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24THEROYALBURGESSGOLFINGSOCIETYOFEDINBURGH
poetBurns,joinedasanordinarymemberofthe
Societyin1792.
StephenKemble,theactor,whowasmanagerof
theEdinburghTheatreRoyalfrom1792to1800,
becameanordinarymemberoftheSocietyin1795.
GeorgeWatson(1767-1837),aneminentportrait-
painter,becameamemberoftheSocietyin1798.He
wasapupilofAlexanderNasmythandofSirJoshua
Reynolds.In1826hewaselectedFirstPresidentof
theRoyalScottishAcademy.Otherartistsofnotein
theseearlydayswereWilliamBrodie,R.S.A.,sculptor,
whojoinedin1858,andDavidO.Watson,betterknown
asD.O.Hills,whobecameamemberin1862.
Itwouldoccupytoomuchspacetoparticularise
thenamesofthemanywell-knownmenwhojoinedthe
Societysubsequenttothebeginningofthenineteenth
century.Afewofthemoreprominentofthesemay
bementionedbriefly:
ThefirstreverendgentlemantojointheBurgessas
anordinarymemberwasJamesM`Donald,lateminister
atAnstruther,admittedin18o6.CharlesMackenzie,
anativeofEdinburgh,fromtheislandofBarbados,
in181o,andCharlesM`Dowall,oftheislandofSt.
Vincent,in1814,bothofwhomreceiveddiplomas
fromtheBurgesstoenablethemtoestablishoff-shoots
oftheSocietyattheislandsofBarbadosandSt.
Vincentrespectively.
SirPatrickWalker,advocate,ofCoates'estate,
Edinburgh,joinedin1818,butwasputonthe"Hon-
orary"listthefollowingyear"withmuchapplause."
Hewas"HereditaryUsheroftheWhiteRod"in
Scotland,equivalentto"BlackRod"inEngland.
ThepoststillexistsandisnowvestedinSirPatrick
Walker'sTrustees,butthemeagresalaryformerly
attachedtotheofficehasbeencommuted.Thecause
celebre,Walker'sTrusteesversusTheCrown,settled
thissorecentlyas19o8.
In1828,WilliamFerguson,ProfessorofSurgery,
24THEROYALBURGESSGOLFINGSOCIETYOFEDINBURGH
poetBurns,joinedasanordinarymemberofthe
Societyin1792.
StephenKemble,theactor,whowasmanagerof
theEdinburghTheatreRoyalfrom1792to1800,
becameanordinarymemberoftheSocietyin1795.
GeorgeWatson(1767-1837),aneminentportrait-
painter,becameamemberoftheSocietyin1798.He
wasapupilofAlexanderNasmythandofSirJoshua
Reynolds.In1826hewaselectedFirstPresidentof
theRoyalScottishAcademy.Otherartistsofnotein
theseearlydayswereWilliamBrodie,R.S.A.,sculptor,
whojoinedin1858,andDavidO.Watson,betterknown
asD.O.Hills,whobecameamemberin1862.
Itwouldoccupytoomuchspacetoparticularise
thenamesofthemanywell-knownmenwhojoinedthe
Societysubsequenttothebeginningofthenineteenth
century.Afewofthemoreprominentofthesemay
bementionedbriefly:
ThefirstreverendgentlemantojointheBurgessas
anordinarymemberwasJamesM`Donald,lateminister
atAnstruther,admittedin18o6.CharlesMackenzie,
anativeofEdinburgh,fromtheislandofBarbados,
in181o,andCharlesM`Dowall,oftheislandofSt.
Vincent,in1814,bothofwhomreceiveddiplomas
fromtheBurgesstoenablethemtoestablishoff-shoots
oftheSocietyattheislandsofBarbadosandSt.
Vincentrespectively.
SirPatrickWalker,advocate,ofCoates'estate,
Edinburgh,joinedin1818,butwasputonthe"Hon-
orary"listthefollowingyear"withmuchapplause."
Hewas"HereditaryUsheroftheWhiteRod"in
Scotland,equivalentto"BlackRod"inEngland.
ThepoststillexistsandisnowvestedinSirPatrick
Walker'sTrustees,butthemeagresalaryformerly
attachedtotheofficehasbeencommuted.Thecause
celebre,Walker'sTrusteesversusTheCrown,settled
thissorecentlyas19o8.
In1828,WilliamFerguson,ProfessorofSurgery,
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Sports publications > Chronicle of the Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh, 1735-1935 > (50) |
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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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