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5 unusual facts about Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland


Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird

Outside of football he was president of the YWCA and the YMCA in England, a director of Barclays Bank and Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1907, 1908 and 1909.

George Baillie-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Haddington

Between 1867 and 1868 he was also Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss

He was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, a Privy Councillor and one of the Committee of the Estates.

Margaret Herbison

A lifelong member of the Church of Scotland, from 1970 to 1971 she became the first woman to serve as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale

He was created Marquess of Annandale in 1701, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1701 and 1711, Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland in 1702, and president of the Privy Council of Scotland from 1692 to 1695, 1702-4 and 1705-6.


Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom

In Scotland, the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ranks immediately below the sovereign or consort (depending on their respective sex), but only when the General Assembly is in session, and immediately followed by the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

William Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale

He went on to become Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and was appointed a Knight of the Thistle.


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