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    Sir William Collins (1817–1895) was a Scottish publisher, prominent in the temperance movement who served as Glasgow's Lord Provost between 1877 and 1880...
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  • York City William Collins (publisher) (1789–1853), Scottish founder of the William Collins, Sons publishing house William Collins (Lord Provost) (1817–1895)...
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    The Right Honourable Lord Provost of Glasgow is the convener of the Glasgow City Council. The Lord Provost serves both as the chair of the city council...
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  • publishing house William Lucas Collins (1815–1887), English author and clergyman of the Church of England William Collins (Lord Provost) (1817–1895), Scottish...
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  • stained glass by Daniel Cottier. In 1880, he succeeded Sir William Collins as Lord Provost of Glasgow. During his term in office, he organised the building...
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    Sabbath, 2 January 1853, Mr Collins died. His son Sir William Collins served as Lord Provost of Glasgow. He was portrayed by William Wallace. Trevitt 2008....
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  • Provost of Perth, and ranked second in precedence after the Lord Provost of Edinburgh. With the reorganisation of local government, it became Provost...
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  • 1693–1760, an 18th-century Head Master of Harrow William George (c.1698 – 1756) Dean of Lincoln, Provost of King's College, Cambridge, Head Master of Eton...
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    politician, university professor, and Provost of Trinity College Dublin. Francis Blackburne (Classics, 1801), Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Roy Bradford (Modern...
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    First mentioned in 1275, it became a collegiate church before 1511, with a provost, ten prebendaries and two choristers, and was enclosed within the city...
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    "William Murray, Lord Mansfield". Westminster Abbey. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2009. "William Murray (Lord Mansfield)...
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  • Horrell Provost Guard 104th New York: Cpt William W. Graham MG Horatio G. Wright Escort 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company E: Cpt William H. Royd, jr...
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    Watson of Neilsland James Watson of Broomknowe, Lord Provost of Glasgow Lord William Watson, Baron Watson, Lord Advocate Watson of Langley House, near Slough...
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    a growing population, with fewer and fewer attending church. Led by Lord Provost James Ewing of Strathleven, the planning of the cemetery was started...
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    Appointment with Venus (1951) as Provost The Magic Box (1951) as The Bath Doctor Plymouth Adventure (1952) as William Brewster Hamlet (1953) as Polonius...
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    Perth from their Huntingtower Castle. In 1544, Patrick, Lord Ruthven, was elected as Provost of Perth but at the intervention of Cardinal Beaton, Ruthven...
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  • James Bain (Whitehaven MP) (category Lord provosts of Glasgow)
    and was elected Lord Provost in 1874 and knighted by Queen Victoria in 1877 when he was replaced as Lord Provost by William Collins the famous Scottish...
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  • sheriff-depute of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. He later became Provost of Inverness. William Paterson was a founder of the Bank of England, but he is better-remembered...
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    Davidson, Provost of Aberdeen was killed leading the Burgesses of Guild of Aberdeen at the Battle of Harlaw against Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles...
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  • Archibald Douglas of Kilspindie (category Provosts of Edinburgh)
    the Douglas family were in power, Kilspindie became Lord High Treasurer of Scotland. He was Provost of Edinburgh in 1526, when the King granted him and...
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    Chartres in France. William, a son of the Lord Chartres, is said to have come over with the Norman conquest of England. William's son or grandson came...
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    Provost of Glasgow. Stewart was knight of Cardonald, Prior of Blantyre, Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland from 1582 to 1596, an Extraordinary Lord...
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    Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven James Ogilvy, 5th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie David, 2nd Lord Drummond Patrick Lindsay, Master of Lindsay William Douglas, Laird...
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    over Perth from their Huntingtower Castle. In 1544 Patrick, Lord Ruthven was elected as Provost of Perth but at the intervention of Cardinal Beaton, Ruthven...
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    Carstairs railway station. It was purchased by Sir James King, the former Lord Provost of Glasgow in 1899. In 1924 Carstairs House was acquired the Roman Catholic...
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    1820. The first Lord of Merchiston was Alexander Napier who was a prominent merchant in Edinburgh. He amassed a fortune and became Provost of Edinburgh....
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  • is provost-marshal of Munster. 1583 William Stanley acts as deputy. 1585–1597 Thomas Norreys is vice-president to his brother John. c. 1589 William Herbert...
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    Redmayne, Arthur Hallam, William Ewart Gladstone, Stafford Northcote, Lord Rosebery and Tom Hiddleston. The former Provost Lord Waldegrave was both the...
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    (1826–1908), Town Clerk of Glasgow, Glasgow City Museum Sir William Collins (1817–1895), Lord Provost of Glasgow 1877-80, Glasgow City Museum Rev George S....
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    George Salmon (category Provosts of Trinity College Dublin)
    career was spent at Trinity College Dublin, having served as the 32nd Provost of the university from 1888 to 1904. Salmon was born in Cork in 1819, to...
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