1838 — 1840 .]

KNIGHTS OF THE THISTLE.

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HER PRESENT MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA. Became the eighthSOVEREIGN OF THE ORDER on the 20th of June 1837.

*0 Sir John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadal-bane in the Peerage of England, and 5th Earl ofBreadalbane in Scotland. Elected and Invested21st March 1838.

$ Sir James Henry Robert Innes Ker, 6th Dukeof Roxburgiie in the Peerage of Scotland, and 1stEarl Innes in England. Elected and Invested18th March 1840.

$ Sir Archibald John Primrose, 4th Earl ofRosebery in Scotland, and 1st Baron Roseberyin England. Elected and Invested 18th March1840.

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DEANS OF THE ORDER.

Doctor John Jardine. Appointed Dean of theOrder 7th January 1763. Died about 1767.Doctor Robert Hamilton. Appointed Dean of theOrder about 1767.

Doctor George Hill. Appointed Dean of the Order9th April 1787. Resigned the Office about 1791.

Doctor Archibald Davidson. Appointed Dean ofthe Order about 1791.

Doctor William Laurence Brown. Appointed Deanof the Order about 1830.

Doctor George Cook. Appointed Dean of the Orderand Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland 19thJune 1830. The Present Dean of the Orderof the Thistle.

CHANCELLOR OF THE ORDER.

No Chancellor has ever been Appointed.

SECRETARIES OF THE ORDER.

Sir Andrew Forrester. Appointed 31st May 1617.Resigned before January 1704.

Sir David Nairn. Appointed 29th January 1704.Died 2nd August 1734.

George Drummond, Esquire. Appointed 28th Janu-ary, and Admitted 5th March 1737.

Sir Henry Erskine, Baronet (a Lieutenant-General).Appointed and Admitted 10th April 1765. Died9th August 1765.

George Dempster, Esquire. Appointed 21st August1765. Died 13th February 1818.

William Bertram, Esquire. Appointed 1818. Diedbefore August 1812.

Lord Robert Kerr, K.H. (a Lieutenant-Colonel inthe Army). Appointed 24th August 1819, andAdmitted 10th February 1820. The PresentSecretary of the Order of the Thistle.

William Grewar, Esquire. Admitted as DeputySecretary 19th July 1830.

Sir William Woods, K.H. Clarenceux (now Garter).Appointed Deputy Secretary in 1833. The pre-sent Deputy to the Secretary of the Order.