Robert Simson was the first person to be appointed to the office of Clerk (later known as Clerk of Senate), which he took up in 1728 and only demitted when he retired in 1761.
Robert Simson ay ang unang tao ay hihirangin upang angkinin ang opisina ng Klerk (mamaya na kilala bilang Klerk ng Senado), na kung saan siya kinuha up sa 1728 at lamang kapag nag demitted siya nagretiro sa 1761.