William Rae Arthur
The Hon. William Rae Arthur was a 19th-century Scottish businessman who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1869 to 1871.
Life
[edit]In 1850 he was Director of Muir Brown & Co based ar 296 St Vincent St.[1]
He was a director of A & W Arthur, a warehouse company in Glasgow. He lived at 20 Buccleuch Street in the city.[2]
In 1869 he succeeded Sir James Lumsden as Lord Provost of Glasgow. He was succeeded in turn in 1871 by Sir James Watson.[3]
On 18 February 1871 he is recorded as officially sanctioning the new Glasgow Royal Infirmary.[4]
In 1880 he is listed as a Director of Muir Brown & Co and was living at 1 Crown Gardens in Dowanhill.
In 1873 he is listed as a Freemason.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Glasgow Post Office directory 1850
- ^ Glasgow Post Office Directory 1870
- ^ Barr (1883). Biographical Sketches of the Hon. the Lord Provosts of Glasgow: With Appendix. J. Tweed.
- ^ "University of Glasgow :: Story :: On This Day: 18th of February". universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ History of the Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel) 1873