The first Town Council meeting took place in the St James Hall or Athenaeum (part of the
former Strathallan Hotel) on 16th March 1891.
James B. Henderson was elected Chief Magistrate. In 1893, a change in the law allowed him to adopt the ancient title of Provost.
Until local government reorganisation in 1975, Dollar ran its own affairs efficiently and cheaply, although not
without occasional controversy. All the Provosts are shown below. The most famous, Lavinia Malcolm, was both the first Lady Provost and first lady town
councillor in Scotland.
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1891 - 1893
Provost J. Henderson
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1893 - 1896
Provost D. Westwood
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1896 - 1899
Provost R. Malcolm
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1899 - 1902
Provost J. Drysdale
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1902 - 1908
Provost M. Fischer
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1908 - 1913 and 1919 - 1925
Provost. J. B. Green
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1913 - 1919
Provost L. Malcolm
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1925 - 1931
Provost S. F. Butchart
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1931 - 1937
Provost C. Allsopp
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1937 - 1939
Provost R. Waddell
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1939 - 1943
Provost J. Scott
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1943 - 1946
Provost P. Walton
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1946 - 1950
Provost A. M. Cowan
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1950 - 1953
Provost J. C. Shaw
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1953 - 1956
Provost J. Hewitt
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1956 - 1962
Provost J. Muckersie
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1962 - 1965
Provost J. M. Miller
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1965 - 1968
Provost H. Moss
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1968 - 1971
Provost W. Y. Galloway
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1971 - 1975
Provost E. M. M. Breingan
shown with the last Dollar Town Council in 1975
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