Appendix 4
Early Grand Masters of Scottish Freemasonry
1736 William St Clair of Roslin
1737 George, 3rd Earl of Cromartie
1738 John, 3rd Earl of Kintore
1739 James, 14th Earl of Morton
1740 Thomas, 8th Earl of Strathmore
1741 Alexander, 5th Earl of Leven and Melville
1742 William, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock
1743 James, 5th Earl of Wemyss
1744 James, 8th Earl of Moray
1745 Henry David, 10th Earl of Buchan
1746 William Nisbet of Dirleton
1747 The Hon. Francis Charteris Amisfield
1748 Hugh Seton of Touch
1749 Thomas Lord Eskine, Earl of Mar
1750 Alexander, 10th Earl of Eglinton
1751 James, Lord Boyd
1752 George Drummond, Lord Provost of Edinburgh
1753 Charles Hamilton Gordon
1754 James, Master of Forbes
1755-57 Sholto Charles, Lord Aberdour
1757-59 Alexander, 6th Earl of Galloway
1759-61 David, 6th Earl of Leven and Melville
1761-63 Charles, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th of Kincardine
1763-65 Thomas, 6th Earl of Kellie
1765-67 James Steward, Lord Provost of Edinburgh
1767-69 George, 8th Earl of Dalhousie
1769-71 Lieutenant-General James Adolphus Oughton
1771-73 Patrick, 6th Earl of Dumfries
1773-74 John, 3rd Duke of Atholl
1774-76 David Dalrymply
1776-78 Sir William Forbes of Pitsilgo
1778-80 John, 4th Duke of Atholl
1780-82 Alexander, 6th Earl of Balcarres
1782-84 David, 11th Earl of Buchan
1784-86 George, Lord Haddo
1786-88 Francis, Lord Elcho
1788-90 Francis, Lord Napier
1790-92 George, 16th Earl of Moreton
1792-94 George, Marquis of Huntly
1794-96 William, Earl of Ancram
1796-98 Francis, Lord Doune
1798-1800 Sir James Stirling, Bart, Lord Provost of Edinburgh
