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| − | Along with the [[Chancellor]] and [[Principal|Vice-Chancellor]], | + | The original office of Rector dates from 1585 when [[Robert Rollock]] was given the title of "Principal and Rector". He was succeeded in this role by [[Henry Charteris]]. The appointment of [[Andrew Ramsay]] as Rector in 1620, distinct from Principal, saw the two roles separated. |
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| + | 1620-1626 [[Andrew Ramsay]] | ||
| + | 1640-1645 [[Alexander Henderson]] | ||
| + | 1645-1648 [[Andrew Ramsay]] | ||
| + | 1649-1665 [[Robert Douglas]] | ||
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| + | The Rector in this period was the Town Council's Supervisor, leaving discipline, moral/religious control and college administration with the Principal. | ||
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| + | In 1665 the Town Council of Edinburgh resolved that the role of Rector should rest thereafter with the Lord Provost of Edinburgh in an ''ex officio'' capacity but in real terms had little or no involvement. By 1838 the then Lord Provost, Peter Robertson, was unclear whether he was the Rector or not. | ||
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| + | == Formally re-constituted == | ||
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| + | Along with the [[Chancellor]] and [[Principal|Vice-Chancellor]], he current office of Rector was formally constituted following the [[Universities (Scotland) Act 1858]] and is elected by the staff and matriculated students. | ||
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| + | Since then, the office has been held by: | ||
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| + | 1859 - Rt.Hon. W.E.Gladstone | ||
| + | 1865 - Thomas Carlyle | ||
| + | 1868 - Lord Moncreiff | ||
| + | 1871 - Sir W.Stirling Maxwell, Bart., | ||
| + | 1874 - Earl of Derby | ||
| + | 1877 - The Marquis of Hartington | ||
| + | 1880 - Earl of Roseberry | ||
| + | 1883 - Earl of Iddesleigh | ||
| + | 1887 - The Marquess of Lothian | ||
| + | 1890 - Rt.Hon. George Joachim Goschen | ||
| + | 1893 - Rt.Hon. J.P.B. Robertson | ||
| + | 1896 - Lord Balfour of Burleigh | ||
| + | 1899 - The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava | ||
| + | 1902 - Sir Robert Bannatyne Finlay | ||
| + | 1905 - Rt.Hon. Richard Burdon Haldane | ||
| + | 1908 - Rt.Hon. Geo.Wyndham | ||
| + | 1911 - The Earl of Minto | ||
| + | 1914 - Earl Kitchener of Khartoum | ||
| + | 1917 - Earl Beatty | ||
| + | 1920 - Rt.Hon. David Lloyd George | ||
| + | 1923 - Rt.Hon. Stanley Baldwin | ||
| + | 1926 - Rt.Hon. Sir John Gilmour | ||
| + | 1929 - Rt.Hon. Winston Churchill | ||
| + | 1932 - General Sir Ian Hamilton | ||
| + | 1935 - Viscount Allenby | ||
| + | 1936 - Sir Herbert John Clifford Grierson | ||
| + | 1939 - Sir J. Donald Pollock, Bt., | ||
| + | 1945 - Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope | ||
| + | 1948 - Alastair Sim | ||
| + | 1951 - Sir Alexander Fleming | ||
| + | 1954 - Sir Sydney A. Smith | ||
| + | 1957 - James Robertson Justice | ||
| + | 1960 - Joseph Grimond | ||
| + | 1963 - James Roberston Justice Dr.Phil., LL.D., | ||
| + | 1966 - Malcolm Muggeridge MA | ||
| + | 1969 - Kenneth Allsop | ||
| + | 1972 - Jonathon W.G. Wills MA | ||
| + | 1973 - Gordon Brown MA | ||
| + | 1976 - Magnus Magnusson MA | ||
| + | 1979 - Very Rev. Anthony Ross OP., STL., FSA(Scot) | ||
| + | 1982 - Rt.Hon. David Steel PC., MA., LL.B., | ||
| + | 1985 - Archie MacPherson BA | ||
| + | 1988 - Muriel Gray BA | ||
| + | 1991 - D.Munro DA | ||
| + | 1994 - Malcolm Macleod B.Sc., MB., CH.B., MRCP | ||
| + | 1997 - John Colqhoun, footballer, Heart of Midlothian | ||
| + | 2000 - Robin Harper MSP | ||
| + | 2003 - Tam Dalyell MP | ||
[[Category:Governance]] | [[Category:Governance]] | ||
Revision as of 21:17, 21 May 2014
The original office of Rector dates from 1585 when Robert Rollock was given the title of "Principal and Rector". He was succeeded in this role by Henry Charteris. The appointment of Andrew Ramsay as Rector in 1620, distinct from Principal, saw the two roles separated.
1620-1626 Andrew Ramsay 1640-1645 Alexander Henderson 1645-1648 Andrew Ramsay 1649-1665 Robert Douglas
The Rector in this period was the Town Council's Supervisor, leaving discipline, moral/religious control and college administration with the Principal.
In 1665 the Town Council of Edinburgh resolved that the role of Rector should rest thereafter with the Lord Provost of Edinburgh in an ex officio capacity but in real terms had little or no involvement. By 1838 the then Lord Provost, Peter Robertson, was unclear whether he was the Rector or not.
Formally re-constituted
Along with the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor, he current office of Rector was formally constituted following the Universities (Scotland) Act 1858 and is elected by the staff and matriculated students.
Since then, the office has been held by:
1859 - Rt.Hon. W.E.Gladstone 1865 - Thomas Carlyle 1868 - Lord Moncreiff 1871 - Sir W.Stirling Maxwell, Bart., 1874 - Earl of Derby 1877 - The Marquis of Hartington 1880 - Earl of Roseberry 1883 - Earl of Iddesleigh 1887 - The Marquess of Lothian 1890 - Rt.Hon. George Joachim Goschen 1893 - Rt.Hon. J.P.B. Robertson 1896 - Lord Balfour of Burleigh 1899 - The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava 1902 - Sir Robert Bannatyne Finlay 1905 - Rt.Hon. Richard Burdon Haldane 1908 - Rt.Hon. Geo.Wyndham 1911 - The Earl of Minto 1914 - Earl Kitchener of Khartoum 1917 - Earl Beatty 1920 - Rt.Hon. David Lloyd George 1923 - Rt.Hon. Stanley Baldwin 1926 - Rt.Hon. Sir John Gilmour 1929 - Rt.Hon. Winston Churchill 1932 - General Sir Ian Hamilton 1935 - Viscount Allenby 1936 - Sir Herbert John Clifford Grierson 1939 - Sir J. Donald Pollock, Bt., 1945 - Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope 1948 - Alastair Sim 1951 - Sir Alexander Fleming 1954 - Sir Sydney A. Smith 1957 - James Robertson Justice 1960 - Joseph Grimond 1963 - James Roberston Justice Dr.Phil., LL.D., 1966 - Malcolm Muggeridge MA 1969 - Kenneth Allsop 1972 - Jonathon W.G. Wills MA 1973 - Gordon Brown MA 1976 - Magnus Magnusson MA 1979 - Very Rev. Anthony Ross OP., STL., FSA(Scot) 1982 - Rt.Hon. David Steel PC., MA., LL.B., 1985 - Archie MacPherson BA 1988 - Muriel Gray BA 1991 - D.Munro DA 1994 - Malcolm Macleod B.Sc., MB., CH.B., MRCP 1997 - John Colqhoun, footballer, Heart of Midlothian 2000 - Robin Harper MSP 2003 - Tam Dalyell MP