The Supreme Council for Thirty-Third and Last Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for Scotland
and the Dominions and Dependencies of the British Crown and other Parts of the World
consists of nine members, all of whom are expert and prominent Free and Accepted Masons in Scotland and hold the
33˚ of Grand Inspector General.
Members of Supreme Council
The Council oversees the Twenty Nine Degrees of the Scottish Rite, although only five of these degrees are
regularly worked today, these are the 18˚ Rose Croix, 30˚ Knight Kadosh, 31˚, 32˚ and 33˚.
The Supreme Council for Scotland of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite consists of
the following distinguished brethren:
Sovereign Grand Commander
M∴P∴ Sovereign Grand Commander J.M. Marcus Humphrey of Dinnet, CBE, OStJ
The current M∴P∴ Sovereign Grand
Commander J.M. Marcus Humphrey of Dinnet 33˚ succeeded to the
Supreme Council
on the 28th March 1984.
After serving the Council for 11 years he became the Sovereign Grand Commander in
1995.
In addition he served as Grand Master Mason of the Grand Lodge of
Scotland between 1983 and 1988 and retired as Grand Constable of the
Great Priory of Scotland serving between 1983 and 1988.
V∴P∴ Lieutenant Grand Commander Charles Iain Robert Wolrige Gordon of Esslemont 33˚ succeeded to the council on the 25th June 2003.
V∴P∴
Lieutenant Grand Commander Charles Iain Robert Wolrige Gordon of
Esslemont 33˚ served as First Grand Principal of the Supreme Grand
Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland from 2004 to 2009
and is the Immediate Past Grand Master Mason of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
serving between 2009 and 2018.
Grand Chancellor
M∴Ill∴ Grand Chancellor Doctor David Kerr Huggan
33˚
The M∴Ill∴ Grand
Chancellor Doctor David K. Huggan 33˚ succeeded to the council on the 20th October 2004.
Grand Chamberlain
M∴Ill∴ Grand Chamberlain John Francis
Herrick 33˚
The M∴Ill∴ Grand Chamberlain John F. Herrick 33˚ succeeded to the council on the
22nd March 2006.
He served as Provincial Grand Master of Dunbartonshire between 2002 and 2007.
He is also the current Substitute Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland.
Master of Ceremonies
M∴Ill∴ Grand Master of Ceremonies David McVey Kerr 33˚
The M∴Ill∴ Grand
Master
of Ceremonies David M. Kerr 33˚succeeded to the council on the 15th
October 2008.
Brother Kerr is the Immediate Past Provincial Grand Master of the
Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow and West of
Scotland, Royal Order of
Scotland.
Captain of the Guard
M∴Ill∴ Grand Captain of the
Guard Ewan Rutherford 33˚
The M∴Ill∴ Grand
Captain of the Guard Ewan
Rutherford 33˚ succeeded to the council on the 24th June
2009.
Brother Rutherford is also a Past Depute Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, the Immediate Past Provincial
Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Edinburgh and Grand
Marischal in the Royal Order of Scotland.
Grand Standard Bearer
M∴Ill∴ Grand Standard Bearer Henry G Petrie 33˚
The M∴Ill∴ Grand Standard Bearer
Henry G. Petrie 33˚ succeeded to the council on the 1st
January 2017.
He is a Past Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand
Lodge of Aberdeen City, a Past Grand Viceroy of the Grand Imperial
Council of Scotland and Knight Grand Cross of Constantine and a Past
Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Aberdeen and
Kincardine of The Royal Order of Scotland.
Bro. Petrie served as Deputy for the Province of Scotland North East from 2001 to 2011.
Grand Sword Bearer
M∴Ill∴
Grand Sword Bearer David M Thomson 33˚
The M∴Ill∴ Grand Sword Bearer David M. Thomson 33˚ succeeded to the council on the 18th
October 2017.
Grand Secretary General
M∴Ill∴ Grand Secretary General Alexander Galbraith 33˚
The
M∴Ill∴ Grand Secretary General Alexander Galbraith 33˚, is the 16th
person to serve the council in that capacity. He succeeded to the
council on 26th June 2002, after serving as Deputy for the Scotland -
South West Province between 1998 and 2002.
Brother Galbraith is also a Past Provincial Grand Master of the Province of Renfrew West,
a Knight Commander of the Order of the Temple and
is a Past Substitute Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland.
Brother Galbraith served the Great Priory of Scotland as Grand
Marischal for 14 years before retiring in 1998, he is
also a Past
Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow and
West of Scotland, Royal Order
of Scotland.
The Supreme Council has also given Honorary membership to thirteen deserving brethren, 10 of whom have already served on the
Supreme Council or as a Deputy, the 33˚ has also been conferred on the thirty three Serving Deputies worldwide.
In addition there are approximately fifty Past Deputies and past members of Supreme Council who have retired.
Giving a world wide total of Ninety Three 33˚ Free and Accepted Masons under the auspices of the Supreme Council for
Thirty-Third and Last Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for Scotland