The is a list of provosts of Perth. Perth is a city in Scotland, and the role of provost is similar to that of a mayor in many other countries.
History The Merchant Guild of Perth was chartered in 1210, and the post of provost may have originated at this point. The first holder whose name is known is John Mercer, who served in 1368.
Until 1975, the post was Lord Provost of Perth, and ranked second in precedence after the Lord Provost of Edinburgh. With the reorganisation of local government, it became Provost of Perth and Kinross.
List of Provosts 1368: John Mercer Laurence Spence William Mercer Andrew de Martyn John de Pitscottie 1465: Andrew Charteris 1471: Robert Donyng Andrew de Martyn Richard de Strathearn Alexander Bunch Thomas Peebles Robert Mercer Walter Ireland Patrick Wells
1500: Patrick Wells Robert Mercer Andrew Charteris John Charteris Alexander Tyre, of Busbie Andrew Bunch 1504: Alexander Blair 1509: John Donyng 1521: Patrick Charteris 1523: Alexander M'Breck William, Lord Ruthven Oliver Maxton John Christison William Patullo 1544: Patrick RuthvenWay, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 100 - 101. 1584: Patrick, Master of Ruthven Sir William Murray, of Tullibardine William, Earl of Gowrie John, Earl of Montrose John, Earl of Atholl James Hepburn James, Earl of Gowrie John, Earl of Gowrie
1600: David Murray, afterwards Lord Scone James Adamson Viscount Stormont Alexander Peebles Robert Arnot Andrew Gray Andrew Grant Andrew Butter John Paterson 1664: Sir Patrick Threipland 1666: George Threipland Archibald Christie Andrew Jackson Patrick Hay Robert Lauder John Glas Robert Smyth George Oliphant James Cree David Murray Patrick Davidson
1700: George Oliphant Patrick Davidson 1704: Alexander Robertson 1706: James Cree James Brown William Austen Robert Robertson Patrick Hay William Ferguson Colin Brown Patrick Crie John Robertson William Stuart William Gray John Stuart Alexander Simpson George Fechney 1784: Thomas Marshall 1785: Thomas Marshall William Alison John Caw Alexander Fechney James Ramsay Thomas Black 1800: Thomas Hay MarshallThe Ancient Capital of Scotland: The Story of Perth from the Invasion of Agricola to the Passing of the Reform Bill · Volume 1, Samuel Cowan (1904), p. 375 1801: Thomas Hay Marshall 1802: John Caw 1803: John Caw 1804: Thomas Hay Marshall 1805: Thomas Hay Marshall 1806: John Caw 1807: John Caw 1808: Laurence Robertson 1809: Laurence Robertson 1810: Robert Ross 1811: Robert Ross 1812: Laurence Robertson 1813: Laurence Robertson 1814: Robert Ross 1815: Robert Ross 1816: Laurence Robertson 1817: Laurence Robertson 1818: David Morison 1819: David Morison 1820: Robert Ross 1821: Robert Ross 1822: Patrick Gilbert Stewart 1823: Patrick Gilbert Stewart 1824: Robert Ross 1825: Robert Ross 1825: Patrick Gilbert Stewart 1826: Patrick Gilbert Stewart 1827: Robert Ross 1828: Robert Ross 1829: Patrick Gilbert Stewart 1830: Patrick Gilbert Stewart 1839: David Greig 1841: David Greig 1842: Charles Graham Sidney 1862: Sir David Ross 1867: John PullarOxford Dictionary of National Biography: John Pullar 1873: Andrew Graham 1877: Thomas Richardson 1880: Kirkwood Hewat 1890: George Wilson 1893: John Dewar 1899: David Macgregor 1902: Thomas Love 1909: Duncan Macnab 1912: Charles Scott 1919: Archibald Ure Wotherspoon 1922: John Dewar 1924: Thomas Dempster 1932: Thomas Hunter 1935: Robert Nimmo 1945: John Ure Primrose 1954: John Buchan John T. Young 1963: Robert Ritchie 1966: David Kinnear Thomson 1972: Alexander Cross 1975: Norman Renfrew John Mathieson 1988: Alexander Murray 1992: Jean McCormack 1996: John Culliven 1999: Mike O'Malley 2003: Bob Scott 2007: John Hulbert 2012: Liz Grant 2017: Dennis Melloy 2022: Xander McDade
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