with the abolition of prelacy in 1689, and the revenues of the Chapel Royal reverted to the Crown. Grants from these revenues were made to individual Church of Scotland ministers and from 1727 onwards part was allocated to three royal chaplains, known collectively as the Deans of the Chapel Royal. Replacement of these chaplains by professors of the Divinity Faculties in the University of Glasgow, the University of Aberdeen, the University of Edinburgh and the University of St Andrews took place between 1860 and 1868. In 1886 the office of Dean was revived and united by royal warrant to that of Dean of the Thistle, eventually being separated in 1969. Under the 1886 royal warrant, the Dean is also titular Abbot of Crossraguel and Abbot of Dundrennan. Office holders since revival 1824-1841: William Bryce, minister of Aberdour 1887–1910: Cameron Lees, Minister of St Giles' Cathedral until 1906 and Dean of the Thistle 1910–1926: Wallace Williamson, Minister of St Giles' Cathedral and Dean of the Thistle 1926–1969: Charles Warr, Dean of the Thistle and sometime Minister of St Giles' Cathedral 1969–1973: James Longmuir, sometime Minister at Chirnside 1974–1981: Hugh Douglas, Minister at Dundee until 1977 1981–1991: Robin Barbour, New Testament professor, University of Aberdeen 1991–1996: William Morris, Minister of Glasgow Cathedral 1996–2006: James Harkness, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to the Queen 2006–2013: John Cairns, Minister at Riverside Parish Church, Dumbarton 2013–2019: Iain Torrance, Pro-Chancellor, University of Aberdeen, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to the Queen and Dean of the Thistle 2019–present: David Fergusson, Professor of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to the Queen and Dean of the Thistle Ireland The Chapel Royal (Irish: Séipéal Ríoga) in Dublin Castle was the official Church of Ireland chapel of the Household of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1814 until the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922. From 1831, the principal chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant was usually styled Dean of the Chapel Royal. Office holders 1831–1843: Charles Vignoles, Dean of Ossory from 1843 1843–1860: Usher Tighe, Dean of Leighlin until 1854, then Dean of Ardagh until 1858 (became Dean of Derry) 1860–1866: Charles Graves, Dean of Clonfert from 1864 (became Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe) 1866–1868: William Connor Magee, Dean of Cork (became Bishop of Peterborough) 1868–1905: Hercules Dickinson (died 1905) 1905–1913: Reginald Godfrey Michael Webster (Acting Dean from c. 1902) 1913–1922: Charles O'Hara Mease (died 1922) References See also List of deans in the Church of