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Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod

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The Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod is the Gentleman Usher to the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, established in 1687.

Office Holders from 1714

  • 1714–1761: Sir Thomas Brand
  • 1762–1787: Robert Quarme
  • 1787–1800: Matthew Robert Arnott
  • 1800–1842: Robert Quarme the younger
  • 1842–1884: Frederic Peel Round
  • 1884–1895: Sir Duncan Campbell, 3rd Baronet (1856–1926)
  • 1895–1917: Alan Murray, 6th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield (1864–1935)
  • 1917–1939: Brig.-Gen. Sir Robert Gordon Gilmour, 1st Baronet (1857–1939)
  • 1939–1953: Colonel Sir North Dalrymple-Hamilton (1883–1953)
  • 1953–1958: Lieut.-Col. Sir Edward Stevenson KCVO MC (1895–1958)
  • 1959–1979: Lieut.-Col. Sir Reginald Graham, 3rd Baronet VC OBE (1892–1980)
  • 1979–1997: Rear Admiral David Dunbar-Nasmith CB DSC (1921–1997)
  • 1997–present: Rear Admiral Kit Layman CB DSO LVO (born 1938)

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