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Lord Provost Of Aberdeen
The Lord Provost of Aberdeen is the convener of the Aberdeen City Council in Scotland. They are elected by the city council and serve not only as the chair of that body, but as a figurehead for the entire city. They are equivalent in many ways to the institution of mayor that exists in many other countries. According to Munro, the provost of Aberdeen was elected on the first Monday after Michaelmas up to the end of the sixteenth century. From then until 1833, the election took place on the first Wednesday after Michaelmas, and from then (at least until 1897) elections were held on the Friday after the first Tuesday in November. He gives the example of John Cheyne, elected 1593, who would have continued in office until the Michaelmas election of 1594. The dates below, up to 1897, recognise this pattern. Each of the 32 Scottish local authorities elects a Convener or provost, but only the cities of Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee and Glasgow have a Lord Provost. While this was conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convener
The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a Board of directors, board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the group or organisation, presides over meetings of the group, and is required to conduct the group's business in an orderly fashion. In some organizations, the chair is also known as ''President (corporate title), president'' (or other title). In others, where a board appoints a president (or other title), the two terms are used for distinct positions. The term chairman may be used in a neutral manner, not directly implying the gender of the holder. In meetings or conferences, to "chair" something (chairing) means to lead the event. Terminology Terms for the office and its holder include ''chair'', ''chairman'', ''chairwoman'', ''chairperson'', ''convenor'', ''facilitator'', ''moderator (town official), moderator'', ''pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenancies Act 1997
The Lieutenancies Act 1997 (c. 23) is an Act of Parliament (United Kingdom) in the United Kingdom that defines areas that lord-lieutenants are appointed to in Great Britain. It came into force on 1 July 1997. Creation of modern local government Prior to the Local Government Act 1888, a Lord-Lieutenant was appointed to each of the counties. However this Act redefined the areas to be combinations of the new administrative counties and county boroughs. In practice the effect was quite minor, with only a few border differences between the historic and new administrative counties. These areas changed little until the 1965 creation of Greater London and Huntingdon and Peterborough, which resulted in the abolition of the offices of Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex, Lord Lieutenant of the County of London and Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire and the creation of the Lord Lieutenant of Greater London and Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough. Local government re-organisation E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cruden (provost)
William Cruden (1726–1807) was a Scottish merchant who twice served as Lord Provost of Aberdeen. Life He was born in the parish of Strichen in northern Aberdeenshire the son of a William Cruden (b.1703) a farmer, and his wife, Anna Phaans (1700-1780). His brothers included David Cruden of Nigg, and George Cruden, who went to Aberdeen with William as a merchant. Around 1745 he moved to Aberdeen and gained a reputation as a cloth merchant. He became a city burgess and was appointed Chief Magistrate of Aberdeen. He was first elected Lord Provost of Aberdeen in 1784 in place of William Young, serving the standard two years in this role.The Aberdeen Almanack 1786 In 1789 he was elected for the second time, serving until 1791. He died on 23 December 1807 and is buried in the churchyard of the Kirk of St Nicholas in central Aberdeen Aberdeen ( ; ; ) is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, third most pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Young (Lord Provost Of Aberdeen)
William, Will, Bill or Billy Young may refer to: Arts and entertainment * William Young (composer) (died 1662), English composer and viola da gambist * William Young (architect) (1843–1900), Scottish architect, designer of Glasgow City Chambers * William Young (playwright) (1847–1920), American playwright, writer and actor * William Young (artist) (1875–1944), Australian watercolor painter * Billy Young (singer) (1941–1999), American singer/songwriter * William Allen Young (born 1954), African American actor * William P. Young (born 1955), Canadian/American novelist * Will Young (born 1979), English actor and singer/songwriter * Bill Young (died 2014), American comedian Business and industry * W. J. Young (William John Young, 1827–1896), American industrialist, founder of the W.J. Young Company * William John Young (pastoralist) (1850–1931), Australian company chief executive and station manager * Tom Young (trade unionist) (William Thomas Young, 1870–1953) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Duff
Adam is the name given in Genesis 1–5 to the first human. Adam is the first human-being aware of God, and features as such in various belief systems (including Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism and Islam). According to Christianity, Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This action introduced death and sin into the world. This sinful nature infected all his descendants, and led humanity to be expelled from the Garden. Only through the crucifixion of Jesus, humanity can be redeemed. In Islam, Adam is considered ''Khalifa'' (خليفة) (successor) on earth. This is understood to mean either that he is God's deputy, the initiation of a new cycle of sentient life on earth, or both. Similar to the Biblical account, the Quran has Adam placed in a garden where he sins by taking from the Tree of Immortality, so loses his abode in the garden. When Adam repents from his sin, he is forgiven by God. This is seen as a guidance for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Jopp
James Jopp (1722–1794) was a Scottish merchant who served as Provost of Aberdeen for five non-consecutive periods. His meeting with Dr Johnson was recorded in James Boswell's diary. Life He was born in Insch north-west of Aberdeen, on 15 April 1722, the son of Andrew Jopp (1675-1742), a tailor and merchant, and his wife Janet Innes. He moved to Aberdeen around 1745 and made a fortune as a wine and cloth merchant. He became a burgess around 1760. He was first elected Provost in 1768. On 23 August 1773, midway through his second period in office, in his capacity as Provost, he met Dr Samuel Johnson and his travelling companion, James Boswell James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (; 29 October 1740 ( N.S.) – 19 May 1795), was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography of the English writer Samuel Johnson, '' Life of Samuel ... and presented Johnson with the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen. Boswell wrote that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Robertson Of Glasgowego
Alexander Robertson of Glasgowego (1703 – 20 November 1775) was an Aberdeen merchant who was three times Provost of Aberdeen. Life Little is known of his life. He was the son of James Robertson, a merchant and Baillie in Aberdeen. In later records (in the sale of Glasgowego in 1780), Robertson is referred to as a "merchant in Porto" from which it can be surmised that he was probably a wine merchant.Aberdeenshire Epitaphs and Inscriptions 1901 In 1740 he was elected Provost of Aberdeen in place of William Chalmers. He was elected a second time in 1748 and a third time in 1756, each being a two year term of office. Around 1747 he purchased the estate of Glasgowego for £800 from William Mollyson, a merchant in Aberdeen and son of Alexander Mollyson (d. 1736), magistrate in Old Aberdeen. He married Jean Strachan and they had nine children six of whom died in infancy. Robertson's daughter, Elizabeth Robertson (1727–1753), married Robert Pollock, Principal of Marischal College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Stewart (Lord Provost Of Aberdeen)
Robert Stewart may refer to: Nobility and politics * Robert II of Scotland (1316–1390), King of Scots * Robert III of Scotland (c. 1340–1406), King of Scots, son of the above * Robert Stewart, 5th Lord of Aubigny (c. 1470–1544), French soldier * Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of March (c. 1522–1586), 1st Earl of March, Scottish nobleman * Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney (1533–1593), illegitimate son of James V, King of Scotland * Sir Robert Stewart (soldier) (died c. 1670), Scottish soldier, governor of Londonderry * Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry (1739–1821), Irish politician and landowner * Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (c. 1340–1420), Scottish royal, regent to three Scottish monarchs * Robert Stewart, Master of Atholl (died 1437), Scottish nobleman of royal descent, great-grandson of Robert II * Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769–1822), Irish politician * Robert Stewart (Australian politician) (1831–1908), member of the Queensland Legi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provost John Ross
Provost John Ross was Lord Provost in Aberdeen, Scotland from 1710 to 1712. He is most famous for the house he occupied in the 18th century from 1702. Provost Ross's House Built in 1593, the house is the second oldest house in the city. Provost Skene's House is the oldest. It is located on Shiprow and currently contains the Aberdeen Maritime Museum which has been at the site since 1984. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and was refurbished in the 1950s before opening again in 1954. In 1702 Ross also purchased Arnage Castle near Ellon.Lindsay, Maurice (1986) ''The Castles of Scotland''. Constable. p. 56 Provost John Ross was involved in trading with Holland and he died in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ... in 1714.Coventry, Martin. (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gordon (Aberdeen MP)
John Gordon ( – 24 August 1730), of Aberdeen, was a Scottish merchant and politician who was councilor and Provost of Aberdeen and sat in the British House of Commons from 1708 to 1710. Early life Gordon was the son of John Gordon, an Aberdeen merchant, and his wife Christian Henderson. During the 1680s, he was a factor at Campvere, the staple port for Scotland in Friesland. In 1682, he was made a burgess of Elgin. He continued to do business in Rotterdam until at least 1702. He married his first cousin Janet Gordon, whose father Alexander Gordon represented Aberdeen in the Parliament of Scotland. Political career At the outbreak of the Glorious Revolution at the end of 1688, Gordon's uncle, Alexander Gordon, was elected Lord Provost of Aberdeen and was a staunch supporter of the new king, serving as provost until 1690. Gordon was likewise a devout Presbyterian, and had his share in the political life of Aberdeen: he was a councillor of the burgh from 1705 to 1709, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Gordon (provost)
Alexander Gordon may refer to: * Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly (died 1470), Scottish magnate * Alexander Gordon (bishop of Aberdeen) (died 1518), Precentor of Moray and Bishop-elect of Aberdeen * Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly (died 1524), Scottish nobleman * Alexander Gordon, Master of Sutherland (died 1530), Scottish magnate * Alexander Gordon (bishop of Galloway) (died 1575), formerly bishop of the Isles and archbishop of Glasgow * Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland (died 1594), a Scottish landowner * Alexander Gordon (pioneer) (1635–1697), Scottish settler in New England * Alexander Gordon (general) (1670–1752), Laird of Auchintoul, Scottish general of the Russian army and Jacobite * Alexander Gordon (antiquary) (c. 1692–1755), Scottish antiquary and singer * Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon (c. 1678–1728), Scottish peer * Alexander Gordon, 18th-century British founder of Gordon's Gin * Alexander Gordon, Lord Rockville (1739–1792), Scottish judge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provost Skene
Sir George Skene of Fintray (1619–1708) was a Scottish merchant in the Baltic trade who served as Provost of the city of Aberdeen from 1676 to 1685. He was knighted in 1681. He was a burgh commissioner for Aberdeen in the Parliament of Scotland In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ... from 1681 to 1682 and 1685 to 1686. On his death in December 1708 he was buried in the family plot at the Kirk of St Nicholas. The flat stone lies close to the west boundary wall around midway on its length. Today he is most famous and widely known, not for his time as Provost, but for the house he bought in Aberdeen in 1669, now home to a biographical museum. References External links Portrait of Sir George Skene Skene Skene Burgh Commissioners to the Parliament of Scot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
