The King's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer is an officer in Scotland who represents the Crown's interests in bona vacantia, ultimus haeres and treasure trove.

The K&LTR holds two offices, both instituted at the foundation of the Court of Exchequer in 1707 and which were joined in 1836. The King's Remembrancer was the chief executive officer of the Exchequer under the Barons of Exchequer. The Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer's principal duty was the examination and audit of the criminal accounts for Scotland. In more recent history, this officer was the Treasury representative on various Scottish government boards and acted as Paymaster General in Scotland.

From 1835, the King's Rembrancer carried out the duties of the King's Almoner (which office had been suppressed in 1832), including the payment of annuities to those on the royal charity roll.Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia of the Laws of Scotland, Vol. 7 "The Crown", Officers of State, paragraph 839.

From 1858 the office of K&LTR was held in conjunction with that of Registrar of Companies, Limited Partnerships and Business Names, auditor of the accounts of sheriff clerks and procurators fiscal, responsible for the collection of fines and penalties imposed in Scottish courts, Keeper of the Edinburgh Gazette, administrator of treasure trove and of estates of deceased persons which fall to the Crown as ultimus haeres, and responsible for the custody of the Regalia of Scotland kept in Edinburgh Castle.

In 1981House of Commons Debates 06 February 1981 vol 998 cc213-4W the office was transferred to the Crown Agent, the senior officer of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. Since 1999 that office has been part of the Scottish Government, and the link with the Treasury and company registration has been severed.

Office holders

King's Remembrancer Patrick Warrender (1771–1791) Sir Patrick Murray, 6th Baronet (1799–1837)The Post-Office Annual Directory from Whitsunday 1815 to Whitsunday 1816, Edinburgh, 1815. Sir Henry Jardine (1820–1831)

Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer George Robinson (in 1815)The Post-Office Annual Directory from Whitsunday 1815 to Whitsunday 1816, Edinburgh, 1815.

King's/Queen's & Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer

1832: John Henderson 1870: Stair Agnew 1881: John James Reid 1889: Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod 1900: Sir Kenneth John Mackenzie 7th Baronet 1921: Sir James Adam 1926: John Alexander Inglis 1942: Percy Jesse Gowlett Rose 1948: Wiliam Douglas Collier 1954: Peter Jamieson 1961: William Steel 1964: James Bertie Ian McTavish 1977: David Edmiston Drummond Robertson 1981: W.G Chalmers 1984: Ian Dean 1991: John Duncan Lowe 1996: Andrew NormandWho's Who in Scotland, 2008 2002: Norman McFadyen 2009: Catherine Patricia Dyer 2016: David HarvieCrown Agent biography. 2023: John LogueCrown Agent appointment confirmed.

See also King's Remembrancer of the Exchequer of Pleas of England

References

External links KLTR website