546 HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



John Robertson of Chesterhall. 



Lieut. -Colonel Alex. Ross. Afterwards Lieut. -General. 



John Sinclair of Ulbster. Afterwards the Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair, 

 having been created a Baronet on 14th Februaiy 1786. He was a great agri- 

 culturi-^t, and founder of the Board of Agriculture. He was elected an Extra- 

 ordinaiy Director in 1786 ; and again to the same office in 1789 ; and after- 

 wards held various offices. He died 21st December 1835. 



Archibald M 'Arthur Stewart of Ascog, Advocate. 



Lt.-Col. Sutherland of Dunrobin. 



David Steuart, Banker, Edinburgh. He w as the original Treasurer to 

 the Society, and his services are noticed under that head. He had previously 

 filled the office of Lord Provost of Edinburgh ; and was elected a Vice-Presi- 

 dent m 1784. 



John Stuart, Sheriff-Substitute of Edinburgh. 



Robert Stewart, Writer, Edinburgh. Elected a Director in 1789. 



Thomas Stewart, Secretar)', Old Bank. This was a name long given to 

 the Bank of Scotland. Before the erection of the present building, the Bank's 

 office was in what has long been called ' Old Bank Close.' 



Rev. Dr John Tough. Elected Chaplain in 1784, along with the Rev. 

 Joseph Robertson M 'Gregor. See tmder Chaplains. 



Alexander Eraser Tytler of Balnain, Advocate. Mr Eraser Tytler was 

 called to the bar in 1770; in 1780, he was appointed Professor of Universal 

 History in the University of Edinburgh; in 1790, he was appointed Judge 

 Advocate of .Scotland ; in 1792 he succeeded to the estate of Woodhouselee ; 

 and in 1801, on the death of Lord Stonefield (before referred to), he was 

 appointed to succeed him, and took his seat as Lord Woodhouselee. He was 

 elected a Director in 1784. He died on 5th Januaiy 181 3. 



Thomas Wilson, Advocate. 



In 1 8 16, the number of original constituent members 

 had diminished to 39; in 1833, it came down to 10; and in 

 1 841, it was reduced to only 2 : namely, the Earl of Glasgow 

 and Lord Duffus, who both died in 1843. 



The first member of the Royal Family who joined the 

 Society was the Duke of Sussex and Earl of Inverness in 

 1806. The Duke of York and Albany was elected in 1824, 

 and the late Duke of Cambridge in 1838. All these were 

 admitted as ordinary members. The Prince Consort {then 

 Prince Albert) was elected an honorary member in 1841, 

 and the Prince of Wales in 1864. As already stated, Her 

 Majesty the Queen was at her own request elected an 

 ordinary member in 1872, and the Prince of Wales became 

 an ordinary member in 1873. 



Lady Members. 



It has already been noticed that the first noble lady to 

 join the ranks of the Society was the Countess of Suther- 



