Newport The Burgh 6: Provost Gallery
Alexander Scott 1887 - 1896
Andrew Leitch 1896 - 1899
Alexander Thomson 1899 - 1902
Thomas Roger 1902 - 1905
William Carswell 1905 - 1908
William Robertson 1908 - 1911
Robert T Leitch 1911 - 1914
Simon Forrest 1914 - 1919
James Coutts 1919 - 1922
Charles W Buick 1922 - 1925
J Barry Robb 1925 - 1928
William F French 1928 - 1931
John T Young 1931 - 1934
George Scrymgeour 1934 - 1937
G Rain Little 1937 - 1940
Frank H Fairweather 1940 - 1943
Kenneth C Haynes 1943 - 1946
John O M Ross 1946 - 1950
J Douglas Lawson 1950 - 1952
John Dunn 1952 - 1955
R Lowry West 1955 - 1956
Thomas J Wishart 1956 - 1960
Alexander D Forrest 1960 - 1963
A C Newell 1963 - 1965
William J Smith 1965 - 1968
J G Soutar 1968 - 1971
Randolph Webster 1971 - 1974
Rev R A Howieson 1974 - 1975
There were 28 provosts between 1887 and 1975. They are all shown here. With the exception of Alexander Scott who served three terms, they nearly all served for three years.
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