- John Ross of Montgrenan: 1478 or earlier–1494
- James Henryson of Fordell: 1494–1503
- Richard Lawson of Heirigs: 1503–1521
- James Wishart of Pittarrow: 1521–1525
- Adam Otterburn of Reidhall: 1525–1527
- John Foulis and Adam Otterburn of Reidhall: 1527–1533
- Adam Otterburn and Henry Lauder: 1533–1538
- Henry Lauder: 1538–1561
- Henry Balnaves, to Mary, Queen of Scots
- Thomas Cumin, Lord of Session
- John Spens of Condie, Lord Condie: 1561
- Robert Crichton of Eliok, Lord Eliok
- David Borthwick of Lochhill: 1573–1582
- David Macgill of Cranston-Riddell, and Nisbet: 1582–1589
- John Skene: 1589–1594
- William Hart of Livelands: 1594
- Andrew Logie: 1594–1595
- Sir Thomas Hamilton and David Macgill: 1595
- Sir Thomas Hamilton: 1596–1612
- Sir William Oliphant: 1612–1626
- Sir Thomas Hope, 1st Baronet: 1626–1641
- Sir Archibald Johnston: 1646–?
- Sir Thomas Nicholson
- Sir Archibald Primrose: 1659–1661
- Sir John Fletcher: 1661–1664
- Sir John Nisbet: 1664–1677
- Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh: 1677–1687
- John Dalrymple: 1687–1688
- Sir George Mackenzie: 1688–1689
- John Dalrymple: 1689–1692
- Sir James Stewart 1692–1709
- Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet: 1709–1711
- Sir James Stewart (second time) 1711–1713
- Thomas Kennedy of Dunure: 1714
- Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet: 1714–1720
- Robert Dundas: 1720–1725
- Duncan Forbes: 1725–1737
- Charles Erskine, Lord Tinwald: 1737–1742
- Robert Craigie: 1742–1746
- William Grant: 1746–1754
- Robert Dundas: 1754–1760
- Thomas Miller: 1760–1766
- James Montgomery: 1766–1775
- Henry Dundas: 1775–1783
- Hon. Henry Erskine: 1783
- Ilay Campbell: 1783–1789
- Robert Dundas: 1789–1801
- Charles Hope: 1801–1804
- Sir James Montgomery, Bt: 1804–1806
- Hon. Henry Erskine: 1806–1807
- Archibald Colquhoun: 1807–1816
- Alexander Maconochie: 1816–1819
- Sir William Rae: 1819–1830
- Francis Jeffrey: December 1830 – May 1834
- John Murray: May – November 1834
- Sir William Rae: December 1834 – April 1835
- John Murray: April 1835 – April 1839
- Andrew Rutherfurd: April 1839 – September 1841
- Sir William Rae: September 1841 – October 1842
- Duncan McNeill: October 1842 – July 1846
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- Andrew Rutherfurd: July 1846 – April 1851
- James Moncreiff: April 1851 – February 1852
- Adam Anderson: February – May 1852
- John Inglis: May – December 1852
- James Moncreiff: December 1852 – March 1858
- John Inglis: March – July 1858
- Charles Baillie: July 1858 – April 1859
- David Mure: April – June 1859
- James Moncreiff: June 1859 – July 1866
- George Patton: July 1866 – February 1867
- Edward Strathearn Gordon: February 1867 – December 1868
- James Moncreiff: December 1868 – October 1869
- George Young: October 1869 – February 1874
- Edward Strathearn Gordon: 1874–1876
- William Watson: July 1876 – April 1880
- John McLaren: May 1880 – August 1881
- Sir John Blair Balfour: August 1881 – July 1885
- John Macdonald: July 1885 – February 1886
- Sir John Blair Balfour: February – August 1886
- John Macdonald: August 1886 – October 1888
- James Patrick Bannerman Robertson: October 1888 – August 1891
- Sir Charles John Pearson: October 1891 – August 1892
- Sir John Blair Balfour: August 1892 – July 1895
- Sir Charles John Pearson: July 1895 – May 1896
- Andrew Graham Murray: May 1896 – October 1903
- Charles Scott Dickson: October 1903 – December 1905
- Thomas Shaw: 1905–1909
- Alexander Ure: 1909–1913
- Robert Munro: 1913–1916
- James Avon Clyde: 1916–1920
- Thomas Brash Morison: 1920–1922
- Charles David Murray: March 1922 – November 1922
- William Watson: 1922–1924
- Hugh Pattison MacMillan: February 1924 – November 1924
- William Watson: 1924–1929
- Alexander Munro MacRobert: 1929
- Craigie Mason Aitchison: 1929–1933
- Wilfrid Guild Normand: 1933–1935
- Douglas Jamieson: April 1935 – October 1935
- Thomas Mackay Cooper: 1935–1941
- James Scott Cumberland Reid: 1941–1945
- George Reid Thomson: 1945–1947
- John Thomas Wheatley: 1947–1951
- James Latham McDiarmid Clyde: 1951–1955
- William Rankine Milligan: 1955–1960
- William Grant: 1960–1962
- Ian Hamilton Shearer: 1962–1964
- George Gordon Stott:1964–1967
- Henry Stephen Wilson: 1967–1970
- Norman Russell Wylie: 1970–1974
- Ronald King Murray: 1974–1979
- Lord Mackay of Clashfern: 1979–1984
- Lord Cameron of Lochbroom: 1984–1989
- Lord Fraser of Carmyllie: 1989–1992
- Lord Rodger of Earlsferry: 1992–1995
- Lord Mackay of Drumadoon: 1995–1997
- Lord Hardie: 1997–2000
- Lord Boyd of Duncansby: 2000–2006
- Elish Angiolini: 2006–2011
- Frank Mulholland: 2011–present
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