dinner! In 1979 Fraser Elgin changed the Club from having just one meeting a year to having several... and in doing so he also moved the date of the AGM... From that date the Council elected one of its members to be Chairman instead. 

• 2002 Lee A. Simpson+ Events Convener* 09-20
• 2016 Madeleine MacKenzie
• 2017 Prof. Penny Fielding
• 2019 Dr. Michael Wood
• 2020 Dr. Lucy Wood
• 2021 Ian Chisholm
• 2023 David McClay+
• 2023 Eric Wishart
• 2023 Dr. Ainsley McIntosh
• 2024 Hilary Clydesdale

+Ex Officio

*This role now merged back into duties of the Hon. Secretary.

Our Honorary Secretary is:

David McClay

-- David’s long standing interest in the life and works of Sir Walter Scott have included the privilege of curating some of his archives, as part of the John Murray publishing archives at the National Library of Scotland, and of being a former Trustee at Abbotsford, the Home of Sir Walter Scott. He enjoys discovering new insights into Scott’s writing and his diverse influences

Former Honorary Secretaries:

• Dr. Michael Wood 2020-23
• Louise Gardiner 2015-20
• Prof. Peter Garside 2010-15
• Joan Dunnett 2009
• W. Fraser Elgin C.A. 2003-08
• Rev. Duncan J. McGregor 1997-2002
• W. Fraser Elgin C.A. 1987-96
• Robin D. Fulton 1984-86
• David S. Reith W.S. 1979-83
• Peter C. Millar W.S. 1972-78
• Allan C. Frazer W.S. 1947-71
• William Watt W.S. 1934-39
• James Milligan 1933 
• Kenneth Sanderson C.A. 1894-1932

Our Honorary Treasurer is:

Lee A. Simpson

-- Lee has been a Wedding DJ under the stage name "Lee Live" since 2006 and has performed at over 1,100 events. He also has a photography business. He loves cooking, running, woodland walks, outdoor swimming (all year round -- even in the ice!), playing scrabble, and reading the works of Sir Walter Scott. He has 2 kids and his wife is a vet nurse.

Former Honorary Treasurers:

• W. Fraser Elgin C.A. 1981-2001
• J.S. Russell 1972-81
• D.C Scott-Moncrieff S.W. 1953-72
• Alexander Laurie 1934-1952
• Elliot R. Smail 1894-1933

Our Independent Examiner is:

The Very Reverend Allan Maclean of Dochgarroch

-- Allan is a clergyman. For many years he ministered in Argyll, latterly as Provost of St John’s Cathedral, Oban. More recently he was rector of St Vincent’s Chapel in Edinburgh, termed ‘the village church in the heart of the city’.

Former Honorary Auditors:

• T. Ritchie Campbell C.A. 1985-2005
• T. Hunter Thomson C.A. 1956-84
• Alex Morrison C.A. O.B.E 1912-55
• George E. Watson C.A. 1894-1909

In order of number of years of service to the Club:

38 Kenneth Sanderson C.A. 1894-1915 1922-1939

32 Elliot R. Smail 1894-1915 1922-1933

32 Lt. Cdr. Dairmid Gunn O.B.E 1988-2020

29 Paul H. Scott 1984-1989 1993-2017

28 T. Hunter Thomson 1956-1984

27 Alex Morrison O.B.E 1912-15 1923-39 1947-55

27 Allan C. Frazer W.S. 1947-71 1982-85

27 W. Fraser Elgin C.A. 1981-2008

25 Michael McIntosh-Reid 1984-2009

21 Adam Smail 1894-1915

21 D.F.Lowe F.R.S.E. 1894-1915

21 J.B. Sutherland S.S.C W.S.1894-1915

21 John Kerr LL.D 1894-1915

16 T. Ritchie Campbell C.A. 1985-2005

20 Alex Cameron 1989-2009

20 D.C Scott-Moncrieff S.W. 1952-1972

20 Dr. Hector B. Chawla 1989-2009

19 Kathleen Hardie 2004-2023

19 Alex Currie O.B.E. 1990-2009

19 Alexander Darling J.P. 1899-1904 1922-36

19 Alexander Laurie 1933-39 1947-52 1953-61

17 Sheriff Principal Sir Frederick W.F. O'Brien 1965-68 1989-2003

15 Prof. Peter Garside 2009-2024

15 Sheriff Isobel Poole 2000-2015

15 George E. Watson CA 1894 - 1909

14 Alasdair Hutton O.B.E. TD 2004-2018

13 Patricia Maxwell-Scott 56-59 65-68 73-76 81-98

12 A.D.V. Elliott 1978-1981 1986-1995

12 Charles Ritchie S.S.C. 1903-1915

12 J.L. Ewing 1903-1915

12 John Jordan 1894-1897 1902-1906 1908-1913

12 Mrs. Maeve Christie 1991-2003

12 Prof. David Purdie 2004-2016

12 Prof. Ian Campbell 1987-1999

12 The Hon. Lord Prosser Q.C.1989-2001

11 Dame Jean Maxwell-Scott 1961-63 1969-72 1977-80 1999-2002

11 H.W.Meikle 1932-1939 1951-1955

11 W.M. Parker 1933-1939 1947-1949 1954-1957

11 Martin Philip 2009-2020

10 Derek Mills 1995-2005

10 Dr. Bernard J. Brown 1985-1995

10 Dr. Tom Johnston 1990-2000

10 James B. Clark M.A., F.R.S.E. 1912-15 1923-30

10 James Small 1894-1904

10 Mrs Isobel Forsyth 1990-2000

10 R. Gemmell-Hutchison R.S.A 1911-1915 1930-36

10 Sheriff Margaret Kidd Q.C.1952-56 1959-62 1971-74

10 Ronnie Renton 2013-2023

9 Archie R. Turnbull 1991-2000

9 J.S. Russell  1972-1981

9 Rev. Duncan J. McGregor 1973-77 1997-2002

9 Chris Harvie 2013-2022

8 Louise Gardiner 2014-2022

8 Alexander M'Callum 1922-1930

8 J. Turnbull Smith LL.D 1896-1900 1907-11

8 James Hay 1902-06 1922-28

8 John Alison M.A. 1909-12 1922-27

8 Sheriff Gordon Shiach 1995-2003

8 T.J. Millar C.A.1931-1939

8 William Thomson W.S.1907-12 1922-25

7 Kirsty Archer-Thompson 2017-2024

7 Basil Skinner 1986-89 1972-76

7 F.M.Collinson 1962-65 1969-73

7 J.C.Smith C.B.E 1932-1939

7 J.H. Thin 1926-1933

7 Peter C. Millar W.S. 1972-1978 1986

7 Sheriff J. Aikman Smith 1969-72 1985-89

7 Sir David Paulin 1922-1929

7 W.K. Dickson 1932-1939

7 W.L. Carrie M.A. 1897-1904

7 William Bonnar 1922-23 1931-36

7 William Greenhill C.A 1922-25 1928-32

7 William K. Allan 1922-1929

7 William Watt W.S. 1934-39 1947-49

7 David Withington 2017-2023

6 A.B. Campbell W.S.1937-1943

6 A.O. Curle 1933-1939

6 A.S. Ritchie 1929-1935

6 A.W. Russell W.S.1930-1936

6 Bill Lynch 2002-2008

6 Brian J. Gill 2007-2013

6 C.D.L. Menzie 1979-1985

6 Colonel C.H.K. Corsar O.B.E.1987-1993

6 Dr. Lindsay Levy 2011-2017

6 George Lorimer 1905-1908 1922-1925

6 Hon. Lord St. Vigeans 1930-1936

6 J. Ainslie Thin 1947-1949 1959-1963

6 J.H. Macdonald W.S.1929-1935

6 J.R. Peddie 1933-1939

6 James A. Ferguson 1923-1929

6 James Milligan 1933-1939

6 P. M.Macintyre, Advocate 1895-1901

6 Prof. David Daiches 1985-1990

6 Stuart Douglas Elliot 1894-1900

5 Bridget Falconer-Salkeld 2007-2012

5 Charles A. Malcolm 1936-1939 1947-1949

5 D..A. Foulis 1936-1939 1947-1949

5 David S. Reith W.S. 1979-1983 1986

5 Dr. A. Melville Clark 1954-56 1959-62

5 Dr. H.H. Mills 1975-1980

5 E.A. Savage 1927-1933

5 F.P. Milligan W.S.1922-25 1947-49

5 Hippolyte J. Blanc R.S.A. 1901-1906

5 Ian J. Boyd 1975-1980

5 J.A.R. Moffatt 1975-1980

5 J.B. Rankin 1984-1989

5 J.L. Clyde 1936-39 1947-49

5 John Alison 1922-1927

5 John Harrison J.P. 1898-1903

5 John Hogben 1926-1931

5 Mrs Pringle of Torwoodlee 1975-1980

5 R. Addison Smith 1897-1902

5 R.M. Martin W.S.1984-1989

5 Rev. R. H. Fisher 1923-1928

5 Sheriff Jameson 1894-1899

5 Sherifff A.B. Wilkinson 2004-2011

5 Sir Alexander K. Wright K.B.E 1926-1931

5 Sir Andrew Grierson 1927-1933

5 Sir J.R. Philip O.B.E Q.C 1952-1957

5 Sir John M. Clark 1922-1927

5 T.A.C. Mortimer 1900-1905

5 T.P. Macdonald Q.C.1952-1957

5 The Hon. Lord Birsay 1965-68 1972-74

5 The Rt. Hon. Lord Mathers K.T. 1956-59 1963-64

5 Thomas D. Hunter 1922-1927

5 W. Fraser Dobie 1922-1927

5 W. Glassford Walker 1934-1939

5 W. King Gillies 1927-1933

5 William Whyte 1934-1939

5 Wm. Park 1966-1971

4 Prof. Sir Iain Torrance KCVO Kt FRSE 2018-2022

4 A.R. Waterston 1974-1978

4 Adam Letham 1950-1954

4 Alex Mitchell 1935-1939

4 Alexander Gilmour 1897-1901

4 D.S.M. Imrie 1951-1955

4 David Deuchar F.F.A 1900-1904

4 Denis Aldridge 1972-1976

4 Dr. Bill Bell 2009-2013

4 Dr. Iain G. Brown 1989-1993

4 Dr. James C. Corson 1956-1960

4 Dr. R.R. Taylor Q.C.1970-1974

4 Dr. W.J. Lyon Dean 1976-1980

4 E.K. Cameron 1976-1980

4 G.A. Macnab 1974-1978

4 Ivor Guild W.S. 1958-1962

4 J. Liddell Geddie 1947-1951

4 J.G.L. Wright 1981-1985

4 J.J. Herdman W.S.1929-1933

4 J.J. Lamb 1979-1983

4 J.R. Fiddes 1961-1965

4 James Bruce 1898-1902

4 James Currie 1926-1930

4 John Ayling 1901-1905

4 John Cameron (Dean of the Faculty) 1950-1954

4 John Milligan 1899-1903

4 K.H. Osborne 1977-1981

4 Michael Bruce 1971-1975

4 Miss D.M. Little 1976-1977 1979-1980

4 Miss M. Dorothy Nicolson 1950-1954

4 Miss Margaret Laurie 1968-1972

4 Mrs Mary W. Dale 1954-1958

4 Mrs. Margaret Bayne 1981-1985

4 P.J. Oliphant D.K.S 1968-1972

4 Prof. Paterson D.D. 1903-1907

4 Prof. William Annan C.A.1947-1951

4 Prof. Wm. Beattie 1976-1980

4 Rev. A. Wallace Williamson D.D. 1909-1913

4 Rev. Adam W. Burnet 1953-1957

4 Rev. Dr. W.D. Cattanach 1979-1983

4 Rev. Ronald Selby Wright 1953-1957

4 Sandra McNeil 2013-2017

4 Sir H.J.C. Grierson 1937-1939 1947-1949

4 Sir William Watson 1973-1977

4 T.G. Nasmyth 1928-1932

4 The Hon. Lord Kilbrandon 1962-1966

4 The Rt. Rev. K.C.H. Warner Bishop of Edin. 1950-54

4 Very Rev. E.W. Brady 1981-1985

4 W. Addis Miller 1928-1932

4 W. Schomberg Scott 1977-1981

4 W. W. Robertson 1894-1898

4 W.A. Elliot 1961-1965

4 W.S. McIntosh-Reid 1967-1971

4 Walter T. Watson K.C.1926-1930

4 William Mill 1950-1954

4 William Park 1955-1959

3 A.T. Clark C.B.E 1986-1989

3 A.W. McGregor W.S. 1904-1907

3 Alan F. Stark 1967-1970

3 Alastair M. Dunnett 1966-1969

3 Alastair Mackenzie 1964-1967

3 Alexander Pollock 1990-1993

3 Angus Macbeath C.A.1970-1973

3 Archibald Milne 1922-1925

3 C. Martin Hardie R.S.A. 1906-1909

3 Charles A. Fraser W.S.1970-1973

3 Courtenay J. Shiells C.A.1912-1915

3 David J. Bogie T.D., B.Com., Ph.D., C.A.1968-1971

3 David Maxwell Q.C.1957-1960

3 Dr. Donald Low 1986-1989

3 Dr. G.R. Thomson 1963-1966

3 G.A. Pollock 1971-1974

3 H.A. Shewan Q.C.1955-1958

3 H.R. Leslie M.B.E, Q.C 1955-1958

3 Hon. Mrs C.H.K. Corsar 1982-1985

3 Ian D. McIntosh 1960-1963

3 J. Murray Watson 1949-1952

3 J.B. Mackenzie 1970-1973

3 James L. Anderson 1894-1987

3 James Monteth Grant W.S.1958-1961

3 John B. Clark 1905-1908

3 John G. Jameson, Advocate 1910-1913

3 John Struthers 1894-1897

3 John W. Oliver 1949-1952

3 Kenneith Croft Gray 1963-1966

3 Major Borthwick of Borthwick 1966-1969

3 Michael E. Beilby 1968-1971

3 Miss Campbell Hamilton 1978-1981

3 Miss Jean Gracie 1961-1965

3 Miss M. Maxwell 1964-1967

3 Miss M. Tait 1964-1967

3 Miss Marion Lochhead 1957-1960

3 Miss. Flora Welch 1980-1983

3 Miss. Margaret Laurie 1982-1985

3 Mrs. P.J.G. Hiddleston 1982-1984

3 Mrs. Sheila Burness 1974-1977

3 N. Croumbie Macpherson 1964-1967

3 Neville Fullwood 1987-1990

3 Peter Millar 1967-1970

3 Prof. G.L. Montgomery 1965-1968

3 Prof. W.L. Renwick 1949-1952

3 Prof. Wm S. Tindal O.B.E. 1959-1962

3 R. Butchart 1955-1958

3 R.S. Morpeth 1978-1981

3 R.W. Borland 1974-1977

3 Rev. Dr. R. Smith 1984-1986

3 Rev. H.C. Whitley 1958-1961

3 Rev. J.B. Donald 1977-1980

3 Rev. J.B. Longmuir 1966-1969

3 Rev. Murdo Ewen McDonald 1957-1960

3 Sheriff D.M. Campbell 1960-1963

3 Sheriff M'Lennan K.C. 1906-1909

3 Sir A. D. Buchanan Smith C.B.E.1954-1957

3 Sir James Monteith-Grant 1973-1976

3 Sir John Bruce 1971-1974

3 Sir John H.F. McEwen 1956-1959

3 T. Norman F. Salvesen 1949-1952

3 T.S. Thomson 1912-1915

3 The Hon. Lord Migdale 1958-1961

3 The Hon. Lord Thomson 1967-1970

3 The Rt. Hon. Lord Milligan 1960-1963

3 Thomas A. Joynt 1949-1952

3 W.B. Blaikie 1897-1900

3 W.Dickson 1978-1981

3 W.F. Arbuckle 1949-1952

3 W.Y. King 1902-1905

3 William B. Wilson W.S.1905-1908

3 William Garson 1896-1899

2 A. Davidson Smith C.A. 1903-1905

2 A.C. Murray 1950-1952

2 A.L.F. Smith C.B.E 1952-1954

2 Alexander Morgan D.Sc., F.R.S.E. 1911-1913

2 C.H. Stewart 1981-1983

2 Charles M. Malcolm 1947-1949

2 D.M. Burns W.S.1985-1986

2 David Patrick LL.D F.R.S.E. 1894-1896

2 Dr. C.D. Waterson 1984-1985

2 Dr. H.J.L. Robbie 1961-1963

2 F.G. Sutherland 1947-1949

2 Gordon Douglas 1913-1915

2 J. B. Rankin 1967-1969

2 J. Boyd Jamieson 1947-1949

2 J.M. Caie 1947-1949

2 J.M. Erskine C.B.E 1947-1949

2 James J. Dobbie D.Sc. 1908-1910

2 James Kirkwood 1894-1896

2 John Donaldson 1896-1898

2 John L. Mounsey 1894-1896

2 John Smart 1897-1899

2 Lord Cameron Q.C.1984-1985

2 Miss Ida Hayward 1947-1949

2 Miss Jessie O. Ramsay 1952-1954

2 Miss Vera Syme Henderson 1981-1983

2 Mrs L.M.Skinner 1981-1983

2 Peter H. Crassweller 1972-1974

2 Principal Emeritus J. Cameron Smail OBE 50-52

2 Prof. David Hewitt 2012-2013

2 Prof. J. MacQueen 1991-1993

2 Prof. Laurie 1894-1896

2 R.T. Norfor C.A. 1905-1907

2 Rev. A. Pollck Sym 1937-1939

2 Rev. D.D.L. Lockhart 1960-1961

2 Rev. I. Dunlop 1984-1985

2 Robin D. Fulton 1983-1984

2 Sir Alastair C. Blair W.S 1967-1969

2 Sir Hugh Watson 1965-1966

2 Sir John I. Falconer W.S.1947-1949

2 Sir William C. Johnston 1937-1939

2 T. Craig Brown 1898-1900

2 The Rt. Hon. George Mathers M.P. 1949-51

2 The Rt. Hon. Lord Polwarth 1952-1954

2 The Very Rev. R. Foskett 1964-1966

2 Tom Fleming 1969-1971

2 Very Rev. James Black 1947-1949

2 Very Rev. Ronald Selby Wright 1972-1974

2 W.J. Kinlock Anderson 1896-1898

2 W.Scott Dalgleish LL.D 1894-1896

2 William Blair W.S.1913-1915

1 Capt. J. Noel Phillipps 1965

1 Joan Dunnett 2009

1 John Russell 1894

1 Mitchel Thomson 1895

1 Mr E. W. Burness 1963

1 Mrs Margaret Buchanan-Smith 1989

1 R.D. Graham F.R.S.E 1910-1911

1 Sheriff Vary Campbell 1900

1 Sir John R. Findlay 1926