Adam Black

Adam Black

male, deceased (1874)
LordsProvostofEdinburgh, Scottish publisher, British publisher, Scottish, The City, Encyclopædia Britannica…Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Memoirs of Adam Black
Adam Black (February 10, 1784-January 24, 1874) was a Scottish publisher. He founded the A & C Black publishing company. Black was born in...
Lesley Hinds

Lesley Hinds

female
Labour Party politician, liberal democrat, councillor, NHS Health Scotland, City of Edinburgh, relocation review…Lord Provost, Subdivisions of Scotland, Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Edinburgh District Council, Edinburgh Festival
Lesley Hinds, born in Dundee, is a councillor and from 2003 to 2007 was Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Scotland. A teacher by profession, she was first...
George Grubb

George Grubb

male
church of scotland, Corstorphine, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Lord Provost, Lord-Lieutenant, ex officio…City of Edinburgh Council, LordsProvostofEdinburgh, Minister of the Church of Scotland, university of edinburgh
The Rev Dr George D. W. Grubb BA BD BPhil DMin is, since May 2007, the Lord Provost and ex officio Lord-Lieutenant of Edinburgh. He is also a...
William Fettes

William Fettes

male, deceased (1836)
Scottish, philanthropist, LordsProvostofEdinburgh, Fettes College, Business Person
Sir William Fettes was a very wealthy Scottish businessman, who, in his will left a bequest of £166,000 which led to the foundation of Fettes C...
William Creech

William Creech

male, deceased (1815)
Newbattle Kirk, buried at Greyfriars Kirkyard, Newbattle, Greyfriars Kirkyard, Lord Provost, buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard…From Edinburgh, LordsProvostofEdinburgh
William Creech (1745-1815) was a Scottish bookseller. For 40 years Creech was the chief publisher in Edinburgh. He published the first Edinburgh...
Duncan McLaren

Duncan McLaren

male, deceased (1886)
member of parliament, member of the United Kingdom Parliament, LordsProvostofEdinburgh, Liberal Party, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Helen Priscilla McLaren
Duncan McLaren was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh. Duncan McLaren was the youngest of ten children. Apart from two years...
William Chambers Of Glenormiston

William Chambers Of Glenormiston

male, deceased (1883)
Scottish, peebles, Publisher, LordsProvostofEdinburgh, from the Scottish Borders, William Chambers…Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Gazetteer of Scotland
William Chambers of Glenormiston (April 16, 1800 - May 20, 1883) was a Scottish publisher and politician, the brother of Robert Chambers. He was...

Sir Alexander Stevenson

male, deceased (1936)
Scottish, politician, Edinburgh University, LordsProvostofEdinburgh, Bo'ness, Dalry…Edinburgh Town Council, Lord Provost 1926-1929
Sir Alexander Stewart Stevenson was born on 9th April 1860 at Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. His family moved and he was educated at Grange School,...

Andrew Hunter Arbuthnot Murray

male, deceased (1977)
Torphichen Preceptory, Scottish, Torphichen, City of Edinburgh, justice of the peace, knight…Venerable Order of Saint John, Order of the British Empire, LordsProvostofEdinburgh, Lord Provost, 52nd (Queens Edinburgh Royal Scots) Searchlight
Sir Andrew Hunter Arbuthnot Murray, Knight Bachelor, OBE was Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Scotland between 1947 and 1951, Lord Lieutenant of the City...