List of provosts of Inverness

• 1556 – 1559: George Cuthbert of Auld Castlehill • 1560 – 1561: Jasper Waus of Lochslyne • 1562 – 1563: John Ross • 1564 – 1567: James Paterson • 1568 – 1568: Alexander Baillie • 1569 – 1569: William Cuthbert • 1570 – 1572: James Paterson • 1573 – 1574: William Cuthbert • 1575 – 1575: John Ross • 1576 – 1576: James Paterson • 1577 – 1577: William Cuthbert • 1578 – 1579: William Baillie of Dunain • 1580 – 1580: William Cuthbert • 1581 – 1582: William Baillie of Dunnane • 1583 – 1583: John Cuthbert of Auld Castlehill • 1584 – 1584: John Ross • 1585 – 1586: William Cuthbert ==17th Century==

• 1602 – 1603: William Cuthbert • 1603 – 1606: Master John Ross of Midleys • 1607 – 1614: John Cuthbert of Auld Castlehill • 1615 – 1616: John Ross • 1616 – 1617: John Cuthbert of Auld Castlehill • 1617 – 1618: Alexander Baillie of Dunzean • 1618 – 1619: John Ross • 1620 – 1621: James Cuthbert of Easter Drakies • 1622 – 1623: James Cuthbert of Lochelin • 1623 – 1624: John Ross of Midleys • 1624 – 1625: Alexander Baillie of Dunzean • 1625 – 1627: Duncan Forbes of Buddit • 1628 – 1629: James Cuthbert of Easter Draikies • 1630 – 1630: Andrew Fraser • 1631 – 1631: James Cuthbert of Draikies • 1632 – 1632: Duncan Forbes of Bucht • 1633 – 1633: Duncan Forbes • 1634 – 1635: John Ross Younger • 1636 – 1636: James Cuthbert of Draikies • 1636 – 1638: John Cuthbert, Wester Draikies • 1638 – 1639: Master John Ross • 1639 – 1640: James Cuthbert of Easter Draikies • 1640 – 1643: James Ross of Merkinch • 1643 – 1645: Duncan Forbes of Culloden • 1645 – 1646: James Cuthbert of Easter Draikies • 1646 – 1651: John Forbes, fiar of Culloden • 1651 – 1652: Robert Ross • 1652 – 1655: John Forbes • 1655 – 1655: Robert Ross • 1655 – 1662: No council records • 1662 – 1662: Alexander Cuthbert • 1662 – 1663: Robert Ross • 1663 – 1666: Alexander Cuthbert • 1666 – 1668: Alexander Dunbar (elder) • 1668 – 1674: Alexander Cuthbert • 1674 – 1679: Alexander Dunbar • 1679 – 1680: Alexander Cuthbert • 1680 – 1683: Alexander Dunbar • 1683 – 1689: John Cuthbert of Draikies • 1689 – 1692: Hugh Robertson • 1692 – 1695: William Duff (elder) • 1695 – 1699: Hugh Robertson • 1699 – 1701: William Duff (elder) ==18th Century==

• 1701 – 1703: Hugh Robertson • 1703 – 1706: William Duff (elder) • 1706 – 1709: Alexander Duff of Drumore • 1709 – 1712: William Duff • 1712 – 1715: Alexander Duff of Drumore • 1715 – 1716: Alexander Clark, merchant • 1716 – 1718: John Forbes of Culloden • 1718 – 1720: Alexander Fraser • 1720–1723: John Forbes of Culloden • 1723–1725: Alexander Fraser • 1725 – 1728: John Forbes of Culloden • 1728–1729: Alexander Fraser • 1729–1732: John Forbes of Culloden • 1732–1735: Alexander Fraser • 1735–1738: John Hossack • 1738–1741: William Maclean of Dochgarroch • 1741–1744: John Hossack • 1744–1747: John Fraser • 1747–1750: William Maclean of Dochgarroch • 1750–1753: John Fraser • 1753–1756: John Hossack • 1756–1758: John Fraser • 1758–1761: John Hossack • 1761–1764: William Mackintosh (elder) • 1764–1767: James Fraser • 1767–1770: William Mackintosh (elder) • 1770–1773: Phineas Mackintosh • 1773–1776: William Chisholm • 1776–1779: Phineas Mackintosh • 1779–1782: William Chisholm • 1782–1785: Phineas Mackintosh • 1785–1788: William Mackintosh • 1788–1791: Phineas Mackintosh • 1791–1794: William Mackintosh • 1794–1797: John Mackintosh (of the Aberarder family) • 1797–1800: William Inglis of Kingsmills ==19th Century==

• 1800–1803: John Mackintosh (of the Aberarder family) • 1803–1804: Alexander Mackintosh • 1804–1807: James Grant • 1807–1810: Thomas Gilzean • 1810–1813: James Grant • 1813–1814: Thomas Gilzean • 1814–1816: James Grant • 1816–1818: James Robertson • 1818–1822: Interim trustees • 1822–1823: James Robertson • 1823–1824: James Grant • 1824–1827: James Robertson • 1827–1829: James Grant • 1829–1831: James Robertson • 1831–1833: John Ross • 1833–1834: John Mackenzie • 1834–1836: John Fraser • 1836–1839: John Ferguson • 1839–1840: Alexander Cumming • 1840–1843: John Inglis Nicol • 1843–1846: James Sutherland • 1847–1852: William Simpson • 1852–1855: James Sutherland • 1855–1867: Colin Lyon Mackenzie • 1867–1873: John Mackenzie • 1873–1875: Colin Lyon Mackenzie • 1875–1880: Alexander Simpson • 1880 – 1880: William Mackintosh • 1880–1883: Alexander Fraser • 1883–1889: Henry Cockburn Macandrew • 1889–1895: Alexander Ross • 1895 – 1901: William Macbean ==20th Century==

• 1901 – 1907: Arthur Dougal Ross • 1907 – 1910: James Alexander Gossip • 1910 – 1916: John Birnie • 1916 – 1922: Sir Donald Macdonald • 1922 – 1925: David Petrie • 1925 – 1931: Alexander MacEwen • 1931 – 1933: Donald Macdonald (died in office) • 1933 – 1934: John Mackenzie (died in office) • 1934 – 1945: Hugh Mackenzie • 1945 – 1949: Hugh Ross • 1949 – 1955: James M Grigor • 1955 – 1961: Robert Wotherspoon • 1961 – 1964: Allan Ross • 1964 – 1967: William J Mackay • 1967 – 1975: William A Smith • 1975 – 1980: Ian C Fraser • 1980 – 1992: Allan G Sellar • 1992 – 1996: William A E Fraser • 1996 – 1999: Allan G Sellar • 1999 – 2007: William J Smith ==21st Century==

• 2007 – 2008: Robert Wynd • 2008 – 2012: Jimmy Gray • 2012 – 2015 Alex Graham • 2022 - Glynis Campbell-Sinclair, elected on 8 June 2022 ==References==