Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod
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The Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod is the Gentleman Usher
to the Order of the Thistle
, established in 1687.
Gentleman Usher
Gentleman Usher is a title for some officers of the Royal Household of the United Kingdom. See List of Gentlemen Ushers for a list of office-holders.-Historical:...
to the Order of the Thistle
Order of the Thistle
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the Order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland who asserted that he was reviving an earlier Order...
, 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 Alexander Dundas 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)
- bef. 1944–1953: Col Sir North Victor Cecil Dalrymple-Hamilton (1883–1953)
- 1953–1958: Lieut-Col Sir Edward Daymonde Stevenson (1895–1958)
- 1959–1979: Sir John Reginald Noble Graham, 3rd BaronetSir John Graham, 3rd BaronetLieutenant Colonel Sir John Reginald Noble Graham, 3rd Baronet VC OBE was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Graham was a 24-year-old lieutenant in the 9th...
, VCVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
, OBE - 1979–1997: Rear Admiral David Dunbar-NasmithDavid Dunbar-NasmithRear Admiral David Arthur Dunbar-Nasmith CB DSC was a former Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:...
- 1997–present: Rear Admiral Christopher Hope Layman