List of provosts of Glasgow
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The Right Honourable Lord Provost of Glasgow is the convener of the Glasgow City Council. Elected by the city councillors, the Lord Provost serves not only as the chair of that body, but as a figurehead for the entire city.[1] The office is equivalent in many ways to the institution of mayor that exists in the cities of many other countries.
The Lord Provost of the City of Glasgow, by virtue of office, is also:
- Lord-Lieutenant of the County of the City of Glasgow
- a Commissioner of Northern Lighthouses.[1]
Each of the 32 Scottish local authorities elects a provost, but it is only the four main cities, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee that have a Lord Provost, who also serves as the lord-lieutenant for the city. This is codified in the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. As of 2017, the role attracts an salary of £41,546, plus an annual expenses budget of £5000.[2]
The current Lord Provost of Glasgow, elected in January 2020, is Philip Braat,[3][4] succeeding Eva Bolander who held the post from 2017 until late 2019.[5][2][6][7]
The Lord Provost of Glasgow has the use of an official limousine which is always black and always carries the registration plate "G0".[8] Past limousines are on display at the city's Transport Museum. The current limousine is a Rolls Royce Ghost, donated by Boyd Tunnock in 2018.[2]
List of provosts and lord provosts[]
The Medieval burgh of Glasgow was administered on behalf of the Bishops of Glasgow by officials known as Bailies or Provosts. The office of Provost as a single chief magistrate was not created until the early 1450s.[9]
15th century[]
- (1450x1453-1479) John Stewart
- (1480) Sir Thomas Stewart of Minto
- (1485–1489) Robert Stewart
- (1491) Andrew Otterburn
- (1497) Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox
- (1498) Sir Patrick Blacader of Tulliallan
- (1498–1499) John Stewart
16th century[]
- (1502–1505) Allan Stewart of Cardonald
- (1505–1507) Patrick Colquhoun of Glen
- (1507–1509) Sir John Stewart of Minto
- (1509–1513) Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox
- (1513–1514) John Shaw
- (1514–1516) George Colquhoun of Glen
- (1526–1536) Sir Robert Stewart of Minto
- (1537–1539) Archibald Dunbar of Baldoon
- (1543–1544) Sir John Stewart of Minto
- (1544–1549) Archibald Hamilton of Medop
- (1549–1550) James Hamilton of Torrance
- (1550–1559) Andrew Hamilton of Cochno
- (1559–1562) Robert Lindsay of Dunrod
- (1565–1573) Sir John Stewart of Minto
- (1573–1576) Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd
- (1577) Thomas Crawford of Jordanhill
- (1578–1579) Robert Stewart, 7th Earl of Lennox
- (1580) Esmé Stewart, 8th Earl of Lennox
- (1581–1582) Sir Matthew Stewart of Minto
- (1583) John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose
- (1584–1585) Sir William Livingstone of Kilsyth
- (1588–1589) Sir Matthew Stewart of Minto
- (1594–1597) Sir Matthew Stewart of Minto
- (1599) Sir Matthew Stewart of Minto
17th century[]
- (1600–1601) Sir George Elphinstone of Blythswood
- (1604–1605) Sir George Elphinstone of Blythswood
- (1607–1608) John Houston of Houston
- (1609–1612) James Inglis
- (1613) James Stewart I
- (1614–1616) James Hamilton
- (1617–1618) James Stewart I
- (1619–1620) James Inglis
- (1621–1622) James Hamilton
- (1623–1624) Gabriel Cunningham
- (1625–1626) James Inglis
- (1627–1628) James Hamilton
- (1629–1632) Gabriel Cunningham
- (1633) William Stewart
- (1634–1635) Patrick Bell
- (1636) Colin Campbell I
- (1637) James Stewart II
- (1638) Patrick Bell
- (1639) Gabriel Cunningham
- (1640) James Stewart II
- (1641–1642) William Stewart
- (1643–1644) James Bell
- (1645–1646) George Porterfield
- (1647) James Stewart
- (1648) Colin Campbell II
- (1648–1649) George Porterfield
- (1650) John Graham
- (1651) George Porterfield
- (1652) Daniel Wallace
- (1655–1656) John Anderson I
- (1658) John Anderson II[10]
- (1658–1659) Sir John Bell
- (1660–1661) Colin Campbell II
- (1662–1663) Sir John Bell
- (1664–1666) William Anderson
- (1667) John Anderson II[10]
- (1668) William Anderson
- (1669) James Campbell
- (1670–1673) William Anderson
- (1674–1675) Sir John Bell
- (1676–1677) James Campbell
- (1678–1681) Sir John Bell
- (1682–1683) John Barns
- (1684–1685) John Johnston
- (1686–1687) John Barns
- (1688-1689) Walter Gibson
- (1689–1690) John Anderson III
- (1691–1692) James Peadie of Ruchill
- (1693–1694) William Napier
- (1695–1696) John Anderson III
- (1697–1698) James Peadie of Ruchill
- (1699–1700) John Anderson III
18th century[]
- (1701–1703) Sir Hugh Montgomery
- (1703–1705) John Anderson III
- (1705–1707) John Aird
- (1707–1709) Robert Rodger (Whig)
- (1709–1711) John Aird
- (1711–1713) Robert Rodger (Whig)
- (1713–1715) John Aird
- (1715–1717) John Bowman I
- (1717–1719) John Aird
- (1719–1721) John Bowman I
- (1721–1723) John Aird
- (1723–1725) Charles Miller
- (1725–1727)
- (1727–1728) James Peadie II
- (1728–1730) John Stirling[11]
- (1730–1732) Peter Murdoch of Rosehill
- (1732–1734) Hugh Rodger
- (1734–1736) Andrew Ramsay
- (1736–1738) John Coulter
- (1738–1740) Andrew Alton
- (1740–1742) Andrew Buchanan of Drumpellier
- (1742–1744) Lawrence Dinwiddie
- (1744–1746) Andrew Cochrane
- (1746–1748) John Murdoch of Rosebank
- (1748–1750) Andrew Cochrane
- (1750–1752) John Murdoch of Rosebank
- (1752–1754) John Brown
- (1754–1756) George Murdoch[12]
- (1756–1758) Robert Christie
- (1758–1760) John Murdoch of Rosebank
- (1760–1762) Andrew Cochrane
- (1762–1764) Archibald Ingram
- (1764–1766) John Bowman II
- (1766–1768) George Murdoch[12]
- (1768–1770) James Buchanan of Drumpellier
- (1770–1772) Colin Dunlop of Carmyle
- (1772–1774) Arthur Connell
- (1774–1776) James Buchanan of Drumpellier
- (1776–1778) Robert Donald
- (1778–1780) William French
- (1780) James Coats Campbell
- (1780–1782) Hugh Wyllie
- (1782–1784) Patrick Colquhoun
- (1784–1786) James Coats Campbell
- (1786–1788) John Riddell
- (1788–1790) John Campbell of Clathick
- (1790–1792) James McDowall
- (1792–1794) Gilbert Hamilton of Glenarbuck
- (1794–1796) John Dunlop of Rosebank[13]
- (1796–1798) James McDowall
- (1798–1800) Lawrence Craigie
19th century[]
- (1800–1802) John Hamilton
- (1802–1804) Lawrence Craigie
- (1804–1806) John Hamilton
- (1806–1808) James McKenzie
- (1808–1810) James Black
- (1810–1812) John Hamilton
- (1812–1814) Kirkman Finlay (Tory)
- (1814–1816) Henry Monteith
- (1816–1818) James Black
- (1818) Kirkman Finlay (Tory)
- (1818–1820) Henry Monteith
- (1820–1822) John Thomas Alston
- (1822–1824) William Smith of Carbeth Guthrie[14]
- (1824–1826) Mungo Nutter Campbell
- (1826–1828) son of John Hamilton[15]
- (1828–1830) Alexander Garden
- (1830–1832) Robert Dalglish
- (1832–1833) James Ewing[16]
- (1833–1834) Robert Grahame of Whitehill (Whig)
- (1834–1837) William Mills (Whig)
- (1837–1840) Henry Dunlop of Craigton FRSE (Whig)
- (1840–1843) (Conservative)[17]
- (1843–1846) James Lumsden (Whig)
- (1846–1848) Alexander Hastie (Whig)
- (1848–1851) Sir James Anderson[18]
- (1851–1854) Robert Stewart
- (1854–1857) Sir Andrew Orr (Liberal)
- (1857–1860) Andrew Galbraith
- (1860–1863) Peter Clouston
- (1863–1866) John Blackie (Liberal)
- (1866–1869) Sir James Lumsden (Liberal)
- (1869–1871) William Rae Arthur
- (1871–1874) Sir James Watson[19]
- (1874–1877) Sir James Bain
- (1877–1880) Sir William Collins (Liberal)
- (1880–1883) John Ure
- (1883–1886) Sir William McOnie
- (1886–1889) Sir James King, Bt.
- (1889–1892) Sir John Muir, Bt.
- (1892–1896) Sir James Bell, Bt.
- (1896–1899) Sir David Richmond
20th century[]
- 1899–1902 – Sir Samuel Chisholm (Liberal)
- 1902–1905 – Sir John Ure Primrose (Conservative)[20]
- 1905–1908 – Sir William Bilsland
- 1908–1911 – Sir Archibald McInnes Shaw (Conservative)
- 1911–1914 – Sir Daniel Macaulay Stevenson (Liberal)
- 1914–1917 – Sir Thomas Dunlop, Bt (Unionist)
- 1917–1920 –
- 1920–1923 – Sir Thomas Paxton (Unionist)
- 1923–1926 – Sir Matthew Walker Montgomery (Unionist)
- 1926–1929 – Sir David Mason OBE (Moderates)
- 1929–1932 – Sir Thomas Kelly (Moderates)
- 1932–1935 – Sir Alexander B Swan (Moderates)
- 1935–1938 – Sir John Stewart (Labour)
- 1938–1941 – Sir Patrick Dollan (Labour)
- 1941–1943 – John McLaren Biggar (Labour)
- 1943–1945 – James Welsh (Labour)
- 1945–1949 – Sir Hector McNeill (Labour)
- 1949–1952 – Sir Victor Warren (Progressive)
- 1952–1955 – Thomas Kerr (Labour)
- 1955–1958 – Andrew Hood (Labour)[21]
- 1958–1960 – Sir Myer Galpern (Labour)
- 1960–1963 – Dame Jean Roberts (Labour)
- 1963–1965 – Sir Peter Meldrum (Labour)
- 1965–1969 – John Johnston (Labour)[22]
- 1969–1972 – Sir Donald Liddle (Progressive)
- May–July 1972 – John Mains (Labour)
- 1972–1975 – Sir William Gray (Labour)
- 1975–1977 – Peter McCann (Labour)
- 1977–1980 – David Hodge (Labour)
- 1980–1984 – Michael Kelly (Labour)
- 1984–1988 – Robert Gray (Labour)[23]
- 1988–1992 – Susan Baird (Labour)
- 1992–1994 – Robert Innes (Labour)
- 1994–1995 – James Shields (Labour)[24]
- 1995–1996 – Tommy Dingwall (Labour)
- 1996–1999 – Pat Lally (Labour)
- 1999–2003 – Alex Mosson (Labour)
21st century[]
- 2003–2007 – Liz Cameron (Labour)
- 2007–2012 – Bob Winter (Labour)
- 2012–2017 – Sadie Docherty (Labour)
- 2017–2019 – Eva Bolander (Scottish National Party)[5][2][6][7]
- 2019– Philip Braat (Labour)[3][4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Lord Provost & International Office, Glasgow City Council".
- ^ a b c d Lord Provost of Glasgow claimed 23 pairs of shoes on expenses, BBC News, 8 October 2019
- ^ a b New Lord Provost elected to Glasgow City Council, BBC News, 23 January 2020
- ^ a b Everything you need to know about Glasgow's new Lord Provost Philip Braat, Glasgow Live, 23 January 2020
- ^ a b Glasgow City Council [@GlasgowCC] (18 May 2017). "Glasgow's new Lord Provost Eva Bolander was elected today at a meeting of the full council" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 May 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Eva Bolander — Once a visiting piper from Sweden, now Glasgow's Lord Provost". The National. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ a b Glasgow Lord Provost Eva Bolander resigns after expenses row, BBC News, 31 October 2019
- ^ "Zero Number Plates". Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ "Provosts of Glasgow".
- ^ a b John Anderson (Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection), The Glasgow Story
- ^ John Stirling (Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection), The Glasgow Story
- ^ a b George Murdoch (Burrell Collection Photo Library), The Glasgow Story
- ^ John Dunlop (Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection), The Glasgow Story
- ^ "Summary of Individual | Legacies of British Slavery". www.ucl.ac.uk.
- ^ "Summary of Individual | Legacies of British Slavery".
- ^ James Ewing (Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection), The Glasgow Story
- ^ Sir James Campbell (Mitchell Library, The Bailie), The Glasgow Story
- ^ Sir James Anderson (Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection), The Glasgow Story
- ^ Sir James Watson (Mitchell Library, The Bailie), The Glasgow Story
- ^ "No. 27499". The London Gazette. 28 November 1902. p. 8254.
- ^ Lord Provost Hood (Burrell Collection Photo Library, 1955 Survey), The Glasgow Story
- ^ Christmas lights, 1965 (Burrell Collection Photo Library), The Glasgow Story
- ^ Lord Provost Robert Gray (Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection, Bulletin Photographs, 1987), The Glasgow Story
- ^ James and Barbara Shields (Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection, Bulletin Photographs, 1994), The Glasgow Story
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