The King's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer is an officer in

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who represents

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's interests in ''

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'', ''

ultimus haeres ''Ultimus haeres'' (Latin for ''ultimate heir'') is a concept in Scots law where if a person in Scotland who dies without leaving a will (i.e. intestate) and has no blood relative who can be easily traced, the estate is claimed by the King's and ...

'' and

treasure trove A treasure trove is an amount of money or coin, gold, silver, plate, or bullion found hidden underground or in places such as cellars or attics, where the treasure seems old enough for it to be presumed that the true owner is dead and the he ...

. The K<R holds two offices, both instituted at the foundation of the Court of Exchequer in 1707 and which were joined in 1836. The King's Remembrancer was the chief executive officer of the Exchequer under the Barons of Exchequer. The Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer's principal duty was the examination and

audit An audit is an "independent examination of financial information of any entity, whether profit oriented or not, irrespective of its size or legal form when such an examination is conducted with a view to express an opinion thereon." Auditing al ...

of the criminal accounts for Scotland. In more recent history, this officer was the

Treasury A treasury is either *A government department related to finance and taxation, a finance ministry; in a business context, corporate treasury. *A place or location where treasure, such as currency or precious items are kept. These can be ...

representative on various Scottish government boards and acted as

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in Scotland. From 1835, the King's Rembrancer carried out the duties of the King's Almoner (which office had been suppressed in 1832), including the payment of annuities to those on the royal charity roll. From 1858 the office of K<R was held in conjunction with that of

Registrar of Companies A company register is a register of business organizations such as companies in the jurisdiction they operate under. Registration is normally mandated by the government of that jurisdiction. A company register serves a purpose of protection, acco ...

, Limited Partnerships and Business Names, auditor of the accounts of sheriff clerks and procurators fiscal, responsible for the collection of fines and penalties imposed in

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, Keeper of the ''

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'', administrator of treasure trove and of estates of deceased persons which fall to the Crown as ''ultimus haeres'', and responsible for the custody of the Regalia of Scotland kept in

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. In 1981 the office was transferred to the Crown Agent, the senior officer of the

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. Since 1999 that office has been part of the

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, and the link with the Treasury and company registration has been severed.

Office holders

King's Remembrancer

Patrick Warrender Sir Patrick Warrender of Lochend, 3rd Baronet (7 March 1731 – 14 June 1799) was a Scottish soldier and politician. He was a younger, but oldest surviving, son of Sir John Warrender, 2nd Baronet and his wife Henrietta Johnston, daughter of Sir ...

(1771–1791) * Sir Patrick Murray, 6th Baronet (1799–1837) *Sir

Henry Jardine Sir Henry Jardine of Harwood WS FRSE (30 January 1766 – 11 August 1851) was a solicitor, antiquarian and a founder member of the Bannatyne Club in 1823, with his friend Sir Walter Scott. Life He was born in Edinburgh on 30 January 1766. He ...

(1820-1831)

Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer

*George Robinson (in 1815)

King's/Queen's & Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer

*1832: John Henderson *1870: Stair Agnew *1881: John James Reid *1889: Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod *1900: Sir

Kenneth John Mackenzie Kenneth is a given name of Gaelic origin. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: ''Cainnech'' and '' Cináed''. The modern Gaelic form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from a byname ...

7th Baronet *1921: Sir James Adam *1926: John Alexander Inglis *1942: Percy Jesse Gowlett Rose *1948: Wiliam Douglas Collier *1954: Peter Jamieson *1961: William Steel *1964: James Bertie Ian McTavish *1977: David Edmiston Drummond Robertson *1981: W.G Chalmers *1984: Ian Dean *1991: John Duncan Lowe *1996: Andrew Normand *2002: Norman McFadyen *2009: Catherine Patricia Dyer *2016: David Harvie *2023: John LogueCrown Agent appointment confirmed.
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