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The Snell Exhibitioners 1699 - 1999

1699	R Duncan	Medical student in 1710. Nothing else known.
	R Carnegie	Doctor, London.
	C Gregory	Professor of Mathematics, St Andrews.
	J Monro	Physician to the Bethlehem Hospital for Lunatics.
1709	J Carnegie	Expelled 1710. Mate of the sloop Ruby, drowned 1721.
1710	J Stirling, FRS	Mathematician, from the University of Edinburgh.
	J Eccles	Physician, Edinburgh.
	W Fullerton, FRS	Physician, London.
	G Littlejohn	Matriculated Glasgow March 1710, Oxford October 1710.
1716	D Drummond	Aged 14 when admitted to Balliol.
1717	G Steuart	Aged 14 when admitted to Balliol.
	C Crawfurd	Clergyman.
	T Cameron	Physician, practised in Worcester for fifty years.
1721	B Cochrane	Vacated Exhibition 1732. Nothing else known.
1723	J Douglas	Prebendary of Durham.
1728	W McGilchrist	MA Oxon 1735, Nothing else known.
	G Murray	Chaplain-General to the Army. Prebendary of Durham.
1732	J Williamson	Vacated Exhibition 1740. Nothing else definite known.
1735	J Preston	Chaplain, 26th Regt.
1736	JS Menteath	Clergyman.
1738	A Wood	Clergyman.
1740	A Smith, FRS	Political economist. Author, Wealth of Nations.
	C Suttie	Vacated Exhibition 1745. Nothing else known.
	T Craufurd	BA Oxon 1744. Nothing else definite known.
1743	J Stirling	Buried St Mary Magdalen, Oxford 10 December 1743.
1744	J Smith	Savilian Professor of Geometry, Oxford.
1745	J Douglas, FRS	Bishop of Salisbury.
1747	J Ramsay	MA Oxon 1745. Nothing else known.
1748	A Campbell	Official in Bengal.
1749	CJS Douglas	Barrister. Collector of Customs, Jamaica.
1750	A Cheap	Vacated Exhibition 1761. Nothing else known.
1755	J Bruce	Clergyman.
1756	A Lamont	Lt. 57th Regt.
	N Lamont	Colonel 55th Regt. In many actions, India and America.
1760	D Callander	Gentleman.
1761	G Maclellan	Vacated Exhibition 1772.
1762	N Fothringham	Clergyman.
1765	CC Balfour	Minister.
1767	JA Cochrane	Clergyman.
	A Greenfield	Clergyman.
1771	JC Sutherland	Barrister.
1772	J R-Barclay, FRS	Physician, London.
1773	J Hadow	Clergyman.
1775	A Alison	Clergyman in England; later Minister in Scotland.
1776	P Maxwell	Vacated Exhibition 1786. Nothing else known.
1777	W Gregory	Clergyman. Memorial in Canterbury Cathedral.
	M Whyte	Died 1779.
1779	M Baillie, FRS	Royal Physician. Author, Morbid Anatomy.
	CD Lindsay	Bishop of Kildare.
1782	AH Cathcart	Prebendary of York.
1783	H Fraser	Clergyman.
1784	J Boyle	Colonel of Militia.
1786	P Maxwell	Clergyman.
1786	C Robertson	Died 1793.
1788	SM Threipland	Attorney-General of Bombay.
1789	G Cranstoun	Judge in Scotland (Lord Corehouse).
1790	AN Brown	Died in India 1798.
1791	W McDouall	Canon of Peterborough.
1793	WW Moncreiff	Barrister.
	J Douglas	Physician.
	CM Babington	Clergyman in England; later Minister in Scotland.
	JW Moncreiff	Judge in Scotland (Lord Moncreiff).
1794	D Aird	MD Edinburgh.
1795	J Jardine	Advocate. Sheriff of Ross and Cromarty.
	R Morehead	Dean of Edinburgh.
1796	F Laing	Clergyman.
1797	T Rose	Surgeon.
1798	J Young	Clergyman. East India Company Chaplain.
1800	J Hutchison	Clergyman. East India Company Chaplain.
1801	PH Goldie	Captain, 88th Foot.
1803	N Macleod	Vacated Exhibition 1807. Nothing else known.
	P Cleghorn	Barrister. Administrator-General Madras Supreme Court.
1804	WL Taylor	Died 1812.
	J Richmond	Minister.
1805	S McCormick	Advocate. Sheriff of Bute.
	JG McCaul	Merchant, Santa Cruz.
	W Wilson	Gentleman.
1807	W Hamilton	Professor of Logic, Edinburgh.
	RA Taylor	Advocate. Practised only a few years.
	R Macfarlane	Clergyman.
	A Nicoll, FRS	Professor of Hebrew, Oxford.
1808	RA Scott	Died 1812.
	JH Christie	Barrister. Acquitted of murder following a duel, 1821.
1809	A Annand	Clergyman.
	W Wedderburn	Student in Aberdeen 1806-9. Vacated Exhibition 1810.
	JG Lockhart	Biographer and critic.
1810	J Traill	Barrister. Metropolitan Police Magistrate.
1811	GR Gleig	Lt. 85th Foot, Peninsular War; Prebendary of St Pauls.
1812	A Connell, FRS	Professor of Chemistry, St Andrews.
1813	J Riddell	Clergyman.
1815	C Young	Died 1822.
	D Young	Clergyman. East India Company Chaplain. Died Bombay.
1816	A Crawfurd	Died 1823.
	GJ Lawrie	Minister.
1817	C Innes	Professor of History, Edinburgh.
1818	T Bissland	Clergyman.
	J Routledge	Clergyman.
	J Campbell	Barrister.
1819	J Millar	Died 1822.
	JW Mylne	Barrister.
	WD Veitch	Clergyman.
1820	J Sandford	Archdeacon of Coventry.
1822	DS Meikleham	Doctor, West Indies and New York.
	GF H-N-Primrose	Died in India.
	CH Maclean	Barrister.
1823	GM Drummond	Minister.
1825	RA Scott	Clergyman.
	GL Hamilton	2nd Lt. Ceylon Rifle Regt.
1828	WWR Kerr	Treasurer of Mauritius.
	HJ Provand	Died 1829.
	J Inglis	Judge in Scotland (Lord Glencorse).
1828	S Horsley	Poor Law Inspector, Ireland.
1829	FJ Gardner	Died 1831.
1829	AC Tait	Archbishop of Canterbury.
1830	LW Jeffray	Clergyman.
1832	JP Muirhead	Advocate.
	JJ Campbell	Clergyman.
	W Dunlop	Parliamentary Solicitor.
	J Connell	Clergyman.
1833	GJ Bell	Physician to HM Mission to Persia. Died Erzeroum.
	G Robinson-Douglas	Clergyman.
1838	JA Hamilton	Clergyman (received as RC 1853).
	T Ivory	Barrister and Advocate.
1839	J Boyle	Barrister.
1840	JC Shairp	Professor of Poetry, Oxford.
1841	HA Douglas	Bishop of Bombay.
	P Cumin	Barrister.
	FR Sandford	Civil Servant. Baron Sandford 1891.
1842	T Harvey	Rector, Edinburgh Academy.
	WY Sellar	Professor of Latin, Edinburgh.
1843	HM Fletcher	Clergyman.
1848	AC Irvine	Clergyman.
1849	HH Lancaster	Advocate.
	NH Thomas	Judge in India.
1850	R Baird	Clergyman.
	L Campbell	Professor of Greek, St Andrews. Biographer of Jowett.
	HH Almond	Schoolmaster.
	CJ Langhorne	Clergyman.
1852	JM Galbraith	Died 1854.
	R Blair, VC	Captain, 2nd Dragoon Guards. VC 1857. Died Cawnpore.
1853	H Hamilton	Advocate.
1854	J MacConechy	Clergyman.
	DB Monro, FBA	Provost of Oriel. Vice-Chancellor, Oxford.
1855	GR Luke	Drowned in the Isis, 1862.
1856	J Nichol	Professor of English Literature, Glasgow.
1859	AD Grant	Businessman.
	RB Ranken	Writer to the Signet.
1860	E Caird, FBA	Master of Balliol.
	J Purves	Fellow of Balliol.
1861	PA W-Henderson	Warden of Wadham.
	DA McNeil	Died 1866.
1862	WE Addis	RC Priest, resigned and married 1888.
	CE Vertue	Civil Servant
1863	JW Carlile	Barrister in New Zealand.
1864	D Rose	2nd. Lit. Hum 1868. Nothing else known.
	AJM Bell	Private Tutor.
	A Lang FBA	Writer.
1865	H Craik	MP. Privy Counsellor. 1st Baronet.
	G Todd	Civil Servant.
1866	A Rankine	Civil Servant.
	FJ Greg	Died 1870.
1867	WMG Ducat	Clergyman.
	AR Murray	Died 1878.
1868	JA Cross	Barrister.
	CR MacClymont	Barrister.
1869	JM Brown	Professor of Classics etc, New Zealand.
	TR Wyer	Civil Servant, India.
1870	AR MacEwen	Minister.
	WW Waddell	Inspector of Schools.
1871	W Bathgate	Inspector of Schools.
1871	J Scott	Writer.
1872	J Forrest	Advocate.
	J MacCunn	Professor of Logic etc, Liverpool.
1873	J Bonar, FBA	Economist.
	D Ferguson	Civil Servant, India.
	WY King	Inspector of Schools.
1874	L Kay	Schoolmaster.
	WP Ker, FBA	Professor of Poetry, Oxford.
	JG Kerr	Schoolmaster.
1875	T Gregory	Minister.
	W Muir	Private Tutor.
	JH Muirhead, FBA	Professor of Philosophy, Birmingham.
1876	IF Burns	Minister.
	RH Pinkerton	Professor of Applied Mathematics, Cardiff.
	WD Scott	Doctor.
1877	WM Lindsay, FBA	Professor of Humanity, St Andrews.
	J Stuart	Schoolmaster, Doctor and Journalist.
1878	AN Cumming	Journalist.
	J Edgar	Professor of Education, St Andrews.
1879	JW Marshall	Professor of Greek, Aberystwyth.
	FW Clark	Barrister.
1880	J Lee	Civil Engineer.
	H Walker	Professor of English Lit., Lampeter.
1881	G Saunders	Journalist.
1882	D Rankin	Private Tutor.
1883	JP Nichol	BA 1888. Died 1917. Nothing else known.
1884	FJ Wylie	Secretary, Rhodes Trustees. Knight 1929.
1885	WA Gray	Died 1891.
1886	J MacGilchrist	Minister.
1887	CJM Gordon	Schoolmaster.
1888	EF Scott	Minister and Academic.
1889	H McPherson	Civil Servant, India. Knight.
1890	JE McFadyen	Professor, Biblical Studies.
1891	GD Brown	Journalist.
1893	EH Wallace	Judge, India. Knighted 1931.
1894	W Gow	Schoolmaster.
1895	WK Gillies	Schoolmaster.
1896	WGS Adams	Warden of All Souls College.
1897	PW Monie	Civil Servant, India.
1898	SFH Mackay	Captured at Festubert and died of wounds 1917.
1899	A Main	Minister. Chaplain to the King in Scotland.
1900	GH Stevenson	Fellow of University College.
1901	PH Waddell	Civil Servant, India.
1902	M Stewart	Moderator, General Assembly, Church of Scotland.
1903	CG Nelson	Civil Servant, India.
1904	WJ Auld	Minister.
1905	JR Brown	Fellow of Pembroke. Wounded at Gaza and died 1917.
1906	JH Maxwell	Educationalist, India, etc.
1907	R Gibson	Fellow of Balliol. Killed in action 1915.
1908	HJ Paton FBA	Professor of Moral Philosophy, Oxford.
1909	HF Martin	Schoolmaster.
1910	JB Hutton	Lecturer in Ancient History, Glasgow.
1911	AN MacAlpine	Schoolmaster.
1912	JF Scanlan	Barrister.
1913	J Macmurray, MC	Fellow of Balliol.
1914	AB Muir	Killed in action 1917.
1915	VA Lyons	Died of wounds received in action 1917.
1918	JS MacArthur	Clergyman. Benefactor of the College.
1920	DC Browning	Journalist.
1920	CJ Fordyce	Clerk of the Senate, Glasgow.
1921	A Cameron	Professor of Greek, Aberdeen.
1923	DW Brogan, FBA	Professor of Political Science, Cambridge. Knight.
1924	TE Wright	Professor of Humanity, St Andrews.
1925	RM Wilson, KC	President, Industrial Arbitration Board. Knight.
1926	A Boyle	Headmaster.
1927	WE Muir	Died 1934.
1928	JA Mack	Criminologist.
	GA Highet	Professor of Latin, Columbia.
1930	JM Watt	Barrister.
	S Campbell	Barrister.
1933	WR Ravie	Killed in New Guinea, 1943.
	WS Watt FBA	Fellow of Balliol; Regius Professor of Humanity, Aberdeen
1934	FL Mills	Killed in action, 1943.
1935	R Browning, FBA	Professor of Classics, Birkbeck.
1937	A Buchanan	Schoolmaster.
	DC Goldsmith	Died 1939.
1938	SI Smith	Civil Servant.
1939	JD Bowman	Civil Servant, India.
1941	JR Fiddes, QC	Advocate.
	DA Malcolm	Lecturer in Humanity, Glasgow.
1943	BJ Fiddes	Civil Servant.
1944	DGF Walker	University Librarian.
1945	G Lithgow	MA 1961.
1947	RGM Nisbet FBA	Professor of Latin, Oxford.
1948	NK McCallum	Civil Servant.
1949	GC Dick	Civil Servant.
1951	MS Smith	Lecturer in Humanity, St Andrews.
1952	AB Webster	Dean of Humanities, Kent.
1953	ID Penman	Civil Servant.
	G Scott	London Transport Administrator.
1955	WS Wilkie	Schoolmaster.
1956	IL Fraser	Educational Administrator.
1957	KG Dyer	Schoolmaster.
1958	R Seaton	Secretary, University of Dundee.
1960	RL McLaughlan	Lecturer in History, Glasgow.
1961	FJ Cairns	Professor of Latin, Liverpool.
1962	TD Campbell	Professor of Jurisprudence, Glasgow. Dean of Law, ANU.
1963	JG Howie	Lecturer in Classics, Edinburgh.
	MH Lessnoff	Reader in Politics, Glasgow.
	DN MacCormick, FBA	Professor of Public Law, Edinburgh.
1964	RM Cummings	Academic, English.
1965	DJ Cleland	Classics Teacher.
	JR Hay	Lecturer in Social Sciences.
1966	G Anderson	Professor of Classics, Kent.
	AM Jamieson	Chemist.
1967	RM Pinkerton	Lecturer in Classics, Edinburgh.
1968	JD Bone	Prof. of English Lit. and Senr. Vice-Principal, Glasgow.
	DA Jackson	Classicist.
	DT Ulph	Professor of Economics, University College London.
1969	P Chalmers	BA 1972 (PPE).
1970	M Livingstone	Teacher.
	GH Munn	BLitt 1977.
	JG Williamson	Professor and Head of the School of Music, Liverpool
1971	MJ Horsman	Historian.
1972	DAR Blair	Lecturer in English and American Lit., Kent.
	JN Davie	Schoolmaster, Classics.
1973	ML McLaughlin	Fiat Serena Professor of Italian, Oxford University; Fellow of Magdalen College
	JC Ramage	Physicist.
1974	GR Forbes	Professor of Philosophy, Tulane.
1975	WI Ramage	Junior Dean of Balliol. Organic Chemist.
	PW Wood	Director PIEDA Plc.
1976	JG McGinley	Managing Director Psion Computers Plc.
1977	C Kelly	Solicitor.
1977	NA Macdonald	Inspector of Taxes.
1978	JH Maddocks	Mathematician. British Olympics Sailing Team 1984.
	BW Mitchell	Schoolmaster, Classics.
1979	NG Pacitti	Schoolmaster, Mathematics, Australia.
1980	AG Swanson	Organic Chemist.
1981	R Crawford	Professor of Modern Scottish Lit., St Andrews.
	CB Johnston	Historian.
1982	DP Kinloch	Poet and Senior Lecturer in French Studies, Strathclyde.
	David J Walker	MSc Computation 1987.
1983	MGH Pittock	Professor of Literature, Strathclyde.
	RE Susskind	Consultant and author, IT and the Law.
1984	JE Montgomery	Orientalist, Oslo.
	CA Troup	Leave to supplicate DPhil (Law) 1991.
1985	RID Fletcher	Legal Advisor.
	KL Hamilton	Concert Pianist.
	S Martin	Fellow of Magdalene College Cambridge, Mathematics.
1986	PE McGeown	Leave to supplicate MLitt (Law) 1994.
	AC Orr	Solicitor.
1987	HM Wark	DPhil (Mathematics) 1997.
1988	PD Watt	Lecturer in British Mediaeval Lit., Aberystwyth.
1989	KC McCue	DPhil (Music) 1994.
	JE Milligan	Leave to supplicate DPhil (French Lit.) 1994.
	JA [Morgan] Tasioulas	Lecturer in English, Stirling.
1990	MC Corrie	Research in English Lit.
	CJ Fraser	Historian. Junior Dean of Balliol. Stockbroker.
	HW Smith	Lecturer in Economics, Oxford.
1991	JC Bamblett	Systems Analyst.
	AB Girdwood	Classicist.
	JC Harding	Schoolmaster.
1992	G Irwin	Economist. Marakon associates.
	NR Royan	Leave to supplicate DPhil (English Lit.) 1996.
1993	PE Galloway	Historian.
1994	JA Dickson	Leave to supplicate DPhil (Legal Philosophy) 1998.
	CG Walker	Leave to supplicate DPhil (History) 1999.
1995	ND Maclean	BPhil 1997.
1996	RCA Higgins	Research in Legal Philosophy.
1997	T Siddiqui	Research in Music (Wagner).
	H Worth	Research in English Lit.
1998	RA Clayton	Research in English Lit, then PGCE 1999-2000.
	CM Farrelly	Research in English Lit.
1999	IJ Forrest	Research in History.
2000	GE Dow	Research in English Lit.

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