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EARLYBURGESSMEMBERS23
thentermed,"perukemaker."HejoinedtheSociety
in1781.
JohnOgill,thefirstChaplain(1784and1793),wasa
"ClerktotheSignet."HischamberswereinMurdoch's
Close.TheofficeofChaplainwascreatedin1784.1
DeanofGuildThomasCleghorn,whojoinedthe
Societyin1782,wasawinemerchantintheGrass-
market,andaBailieoftheCityin1773.
WilliamRanken,HisMajesty'sTailorforScotland,
joinedtheSocietyin1783,wasTreasurerin1794,
Captainin1795and1799,andheadedoneofthe
divisionsasCaptainin1808duringtheunfortunate
splitintheSociety.AsConveneroftheTailorIn-
corporation,hehadaseatontheTownCouncil,and
wasmainlyinstrumentalinsecuringfortheSociety
itsSealofCause.
PeterHill,bookseller,HighStreet,joinedthe
Societyin1791.Hepublishedthethirdeditionof
Mathison'spoem,"TheGoff,"in1793,andthereby
perpetuatedhisnameingolfliterature.
ForrestAlexander,averywell-knownandhighly
successfulcitizenofEdinburghduringthefirsthalfof
thenineteenthcentury,musthavebeenamemberof
theSociety,althoughhisnameisnotintheminute-
books.ItissaidthateverySaturdayafternoonhe
donnedtheredcoatoftheBurgessClubandplayed
threeroundsonBruntsfieldLinks,theonlyrecreation
ofanunusuallybusyandassiduouslife.Hefounded
JamesAllan&Son'sbootandshoebusiness—the
oldestofitskindinEdinburgh;theCommercialBank
ofScotlandandtheCaledonianInsuranceCompany
wereprojectedbyhimin1810,andhispootraitby
GeorgeWatson,P.R.S.A.,aBurgessmember,still
adornstheBank'sboardroominGeorgeStreet.
AlexanderNasmyth(1758-1840),portraitandland-
scapepainter,whopaintedthefamousportraitofthe
1NoreasonisassignedintheMinutesfortheappointmentofachaplain,
buttheofficehascontinuedfrom1784todate.Seep.go.
EARLYBURGESSMEMBERS23
thentermed,"perukemaker."HejoinedtheSociety
in1781.
JohnOgill,thefirstChaplain(1784and1793),wasa
"ClerktotheSignet."HischamberswereinMurdoch's
Close.TheofficeofChaplainwascreatedin1784.1
DeanofGuildThomasCleghorn,whojoinedthe
Societyin1782,wasawinemerchantintheGrass-
market,andaBailieoftheCityin1773.
WilliamRanken,HisMajesty'sTailorforScotland,
joinedtheSocietyin1783,wasTreasurerin1794,
Captainin1795and1799,andheadedoneofthe
divisionsasCaptainin1808duringtheunfortunate
splitintheSociety.AsConveneroftheTailorIn-
corporation,hehadaseatontheTownCouncil,and
wasmainlyinstrumentalinsecuringfortheSociety
itsSealofCause.
PeterHill,bookseller,HighStreet,joinedthe
Societyin1791.Hepublishedthethirdeditionof
Mathison'spoem,"TheGoff,"in1793,andthereby
perpetuatedhisnameingolfliterature.
ForrestAlexander,averywell-knownandhighly
successfulcitizenofEdinburghduringthefirsthalfof
thenineteenthcentury,musthavebeenamemberof
theSociety,althoughhisnameisnotintheminute-
books.ItissaidthateverySaturdayafternoonhe
donnedtheredcoatoftheBurgessClubandplayed
threeroundsonBruntsfieldLinks,theonlyrecreation
ofanunusuallybusyandassiduouslife.Hefounded
JamesAllan&Son'sbootandshoebusiness—the
oldestofitskindinEdinburgh;theCommercialBank
ofScotlandandtheCaledonianInsuranceCompany
wereprojectedbyhimin1810,andhispootraitby
GeorgeWatson,P.R.S.A.,aBurgessmember,still
adornstheBank'sboardroominGeorgeStreet.
AlexanderNasmyth(1758-1840),portraitandland-
scapepainter,whopaintedthefamousportraitofthe
1NoreasonisassignedintheMinutesfortheappointmentofachaplain,
buttheofficehascontinuedfrom1784todate.Seep.go.
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Sports publications > Chronicle of the Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh, 1735-1935 > (49) |
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Description | More than 230 sports publications from the National Library of Scotland's collections. Featured sports include football, rugby, golf, shinty, athletics, bowls, cricket and hockey. Among the material from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are match programmes, club histories, and handbooks. From the late 20th century are promotional materials to encourage greater diversity in sport. Most items cover sports activities in Scotland. There are also publications relating to the Olympics and international matches. |
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