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 L ...

'' 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 hei ...

. 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 ...

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. *A place or location where treasure, such as currency or precious items are kept. These can be state or royal property, church treasure or in p ...

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 organizations in the jurisdiction they operate under. A statistical business register has a different purpose than a company register. While a commercial/trade register serves a purpose of protection, accounta ...

, 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

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

Office holders

King's Remembrancer

* Patrick Warrender (1771–1791) *

Sir Patrick Murray, 6th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(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 Sir Stair Agnew (6 December 1831 – 12 July 1916) was a Scottish public official. He served as Registrar General for Scotland. Life He was born at Lochnaw Castle in the parish of Leswalt in Dumfries and Galloway, the fifth son of Sir And ...

CB, Advocate *1881:

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, Advocate *1889:

Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod (1 February 1847 – 20 August 1935) was the 27th Chief of Clan MacLeod. Life Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod was born on 1 February 1847. He was the son of Norman MacLeod of MacLeod (1812–1898), 25th Chief ...

CB *1900: Sir

Kenneth John Mackenzie Kenneth is an English given name and surname. 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 byna ...

Bt *1921: Sir James Adam CBE KC *1926:

John Alexander Inglis John Alexander Inglis of Auchendinny and Redhall FRSE KC LLB (1873 – 1941) was a Scottish landowner, advocate and historian. He specialised in family histories of Scotland’s gentry. Life He was born at Montpelier Lawn in Cheltenham in En ...

KC *1942:

Percy Jesse Gowlett Rose The English surname Percy is of Norman origin, coming from Normandy to England, United Kingdom. It was from the House of Percy, Norman lords of Northumberland, derives from the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy. From there, it came into use ...

CB *1948: Wiliam Douglas Collier *1954:

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ISO *1961: William Steel *1964: James Bertie Ian McTavish OBE *1977:

David Edmiston Drummond Robertson David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

*1981: W.G Chalmers *1984: Ian Dean *1991: John Duncan Lowe *1996: Andrew Normand *2002: Norman McFadyen CBE *2009: Catherine Patricia Dyer *2016: David HarvieCrown Agent biography.
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