The Dean of the Thistle is an office of the Order of the Thistle, re-established in 1687. The office is normally held by a minister of the Church of Scotland, and forms part of the Royal Household in Scotland.
In 1886 the office of Dean of the Chapel Royal was revived and united by royal warrant to that of Dean of the Thistle, eventually being separated in 1969.
Office holders 1763: John Jardine (1716–1766) 1767: Robert Hamilton 1787: George Hill 1791: Archibald Davidson 1803: William Laurence Brown 1830: George Cook 1845: William Muir (1787–1869) 1869: Norman Macleod (1812–1872) 1872: John Macleod 1882: John Tulloch (1823–1886) 1886: James Cameron Lees (1834–1913) 1910–1926: Andrew Wallace Williamson (1856–1926) 1926–1969: Charles Laing Warr (1892–1969) 1969–1974: Henry Charles Whitley (1906–1976) 1974–1989: John McIntyre (1916–2005) 1989–2014: Gilleasbuig Iain Macmillan 2014–2019: Iain Torrance 2019–present: David Fergusson
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