This is a list of Grand Master Masons of the

Grand Lodge of Scotland The Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland is the governing body of Freemasonry in Scotland. It was founded in 1736. About one third of Scotland's lodges were represented at the foundation meeting of the Grand Lodge. Histor ...

: # 1736–1737: William St Clair of RoslinOutlines of the History of Freemasonry in the Province of Quebec, by John H. Graham, Montreal, 1892, pp. 16-17
/ref> # 1737–1738: George Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Cromartie # 1738–1739: John Keith, 3rd Earl of Kintore (G.M. of England; 1740) # 1739–1740: James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton (G.M. of England; 1741) # 1740–1741:

Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore (1704 – 18 January 1753) was a Scottish nobleman, and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1734 to 1735, when he resigned upon succeeding to the peerage as Earl of Strathmore. Lyon was bapt ...

(G.M. of England; 1744) # 1741–1742:

Alexander Melville, 5th Earl of Leven Alexander Melville (also Alexander Leslie), 5th Earl of Leven (28 May 1695 – 2 September 1754) was a Scottish aristocrat. Early life He was the son of David Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven (1660–1728) and Lady Anne Wemyss (1675–1702). His mo ...

# 1742–1743: William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock # 1743–1744:

James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss (30 August 169921 March 1756) was the son of David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss. On 17 September 1720, he married Janet Charteris, heiress of the great Colonel Francis Charteris, and they had four children: * Dav ...

# 1744–1745:

James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray KT (1708 – 5 July 1767) was the son of Francis Stuart, 7th Earl of Moray. In 1741, he was elected as one of the 16 Scottish Representative peers who sat in the post-1707 British House of Lords, a position ...

# 1745–1746: Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan # 1746–1747: William Nisbet # 1747–1748: Francis Wemyss-Charteris (de jure 7th Earl of Wemyss) # 1748–1749: Hugh Seton # 1749–1750:

Thomas Erskine, Lord Erskine Thomas Erskine, Lord Erskine (1705 – 16 March 1766) was the son of John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar. He could not inherit the title of Earl of Mar due to the Writ of Attainder for treason passed against his father in 1716 for his role in the F ...

(Jacobite Earl of Mar) # 1750–1751: Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton # 1751–1752: James Hay, Lord Boyd (afterwards 15th Earl of Erroll) # 1752–1753: George Drummond ( Lord Provost of Edinburgh) # 1753–1754: Charles Hamilton Gordon # 1754–1755: James Forbes, Master of Forbes (afterwards 16th Lord Forbes) # 1755–1757: Sholto Douglas, Lord Aberdour (afterwards 15th Earl of Morton) (G.M. of England; 1757–61) # 1757–1759:

Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway ( – 24 September 1773) was a Scottish aristocrat. Early life Alexander was the eldest son of Lady Catherine Montgomerie and James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway, a Commissioner of the Scottish Treasury an ...

# 1759–1761:

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# 1761–1763: Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin # 1763–1765: Thomas Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie (G.M. of England-Ancients: 1760-66) # 1765–1767: James Stewart ( Lord Provost of Edinburgh) 1765-67 # 1767–1769:

George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie (1730 – 15 November 1787) was a Scottish peer. He served as a Lord of Police (1775–82) and the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and was a representative Scottish pee ...

# 1769–1771:

James Adolphus Oughton Lieutenant General Sir James Adolphus Oughton KB (1720 – 2 May 1780) was a British officer who was commander of forces in North Britain. His monument in Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint ...

# 1771–1773:

Patrick McDouall, 6th Earl of Dumfries Patrick may refer to: * Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People * Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick ...

# 1773–1774: John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl (G.M. of England-Ancients 1771-74) # 1774–1776: David Dalrymple (afterwards Lord Hailes) # 1776–1778: Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet # 1778–1780: John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl (G.M. of England-Ancients; 1775–81; 1791-1813) # 1780–1782:

Alexander Lindsay, 23rd Earl of Crawford Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres and ''de jure'' 23rd Earl of Crawford (18 January 175227 March 1825) was the son of James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres. He was a general in the British Army. Early life He entered the army at the age ...

# 1782–1784: David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan # 1784–1786: George Gordon, Lord Haddo # 1786–1788: Francis Wemyss-Charteris, Lord Elcho # 1788–1790:

Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier Francis Scott Napier, 8th Lord Napier (23 February 1758 – 1 August 1823) was a British peer and army officer. Biography Napier was born in Ipswich in 1758, the son of William Napier (later 7th Lord Napier) and his wife, Mary, a daughte ...

# 1790–1792: George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton # 1792–1794: George Gordon, Marquess of Huntly (afterwards 5th Duke of Gordon) # 1794–1796: William Kerr, Earl of Ancram (afterwards 6th Marquess of Lothian) # 1796–1798: Francis Stuart, Lord Doune (afterwards 10th Earl of Moray) # 1798–1800: Sir James Stirling, 1st Bt. ( Lord Provost of Edinburgh) # 1800–1802: Charles Montagu-Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (afterwards 4th Duke of Buccleuch) # 1802–1804: George Gordon, 5th Earl of Aboyne (afterwards 9th Marquess of Huntly) # 1804–1806: George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie # 1806–1808: Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira (afterwards 1st Marquess of Hastings) # 1808–1810: The Hon. William Maule (afterwards 1st Baron Panmure) # 1810–1812: James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn # 1812–1814:

Robert Haldane-Duncan, 1st Earl of Camperdown Robert Dundas Haldane-Duncan, 1st Earl of Camperdown KT (21 March 1785 – 22 December 1859), styled Lord Duncan from 1797 to 1804 and known as Viscount Duncan from 1804 to 1831, was a British soldier and aristocrat. Early life Robert was born on ...

# 1814–1816:

James Duff, 4th Earl Fife James Duff, 4th Earl Fife, KT, GCH (6 October 1776 – 9 March 1857), was a Scot who became a Spanish general. Biography James was the elder son of the Hon. Alexander Duff, who succeeded his brother as third Earl Fife in 1809. He was educated ...

# 1816–1818: Sir John Marjoribanks, Bt. # 1818–1820: George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale # 1820–1822:

Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, 7th Duke of Brandon KG PC FRS FSA (3 October 1767 – 18 August 1852) was a Scottish politician and art collector. Life Born on 3 October 1767 at St. James's Square, London, a son of Archibald H ...

# 1822–1824: George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll # 1824–1826: John Campbell, Viscount Glenorchy (afterwards 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane) # 1826–1827:

Thomas Hay-Drummond, 11th Earl of Kinnoull Thomas Robert Hay-Drummond, 11th Earl of Kinnoull (5 April 1785 – 18 February 1866), styled Viscount Dupplin between 1787 and 1804, was a Scottish peer. His titles were Earl of Kinnoull, Viscount Dupplin and Lord Hay of Kinfauns in the Peerage ...

# 1827–1830: Francis Wemyss-Charteris, Lord Elcho (afterwards 9th Earl of Wemyss) # 1830–1832: George Kinnaird, 9th Lord Kinnaird # 1832–1833:

Henry Erskine, 12th Earl of Buchan Henry David Erskine, 12th Earl of Buchan (July 1783 – 13 September 1857) was the grandson of the 10th Earl of Buchan. He inherited the Earldom upon the death of his uncle, David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan who died without issue. On 28 Septemb ...

# 1833–1835: William Hamilton, Marquess of Douglas (afterwards 11th Duke of Hamilton) # 1835–1836: Alexander Murray, Viscount Fincastle (afterwards 6th Earl of Dunmore) # 1836–1838: James Broun-Ramsay, Lord Ramsay (afterwards 1st Marquis of Dalhousie) # 1838–1840: Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet ( Lord Provost of Edinburgh) # 1840–1841:

George Leslie, 15th Earl of Rothes George William Evelyn Leslie, 15th Earl of Rothes (8 November 1809 – 10 March 1841) was the son of Henrietta Leslie, 14th Countess of Rothes and George Gwyther. He was christened on 14 December at Saint Mary-St Marylebone Road, St Marylebone, L ...

# 1841–1843:

Lord Frederick FitzClarence Lieutenant-General Lord Frederick FitzClarence, GCH (9 December 1799 – 30 October 1854) was a British Army officer and the third illegitimate son of King William IV by his mistress Dorothea Jordan. Military career FitzClarence was commissi ...

# 1843–1864: George Murray, Lord Glenlyon (afterwards 6th Duke of Atholl) # 1864–1867: John Whyte-Melville # 1867–1870: Fox Maule Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie # 1870–1873:

Robert St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

Drink and Society: Scotland 1870–1914: thesis presented for the Degree of Ph.D. of the University of Glasgow, October 1983, by Norma Davies Logan, citing the Yearbook of the Grand Lodge of the Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland
/ref> # 1873–1882:

Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet Colonel Sir Michael Robert Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet (26 November 1826 – 10 December 1903) was a British baronet and Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1855 to 1865. He was the son of Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 6 ...

# 1882–1885:

Walter Erskine, 11th Earl of Mar Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

# 1885–1892: Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet (afterwards 1st Baron Blythswood) # 1892–1893:

George Baillie-Hamilton, 11th Earl of Haddington George Baillie-Hamilton-Arden, 11th Earl of Haddington, (26 July 1827 – 11 June 1917), was a Scottish landowner and representative peer. Life Lord Haddington was the son of George Baillie-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Haddington, and Georgina Mar ...

# 1893–1897: Sir Charles Dalrymple of Newhailes, 1st Bt. # 1897–1900:

Alexander Fraser, 19th Lord Saltoun Alexander William Frederick Fraser, 19th Lord Saltoun (8 August 1851 – 19 June 1933), a Scottish representative peer, was the son of Alexander Fraser, 18th Lord Saltoun. On 7 July 1885, he married Mary Helena Grattan-Bellew and they had five c ...

# 1900–1904: Hon. James Hozier (afterwards 2nd Baron Newlands) # 1904–1907: Hon. Charles Maule Ramsay # 1907–1909: Thomas Gibson-Carmichael (afterwards 1st Baron Carmichael) (Grand Master of Victoria, Australia, 1909–12) # 1909–1913: John Stewart-Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine (afterwards 8th Duke of Atholl) # 1913–1916: Robert King Stewart of Murdostoun # 1916–1920:

Sir Robert Gilmour, 1st Baronet Brigadier-General Sir Robert Gordon Gilmour, 1st Baronet, (27 February 1857 – 24 June 1939), born Robert Gordon Wolrige Gordon (he changed his name in 1887), was a British army officer and Captain of the Royal Company of Archers. Biography Gilm ...

Current Grand Master's biography page
on the Grand Lodge website # 1920–1921: Archibald Montgomerie, 16th Earl of Eglinton # 1921–1924: Edward Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin # 1924–1926: John Dalrymple, 12th Earl of Stair # 1926–1929: Archibald Douglas, 4th Baron Blythswood # 1929–1931: Alexander Archibald Hagart-Speirs # 1931–1933: Robert Hamilton, 11th Lord Belhaven and Stenton # 1933–1935: Alexander Fraser, 20th Lord Saltoun # 1935–1936: Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss, 7th Bt. # 1936–1937:

The Duke of York Duke of York is a title of nobility in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Since the 15th century, it has, when granted, usually been given to the second son of English (later British) monarchs. The equivalent title in the Scottish peerage was D ...

(afterwards King George VI) # 1937–1939: Sir Norman Orr-Ewing, 4th Bt. # 1939–1942: Robert Balfour, Viscount Traprain (afterwards 3rd Earl of Balfour) # 1942–1945: John Christie Stewart # 1945–1949: Randolph Stewart, 12th Earl of Galloway # 1949–1953:

Malcolm Barclay-Harvey Sir Charles Malcolm Barclay-Harvey, KCMG (2 March 1890 – 17 November 1969) was a British politician and Governor of South Australia from 12 August 1939 until 26 April 1944. The only child of James Charles Barclay-Harvey, of Dinnet House, Aberd ...

(G.M of South Australia, 1941–44) # 1953–1957:

Alexander Macdonald, 7th Baron Macdonald of Slate Alexander Godfrey Macdonald, 7th Baron Macdonald, MBE (27 June 1909 – 1970) was a grandson of Ronald Bosville-Macdonald, 6th Baron Macdonald Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Ho ...

# 1957–1961:

Archibald Montgomerie, 17th Earl of Eglinton Archibald William Alexander Montgomerie, 17th Earl of Eglinton (16 October 1914 – 21 April 1966) was the son of Archibald Montgomerie, 16th Earl of Eglinton. He was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford. On 10 November 1938, he married Urs ...

# 1961–1965: Andrew Bruce, Lord Bruce (afterwards 11th Earl of Elgin) # 1965–1969: Sir Ronald Orr-Ewing, 5th Bt. # 1969–1974: David Liddell-Grainger # 1974–1979: Robert Wolrige Gordon # 1979–1983:

James Wilson McKay Sir James Wilson McKay (12 March 1912 – 25 May 1992) was a Scotland, Scottish businessman who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh between 1969 and 1972. A Freemason, he was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland from 1979 to 1983. Life Mc ...

# 1983–1985:

J. M. Marcus Humphrey James Malcolm Marcus Humphrey, Baron of Dinnet Order of the British Empire, CBE Venerable Order of St John, OStJ Deputy Lieutenant, DL Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, FRICS (born 1 May 1938) prefers to be known as Mr Marcus Humphrey ...

# 1985–1993:

Sir Gregor MacGregor, 6th Baronet Brigadier Sir Gregor MacGregor, 6th Baronet (22 December 1925 – 30 March 2003) was a British Army officer and Scottish clan chief. He succeeded his father, Malcolm MacGregor, 5th Baronet, and became the 23rd Chief of Clan Gregor from 1958 un ...

# 1993–1999:

Michael Baillie, 3rd Baron Burton Michael Evan Victor Baillie, 3rd Baron Burton DL (27 June 192430 May 2013) was a British peer and maternal grandson of the 9th Duke of Devonshire. The son of George Evan Michael Baillie and Maud Louisa Emma Cavendish, he was educated at Eton Co ...

# 1999–2004: Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 6th Bt. # 2004–2005: The Rev. Canon Joseph Morrow # 2005–2008: Sir Archibald Donald Orr-Ewing, 6th Bt. # 2008–2018: Charles Iain Robert Wolrige-Gordon, 22nd of Hallhead and 11th of Esslemont # 2018–present: William Ramsay McGhee

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