Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer

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The Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer (Q & LTR) is a traditional office of administration of justice in the legal system of Scotland . It represents the crown in questions of abandoned estates ( bona vacantia , ultimus haeres ) and in the area of ​​the treasure shelf and is also responsible for company registrations.

history

The offices of the Scottish Queen's Remembrancer and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer , created in 1707, were merged in 1835. The office was u. a. responsible for administering the Crown's Poor Fund in Scotland. From 1858 the office was run in conjunction with the Registrar of Companies and was the editor of the Edinburgh Gazette . In addition, the office was responsible for the Scottish Crown Jewels in Edinburgh Castle . Since 1999 the office has been part of the Scottish Government .

Not to be confused with the Queen's Remembrancer (or King's Remembrancer ), an office in the legal system of England and Wales , which was created in 1154 by Henry II (England) as the head of the Court of Exchequer and which also exists to this day.

Official

King's / Queen's Remembrancer

  • Sir Patrick Murray (from 1815)

Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer

  • George Robinson (from 1815)

Queen's & Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer

  • 1832: John Henderson
  • 1870: Stair Agnew CB, Advocate
  • 1881: John James Reid, Advocate
  • 1889: Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod CB
  • 1900: Sir Kenneth John Mackenzie Bt
  • 1921: Sir James Adam CBE KC
  • 1926: John Alexander Inglis KC
  • 1942: Percy Jesse Gowlett Rose CB
  • 1948: Wiliam Douglas Collier
  • 1954: Peter Jamieson ISO
  • 1961: William Steel
  • 1964: James Bertie Ian McTavish OBE
  • 1977: David Edmiston Drummond Robertson
  • 1981: WG Chalmers
  • 1984: Ian Dean
  • 1991: John Duncan Lowe
  • 1996: Andrew Normand
  • 2002: Norman McFadyen CBE
  • 2009: Catherine Patricia Dyer

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia of the Laws of Scotland, Vol. 7 "The Crown", Officers of State, paragraph 839.
  2. ^ The Post-Office Annual Directory from Whitsunday 1815 to Whitsunday 1816, Edinburgh, 1815.
  3. ^ The Post-Office Annual Directory from Whitsunday 1815 to Whitsunday 1816, Edinburgh, 1815.
  4. ^ Who's Who in Scotland, 2008