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List of Provosts and Lord Provosts of Glasgow

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The Mediaeval 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.

  • 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
  • 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 Esme 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
  • 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
  • 168-1649 George Porterfield
  • 1650 John Graham
  • 1651 George Porterfield
  • 1652 Daniel Wallace
  • 1653-1654
  • 1655-1656 John Anderson I
  • 1657
  • 1658 John Anderson II
  • 1658-1659 Sir John Bell
  • 1660-1661 Colin Campbell II
  • 1662-1663 Sir John Bell