All four offices were held by the same person from 1610 onwards, but their separate titles survived the effective merging of their functions in 1635. From 1667 to 1682 the Treasury was in commission, and again from 1686 to 1708, when the separate Scottish Treasury was abolished. From 1690 the Crown nominated one person to sit in Parliament as Treasurer.
| 1420 |
Sir Walter Ogilvie of Lintrethan |
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Thomas de Myrton, Dean of Glasgow Cathedral |
| 1430 |
Patrick de Ogilvie |
| 1433 |
Walter Stewart, Dean of Moray |
| 1439 |
Sir Walter de Haliburton, Knt. |
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Robert Livingston, son of Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar, Governor of the Kingdom |
| 1440 |
Walter de Haliburton, 1st Lord Haliburton of Dirleton |
| 1449 |
Andrew Hunter, Abbot of Melrose |
| 1455 |
James Stewart, Dean of Moray |
| 1466 |
Sir William Knowlys, Preceptor of Torphichen Preceptory |
| 1473 |
John Laing, parson of Kenland |
| 1480 |
Archibald Crawford, Abbot of Holyrood |
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Sir John Ramsay of Balmaine |
| 1490 |
Henry Arnot, Abbot of Cambuskenneth |
| 1499 |
Sir Robert Lundie of Balgony |
| 1507 |
Sir David Beaton of Creich |
| 1509 |
George Hepburn, Abbot of Arbroath, later Bishop of the Isles |
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Andrew Stewart, Bishop of Caithness |
| 1512 |
Cuthbert Baillie, Commendator of Glenluce |
| 1515 |
James Hepburn, Bishop of Moray |
| 1516 |
Sir Walter Ogilvie of Strathearn |
| 1517 |
John Campbell of Lundy |
| 1520 |
Archibald Douglas of Kilspindie |
| 1526 |
William Cunningham, 4th Earl of Glencairn |
| 1528 |
Robert Cairncross, Abbot of Holyrood, later Bishop of Ross |
| 1529 |
Sir Robert Barton of Over Barnton |
| 1530 |
William Stewart, Bishop of Aberdeen |
| 1537 |
Robert Cairncross, Abbot of Holyrood |
| 1538 |
Sir James Kirkcaldy of Grange (Hallyards, Fife) |
| 1546 |
John Hamilton, brother of Regent, Abbot of Paisley, later Bishop of St Andrews |
| 1555 |
Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis |
| 1561 |
Robert Richardson, Commendator of St Mary Isle |
| 1564 |
William Stewart, Provost of Lincluden |
| 1571 |
William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie |
| 1584 |
John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose[3] |
| 1585 |
Sir Thomas Lyon of Auldbar and Baldukie, Master of Glamis |
| 1595 |
Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Blantyre |
| 1599 |
Alexander Elphinstone, 4th Lord Elphinstone |
| 1601 |
Sir George Hume, 1st Earl of Dunbar, first holder of the four combined treasury offices.[4] |
| 1611 |
Sir Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset |
| 1616 |
John Erskine, 2nd Earl of Mar |
| 3 April 1630 |
William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton |
| 21 May 1636 |
John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair |
| 17 November 1641 |
in commission |
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John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudoun, Lord Chancellor |
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Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll |
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William Cunningham, 9th Earl of Glencairn |
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John Lindsay, 1st Earl of Lindsay |
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Sir James Carmichael |
| 23 July 1644 |
John Lindsay, Earl of Crawford and Lindsay, dismissed 13 February 1649 |
| 1660 |
in commission |
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John Lindsay, Earl of Crawford and Lindsay |
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John Leslie, 7th Earl of Rothes |
| 19 January 1661 |
John Lindsay reappointed |
| 4 June 1663 |
John Leslie, 7th Earl of Rothes - appointed Chancellor 16 April 1667 |
| 20 June 1667 |
in commission |
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John Leslie, 7th Earl of Rothes, Lord Chancellor |
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John, Earl of Lauderdale |
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John Hay, 2nd Earl of Tweeddale |
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Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine |
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John, Lord Cochrane (eldest son of Earl of Dundonald) |
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Sir Robert Murray, Lord Justice Clerk |
| 1674 |
in commission |
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John Leslie, 7th Earl of Rothes, Lord Chancellor |
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John, Earl of Lauderdale |
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John, Earl of Dundonald |
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Colin, Earl of Balcarres |
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Hon Charles Maitland, Deputy Treasurer and Master of the Mint |
| 1 May 1682 |
William Douglas, Marquess of Queensberry, later Duke |
| 24 February 1686 |
in commission |
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William Douglas, Duke of Queensberry, |
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James, Earl of Perth, Lord Chancellor |
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William, Duke of Hamilton |
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John, Earl of Kintore, Treasurer Depute |
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George, Viscount Tarbat, Lord Clerk Register |
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Hon William Drummond, after Viscount Strathallan |
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| 1687 |
in commission |
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James, Earl of Perth, Lord Chancellor |
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John, Marquess of Atholl, Lord Privy Seal |
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William, Duke of Hamilton |
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George, Duke of Gordon |
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John, Earl of Tweeddale |
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Colin, Earl of Balcarres |
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George, Viscount Tarbat |
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Hon William Drummond, after Viscount Strathallan |
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Richard, Viscount Maitland, eldest son to the Earl of Lauderdale, Treasurer Depute. |
| 1689 |
in commission |
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William, Earl of Crawford |
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John, Earl of Cassilis |
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John, Earl of Tweeddale |
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David, Lord Ruthven |
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Hon Alexander Melville,[n 1] eldest son to Lord Melville |
| 1692 |
in commission |
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John, Earl of Tweeddale, Chancellor |
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James, Earl of Drumlanrig,[n 1] eldest son to the Duke of Queensberry |
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John, Earl of Cassilis |
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George, Earl of Linlithgow |
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John, Earl of Breadalbane |
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Alexander, Lord Raith, eldest son of the Earl of Melville, treasurer-depute |
| 1695 |
in commission |
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John, Marquess of Tweeddale, Chancellor |
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James, Earl of Drumlanrig, eldest son to the Duke of Queensberry |
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John, Earl of Cassilis |
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George, Earl of Linlithgow |
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John, Earl of Breadalbane |
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John, Lord Yester,[n 1] eldest son of the Marquess of Tweeddale |
| 30 January 1696 |
in commission |
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John, Marquess of Tweeddale, Chancellor |
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James, Duke of Queensberry |
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Archibald, Earl of Argyll |
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William, Earl of Annandale |
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Alexander, Lord Raith, treasurer-depute |
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Sir John Maxwell, of Pollock, bart.[n 1] |
| 24 May 1696 |
in commission |
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Patrick, Lord Polwarth, Lord Chancellor
James, Duke of Queensberry
Archibald, Earl of Argyll
William, Earl of Annandale
Hon. Alexander Hume, treasurer-depute
Sir John Maxwell, of Pollock, bart.[n 1] |
| 1698 |
in commission |
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Patrick, Earl of Marchmont, Lord Chancellor
James, Duke of Queensberry
Archibald, Earl of Argyll
William, Earl of Annandale
Adam Cockburn of Ormiston, treasurer-depute
Sir John Maxwell, of Pollock, bart.[n 1] |
| 1702 |
in commission |
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James, Earl of Seafield, Lord Chancellor
James, Duke of Queensberry
Archibald, Earl of Argyll
William, Earl of Annandale
Alexander, Earl of Eglinton
Hugh, Earl of Loudoun
David, Lord Boyle, treasurer-depute
David, Lord Elcho[n 1] |
| 1703 |
in commission |
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James, Earl of Seafield, Lord Chancellor
James, Duke of Queensberry
Archibald, Duke of Argyll
William, Marquess of Annandale
Aleaxnder, Earl of Eglinton
Hugh, Earl of Loudoun
David, Lord Boyle
Hon. Francis Montgomery[n 1] |
| 1704 |
in commission |
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John, Marquess of Tweeddale, Lord Chancellor
William, Marquess of Annandale
Hugh, Earl of Loudoun
Charles, Earl of Selkirk
John, Lord Belhaven
George Baillie, treasurer-depute
Hon. Francis Montgomery[n 1]
Sir John Hume, baronet |
| 1705 |
in commission |
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James, Earl of Seafield, Lord Chancellor
James, Duke of Queensberry
James, Duke of Montrose
James, Earl of Galloway
David, Earl of Northesk
Archibald, Earl of Forfar
David, Earl of Glasgow, treasurer-depute
Lord Archibald Campbell[n 1]
William, Lord Ross
Hon. Francis Montgomery |
| 1706 |
in commission |
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James, Earl of Seafield, Lord Chancellor
James, Duke of Montrose
James, Duke of Queensberry
David, Earl of Northesk
Archibald, Earl of Forfar
David, Earl of Glasgow, treasurer-depute
William, Lord Ross
Francis Montgomery[n 1] |
| 1707 |
in commission |
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James, Earl of Seafield, Lord Chancellor
James, Duke of Montrose, president of the privy council
James, Duke of Queensberry, keeper of the privy seal
David, Earl of Glasgow, treasurer-depute
William, Lord Ross
Hon. Francis Montgomery[n 1] |
The final audited accounts of the Lord High Treasurer were public records of Scotland. These survive as an almost complete record from 1473 to 1635 at General Register House in Edinburgh. The manuscripts were published between 1877 and 1978 in thirteen volumes covering up to 1580.
