past masters

1736- William Stirling, of Herbertshire
Wardens- Alexander Neilson, Mungo Graham
1737- John Gibb
1738-1739 William Drummond, of Hawthornden
1740-1741 George Fairholme
1742 Rt.Hon. Sir Robert Dickson, of Carberry
1743 William Lorn
1755 George Rutherford(Master by Proxy)
1762 James Pillans
1763 Andrew Young
1764-1765 Hugh Maxwell
1765-1767 Hugh Maxwell
1767-1769 John Alves, Chamberlain
1769-1771 John Simpson, Surgeon
1771-1773 Alexander Briggs
1773-1777 John Alves
1777-1778 David Eriston
1778-1780 David Crichton, Chamberlain
1780-1782 John Alves
1782-1784 George Welsh
1784-1786 David Christison
1786-1787 David Crichton, Chamberlain
1787-1788 John Alves
1788-1790 Adam Young
1790-1791 Alexander Briggs
1791-1794 John Dick
1794-1796 Adam Young
1796-1799 Archibald Simpson
1799-1801 Adam Young
1801-1803 John Johnstone
1803-1807 Adam Young
1807-1811 Alexander Briggs
1811-1814 William Plummer
1814-1818 Robert Wilson
1818-1820 William Plummer
1820-1824 James Turnbull
1824-1827 David Noble
1827-1831 Robert Wilson, junr
1831-1834 Alexander Moffat
1834-1836 Alexander Thomson
1836-1840 Alexander Porteous
1840-1842 John Henderson
1842-1843 George F. McIntosh
1843-1846 Andrew Wilson
1846-1847 George Pace
1847-1848 John Nelson
1848-1853 Sir J.W. Drummond, Bart., of Hawthornden
1853-1854 James Thomson
1854-1856 William Barrie, Teacher
1856-1858 Robert Jeffries, M.D.
1858-1859 James Thomson, Brassfounder
1859-1860 Charles Woolley, Wine Merchant
1860-1862 Peter Nicol, Coach-Hirer
1862-1864 James Paterson
1864-1865 Robert Dundas, Esq., of Arniston
1865-1866 Andrew Paterson, Factor
1866-1869 Robert Jefferiss, M.D
1869-1872 Archibald Chisholm, Joiner
1872-1874 Richard Wilson, Clothier
1874-1875 Peter Nicol,Coach-Hirer
1875-1877 James King, Publisher

1877-1880 Baillie Rough
1880-1882 Thomas Smith, S.S.C.
1882-1884 Archibald Chisholm
1884-1885 William Bryson
1885-1887 Robert J. Noble
1887-1888 James McLean
1888-1889 David Young
1889-1892 Robert Lucas, M.D.
1892-1895 John Hope, junr
1895-1896 Baillie Liddell
1897-1899 Provost Lidell
1899-1902 James E. Sherrin
1902-1906 Charles B. Hutchinson
1906-1908 Charles Guild
1908-1911 Dr David Mitchell
1911-1913 William Muirhead, S.S.C.
1913-1917 Archibald Johnstone
1917-1919 Thomas R. Watters
1919-1921 Robert Grant
1922-1923 James Sinclair
1924-1925 Andrew B. Forrest
1926-1927 John D. Tod
1928-1929 John Bruce
1929-1931 John M. Ormiston
1932-1933 John Thomson
1933-1935 Walter Kerr
1935-1937 John L. Tod
1937-1940 Norman W.A. Tod
1940-1942 Adam W. Melrose
1942-1944 John McDonald
1944-1946 Mathem M. Manuel
1946-1947 David B. Craig
1947-1949 Robert Whyte
1949-1951 Peter B. Tait
1951-1953 Alex. Meek
1953-1955 Andrew B. Letham
1955-1956 Andrew M. McKinlay
1956-1958 William Duncan
1958-1960 Thomas Findlay
1960-1962 George R. Hamilton
1962-1964 William Iain McCarter
1964-1966 Daniel J. Stewart
1966-1968 Alexander S. Conner
1968-1970 David B. Craig
1970-1972 James Brown
1972-1975 William B. Brown
1975-1977 John S. Young
1977-1979 Thomas Hardwick
1979-1980 William Thomson
1980-1982 James Campbell
1982-1984 Allan Black
1984-1986 William Durie B.E.M.
1986-1988 Andrew M. Haining
1988-1990 George W. Young
1990-1992 Lawrence McKenna
1992-1994 Thomas P. Gair
1994-1996 Thomas C. Smith
1996-1998 Lewis R. Young
1998-2000 Peter C. McGow
2000-2002 Maurice Alexander Turner
2002-2004 William Ross