Historiographer Royal (Scotland)
The Historiographer Royal is a member of the
William Robertson of the University of Edinburgh
.
The post, which now has no formal responsibilities or salary, is appointed by the Sovereign by Letters Patent passed under the Great Seal of Scotland.[1]
The current office-holder is Christopher Smout, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of St Andrews.
Office Holders
Holders of the office [2] are:
- James Crawford DD: 11 Nov 1681
- William Turner DD: 30 Sep 1682
- James Fall: 16 Dec 1682
- Christopher Irving MD: 30 July 1686
- William Dunlop: 31 Jan 1693
- Daniel Campbell: 1 April 1700
- David Crawford jr of Drumsoy: 5 Oct 1704
- David Sympsone: 12 May 1708 – 4 July 1709
Office vacant from 1709 until 1763
- Rev William Robertson DD: 6 Aug 1763
- LLD: 15 Jun 1793
- George Brodie: 5 Mar 1836
- John Hill Burton LLD: 29 Aug 1867
- William Forbes Skene DCL LLD: 14 Nov 1881
- David Masson LLD: 3 Mar 1893
- Peter Hume Brown: 4 May 1908
- MA: 11 Jan 1919
- Robert Kerr Hannay LLD FRSE: 14 July 1930
- Henry William Meikle MA DLitt: 23 Sep 1940[3]
- Gordon Donaldson CBE: 1979–1993[5]
- Christopher Smout CBE: 1993– [6]
References
- ^ The Laws of Scotland: Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia, Vol. 7 "The Crown", para 845. However the appointment of Mackie in 1958 appears to have been by Royal Warrant rather than Letters Patent.
- ^ "Lists of Minor Offices", held in the Historical Search Room of the National Archives of Scotland
- ^ "No. 34996". The London Gazette. 11 October 1940. p. 5958.
- ^ "No. 41513". The London Gazette. 3 October 1958. p. 6026.
- ^ "No. 47810". The London Gazette. 3 April 1979. p. 4444.
- ^ "No. 23459". The Edinburgh Gazette. 12 October 1993. p. 3169.
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