Historic Cockburn Association Office-holders
A roll listing the remarkable women and men who have been members of the Cockburn Council and held various offices in the Association since 1875.
Sources: Scotia’s Darling Seat – 1875-1925 by Rosaline Masson (Robt Grant and Son, 1925), Some Practical Good: The Cockburn Association 100 years’ participation in planning by George Bruce (privately published, 1975) and Cockburn Association AGM minutes and annual newsletters in our archives.
Presidents |
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Lord James Moncrieff of Tullibole | 1875-1893 |
Andrew MacDonald, Lord Provost of Edinburgh | 1895 |
John Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair, KT | 1896-1902 |
John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow, GCMG | 1904-1907 |
John Dalrymple, 11th Earl of Stair | 1912-1913 |
John Hay Athole Macdonald, Lord Kingsburgh, GCB, LLD | 1914-1918 |
Morton Gray Stuart, 17th Earl of Moray | 1919-1923 |
Sydney Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone | 1924-1930 |
John Dalrymple, 12th Earl of Stair | 1931-1932 |
Sir John Lorne Macleod, GBE, LLD | 1933-1944 |
George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk | 1946-1950 |
Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery, PC, KT, DSO, MC | 1951-1974 |
John Cameron, Lord Cameron, DSC, DL, LLD | 1974-1996 |
Kenneth John Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom | 1996-2010 |
Sir Sandy Crombie FRSE | 2010-2024 |
Stephen Jardine | 2025- |
Vice-Presidents
Sir Alexander Grant, Principal and VC of Edin Uni | 1875-1884 |
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Prof Sir Robert Christison | 1875-1881 |
Rt. Rev Henry Cotterill, Bishop of Edinburgh | 1883-1885 |
Sir Joseph Noel Paton, RSA, LLD | 1886-1901 |
Sir J.H.A. Macdonald, QC, CB, MP, LLD (Lord Kingsburgh) | 1887-1914 |
John Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair, KT | 1895 |
John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow, GCMG | 1896-1903 |
Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss and 7th of March | 1914-1919 |
Sir John Lorne Macleod, GBE, LLD | 1920-1933 |
Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, KT, GCIE, DL | 1921-1938 |
James Stewart-Murray, 9th Duke of Atholl, DSO | 1923-1938 |
Robert Munro, 1st Baron Alness, LLD | 1923-1938 |
William Haggertson Askew-Robertson of Ladykirk | 1923-1938 |
Sir John Donald Pollock | 1955-1961 |
Conveners
D. Smith WS | 1875-1880 |
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D. Scott Moncrieff, WS | 1881-1911 |
Spencer Campbell Thomson | 1912 |
Professor Gerald Baldwin Brown | 1913-1919 |
W. Fraser Dobie | 1920-1925 |
Victor Albert Noel Paton WS | 1926-1930 |
Edward Theodore Salvesen, Lord Salvesen, PC, LLD | 1931-1940 |
Sir John Donald Pollock | 1943-1954 |
Chairpersons |
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John Cameron, Lord Cameron, DSC, DL, LLD | 1955-1968 |
Alastair MacPherson Johnston, Lord Dunpark PC, LLB | 1969-1973 |
Lord Fraser, LLD | 1973-1974 |
Charles Jauncey, Baron Jauncey of Tullichettle, PC | 1975-1978 |
Kenneth John Cameron QC | 1979-1983 |
Douglas Cullen QC | 1984-1986 |
John M Pinkerton QC | 1987-1989 |
Ranald MacLean, Lord MacLean | 1989-1996 |
William Nimmo-Smith, Lord Nimmo-Smith | 1996-2001 |
Donald MacFadyen, Lord MacFadyen | 2001-2008 |
Philip Brodie, Lord Brodie | 2008-2016 |
Prof Cliff Hague, OBE | 2016-2022 |
Barbara Cummins | 2022-2024 |
Richard Price | 2024- |
Hon Secretaries/Treasurers
Francis J. Moncrieff | 1875 |
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William Mitchell, SSC | 1876-1913 |
George Dunlop, WS | 1876 |
W.G.L. Winchester, WS | 1878-1892 |
Victor A. Noel Paton, WS | 1893-1904 |
Andrew E. Murray, WS | 1901-1915 |
Charles Guthrie, WS | 1915-1938 |
Louisa Hope Sinclair | 1917-1919 |
Daniel Paterson Blades | 1919-1921 |
Alfred E. Milne, WS | 1922-1953 |
Peter C. Millar, WS | 1954-1964 |
Robin Martin, WS | 1964-1971 |
(Title changes to Treasurer) | |
Robin Martin WS | 1971-1993 |
David Reith WS | 1993-2008 |
Alastair J. Keatings WC | 2008-2010 |
Val Urquhart | 2010-2014 |
Robert Cowan | 2014-2016 |
Robin Mair | 2016-2021 |
Secretaries/Directors
Oliver Barratt | 1971-1992 |
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Terry Levinthal | 1992-1999 |
Martin Hulse | 1999-2004 |
David J MacDonald | 2004-2006 |
Moira Tasker | 2006-2009 |
Marion Williams | 2009-2016 |
Terry Levinthal | 2017- |
Council Members (cont.) |
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Cllr Robert Smith, FRICS | 1964-1969 |
Dr Thomas Elder Dickson FRSE | 1965-1968 |
G.C. Carmichael, QC | 1965-1969 |
Colin E. McWilliam (Scottish Georgian Soc) | 1965-1974 |
Elspeth Janet Boog Watson | 1966-1969 |
Dr Basil Chisolm Skinner, FSA, OBE | 1966-1980 |
Andrew M. Wishart, WS | 1966-1974 |
Alan Reiach, OBE, FRIBA, AMTPI, FRIAS | 1967-75 |
Mrs James Marshall | 1967-1987 |
Paul Newman, ADipl, ARIBA, FRIAS, AMTPI | 1967-1971 |
Balfour Thomson, TD | 1968-1976 |
James S. Morris, ARIBA, FRIAS, MLA (Penna) | 1968-1975 |
J.D. Musgrave, MA, MICE | 1968-1970 |
David N. Skinner, ARIBA, AILA | 1969-1971 |
Diana Milne (née Hastain) | 1969-1983 |
Dr Peter Wilson | 1969-1970 |
Marista Leishman, MA | 1969-1975 |
R. Drummond Hunter, MA, LLB | 1969-1983 |
Anderson Stuart, ARIBA, ARIAS, AMTPI | 1971-1975 |
Ronald R. Duff, MA, WS | 1972-1978 |
Sir James Wilson McKay, DLitt | 1973-1974 |
Robert Scott Morton ARIBA | 1972-1977 |
J. Malcolm McIntosh, ARIBA, ARIAS | 1972-1975 |
William Berry, WS | 1973-1985 |
Alastair MacPherson Johnston, Lord Dunpark, TD | 1973-1975 |
Mrs Mary Stormonth-Darling, BEM | 1973-1976 |
Dr Andrew Fraser, BSc, MBChB | 1973-1978 |
Desmond Hodges, MRIAI, RIBA | 1973-1994 |
Prof Alan Thomson | 1973-1975 |
Michael Calthrop, DA (Edin), RIBA | 1973-1983 |
John Knight, BA, RIBA, ARIAS | 1973-1976 |
Nicholas Thomas | 1973-1975 |
Anthony C.S. Dixon RIBA, ARIAS | 1974-1986 |
Joan Weir | 1975-1982 |
Lady Stewart | 1975-1981 |
Peter C. Allan | 1975 |
Edwin Johnston | 1975-1977 |
James Gilmour | 1975-1981 |
Robin Martin WS | 1975-1993 |
Charles Jauncey QC | 1975-1978 |
Kenneth John Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom | 1975-2009 |
John M Pinkerton QC | 1975-1989 |
James W. Simpson | 1976-1995 |
Morris Bradley | 1976-1983 |
James A. Gray | 1976-1978 |
Priscilla Johnston Lorimer | 1976-1986 |
Jo Hignett | 1977-1983 |
Kenneth Newis | 1977-1994 |
James Dinwiddie | 1978-1983 |
Prof Arnold William Hendry | 1978-1987 |
James D. Sage | 1978-1980 |
Alastair Salveson | 1978-1980 |
Alexandrina Stewart Cowper | 1980-1982 |
John A. Clare | 1980-1989 |
Duncan McDougall | 1981-1986 |
Frank Howie | 1981-1984 |
Anthony Clive Spenlove Dixon | 1981-1986 |
James Marshall | 1981-1986 |
Adam Zyw | 1982-1984 |
William (Bill) Cantley | 1982-2015 |
Grace L Durham | 1983-1999 |
Paul Harding | 1983-1997 |
Paul Scott | 1983-1985 |
Ann Turner Thomson | 1983-1988 |
Hilary Sawyers | 1984-1987 |
Douglas Cullen QC | 1984-1986 |
Thomas Maxwell Gray | 1984-2000 |
Mrs Andrew Packhard | 1984-1988 |
John D. Campbell | 1984-1992 |
John G. Cruickshank | 1984-1990 |
Andrew Merrylees | 1984-1993 |
William Berry | 1985-1986 |
John A.H. Butters | 1986-1991 |
Pam A. Scott | 1987-1990 |
Hilary L. Watkinson | 1987-1992 |
Rosemary Mann | 1987-1992 |
Timothy P Noble | 1987-1991 |
Mark Turnbull | 1987-1994 |
H. Roland Wedgewood | 1987-1992 |
Brian Foot | 1988-1993 |
Peter C. Rendle | 1988-1993 |
Hon Elizabeth Fairbairn | 1989-2003 |
Peter K. Vandore QC | 1989-1991 |
William A. Jessop | 1989 |
Anja Amsel | 1990-1994 |
Jack W. Howells | 1990-1992 |
Nicholas B. Kemp | 1990-1994 |
William D. Campbell | 1990-1992 |
Simon Green | 1990-2003 |
John Burnet Byrom | 1993-2012 |
Fiona Ashmore | 1993-1997 |
Peter Elliot | 1993-1998 |
Richard Murphy | 1993-1995 |
Michael Carley | 1994-2001 |
Andrew W. L. Burrell | 1994-2002 |
Herbert Suslak | 1994-2005 |
Jeanne Cannizzo | 1995-2005 |
Tim Porteous | 1995 |
Prof. Ian McCallum | 1995-2000 |
Derrek Lyddon | 1995-2008 |
Mark Cousins | 1995-2005 |
Douglas Henderson | 1995-2003 |
Alan Dickson | 1996-2005 |
James Murray | 1996-2010 |
Richard Griffith | 1996-2005 |
Sebastian Pryke | 1997-2002 |
Rosemary Miller | 1997-2010 |
Elizabeth East | 1997-2009 |
Sophia Leonard | 1998-2012 |
Maurice O’Carroll QC | 2000-2003 |
Kirsteen Thomson | 2000-2003 |
John Sanders | 2000-2003 |
Donald MacFadyen, Lord MacFadyen | 2001-2008 |
Helen Jackson | 2001-2004 |
Dr Phil Say | 2001-2009 |
Frederick Noble | 2002 |
Duncan Campbell | 2002-2019 |
Moyra Forrest | 2003-2012 |
Michael Cunliffe | 2003 |
Emma Griffiths | 2003-2004 |
Elize Rowan | 2004 |
Annie Say | 2004 |
Elizabeth Guest | 2005 |
Michael Bates | 2005 |
Ian J. Wall | 2005-2013 |
Graeme Munro | 2005-2011 |
Robert A. Smith | 2005-2008 |
Neil Simpson | 2006-2008 |
Charles Stoddart | 2006-2008 |
Paul Tetlaw | 2006-2010 |
Jennifer Veitch | 2006-2010 |
Dr Miles Glendinning | 2007-2013 |
Lawrence Marshall | 2007-2014 |
Frauke Sinclair | 2007-2009 |
Alastair J Keatings WS | 2008-2010 |
Philip Brodie, Lord Brodie | 2008-2016 |
Jim Jordan | 2009-2010 |
John Grounsell | 2009-2015 |
Val Urquhart | 2010-2015 |
John Fleming | 2010-2016 |
Jens Bergmark | 2010-2016 |
Prof Richard Rodger | 2011- |
Rosemary Woodrofe | 2012-2017 |
Kate Moulin | 2012-2014 |
Brian Smellie | 2012-2015 |
Andrew MacLeod | 2013-2022 |
Richard Scothorne | 2014-2022 |
Ian Harrower | 2014-2016 |
Robert Cowan | 2014-2017 |
Pam Barnes | 2015-2021 |
Philip Thomson | 2015-2017 |
David MacLean | 2015 |
James Cook | 2015-2018 |
Prof Cliff Hague, OBE | 2016-2022 |
Robin Mair | 2016-2022 |
Jack Hugh | 2018-2021 |
Carmela Carnicella | 2017-2019 |
John McKinney | 2017-2020 |
Stephen Hajducki | 2017- |
Iain MacPhail | 2017-2020 |
Sindi Mules | 2018-2021 |
Alastair Shields | 2018-2022 |
Mariana Trusson | 2019-2022 |
Alastair Cook | 2019-2022 |
Claire Mitchell QC | 2021- |
Mark Lazarowicz | 2021-2024 |
Dr Bill Moyes | 2021- |
Stuart Leckie OBE | 2021-2022 |
Peter Williamson | 2022- |
Emily Yates | 2022- |
Lesley Martin | 2023- |
Annick Gaillard | 2023- |
Harry Nimmo | 2024- |
Eric Dawson | 2024- |