The Hon. William Rae Arthur was a 19th-century Scottish businessman who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1869 to 1871.
Life
editIn 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.
On 18 February 1871 he is recorded as officially sanctioning the new Glasgow Royal Infirmary.[3]
In 1880 he is listed as a Director of Muir Brown & Co and was living at 1 Crown Gardens in Dowanhill.
References
edit- ^ Glasgow Post Office directory 1850
- ^ Glasgow Post Office Directory 1870
- ^ "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