List of former pupils of Hamilton Academy
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Listed in alphabetical order by surname, notable former pupils of the former Hamilton Academy
school, Scotland, United Kingdom. (Last intake of pupils to Hamilton Academy, 1971.)
Hamilton Academy
Hamilton Academy was a school situated in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.Described as "one of the finest schools in Scotland" in the Cambridge University Press County Biography of 1910, Hamilton Academy featured in the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association Magazine article series on...
school, Scotland, United Kingdom. (Last intake of pupils to Hamilton Academy, 1971.)
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- Arthur Laidlaw Allan, surveyor with the Directorate of Colonial Surveys, author of the professional text book Practical Field Surveying and Computations, editor (1972-81) of The Survey Review
- Professor John AndersonJohn Anderson (philosopher)John Anderson was a Scottish-born Australian philosopher who occupied the post of Challis Professor of Philosophy at Sydney University in the years 1927-1958. He founded the empirical brand of philosophy known as Australian realism...
, writer, activist and Challis Professor of Philosophy at the University of SydneyUniversity of SydneyThe University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
; brother of Professor William Anderson, another notable alumnus of Hamilton Academy.' - Professor William Anderson, professor of philosophy, Auckland University CollegeUniversity of AucklandThe University of Auckland is a university located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest university in the country and the highest ranked in the 2011 QS World University Rankings, having been ranked worldwide...
, New Zealand, 1921–55; President of the Australian Association of Psychology and Philosophy; brother of Professor John Anderson, another notable alumnus of Hamilton Academy. - James Craig AnnanJames Craig AnnanJames Craig Annan was a pioneering Scottish-born photographer and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society.The second son of photographer Thomas Annan, James Craig Annan was born at Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the 8 March 1864...
, pioneering photographer; Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic SocietyRoyal Photographic SocietyThe Royal Photographic Society is the world's oldest national photographic society. It was founded in London, United Kingdom in 1853 as The Photographic Society of London with the objective of promoting the Art and Science of Photography... - Dr. Louise Gibson Annand (MacFarquhar)Louise Gibson AnnandDr. Louise Gibson Annand-MacFarquhar MBE is a Scottish painter and film-maker.Born in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Louise Gibson Annand attended the former Hamilton Academy school where her father, Walter D. Annand was English Principal...
MBE, painter; film-maker; member of the Royal Fine Art Commission for ScotlandRoyal Fine Art Commission for ScotlandThe Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland was a Scottish public body.It was appointed in 1927 "to enquire into such questions of public amenity or of artistic importance relating to Scotland as may be referred to them by any of our Departments of State and to report thereon to such Departments;...
; President of the Society of Scottish Women Artists; chairperson of the J. D. Fergusson FoundationJohn Duncan FergussonJohn Duncan Fergusson was a Scottish artist, regarded as one of the major artists of the Scottish Colourists school of painting.- Early life :... - Dr. Walter J D AnnandWalter J D AnnandDr. Walter J D Annand was an aeronautical research engineer; academic and author.Walter John Dinnie Annand was born 21 August 1920 in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was the younger brother of the painter and film-maker Louise Gibson Annand and like his sister was educated at the Hamilton...
, aeronautical research engineer; academic and author - Dr. Mary Nicol Neill ArmourMary Nicol Neill ArmourMary Nicol Neill Armour LLD was a Scottish landscape and still life painter and former Honorary President of the Glasgow School of Art and of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts....
, artist; Fellow, Royal Scottish AcademyRoyal Scottish AcademyThe Royal Scottish Academy is a Scottish organisation that promotes contemporary Scottish art. Founded in 1826, as the Royal Institution for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts, the RSA maintains a unique position in Scotland as an independently funded institution led by eminent artists and...
; Hon. President, Glasgow School of ArtGlasgow School of ArtGlasgow School of Art is one of only two independent art schools in Scotland, situated in the Garnethill area of Glasgow.-History:It was founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Government School of Design. In 1853, it changed its name to The Glasgow School of Art. Initially it was located at 12 Ingram...
; Hon. President, Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine ArtsRoyal Glasgow Institute of the Fine ArtsThe Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts is an independent organisation in Glasgow, founded in 1861, which promotes contemporary art and artists in Scotland. It is the third largest organization of its kind in the United Kingdom...
; Fellow, the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour - Dr. Ernest Macalpine (Mac) ArmstrongErnest Macalpine ArmstrongDr Ernest Macalpine Armstrong CB is a former Chief Medical Officer for Scotland.Born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Ernest Macalpine Armstrong was educated at the former Hamilton Academy, subsequently graduating with First Class Honours in Physiology and with Honours in Medicine at the...
CB, LLD; former Chief Medical Officer for Scotland; Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of EdinburghRoyal College of Surgeons of EdinburghThe Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is an organisation dedicated to the pursuit of excellence and advancement in surgical practice, through its interest in education, training and examinations, its liaison with external medical bodies and representation of the modern surgical workforce...
; Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowThe Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, is an institute of physicians and surgeons in Glasgow, Scotland.Founded by Peter Lowe after receiving a royal charter by James VI in 1599, as the Glasgow Faculty, this institution originally existed as a regulatory authority to ensure that...
; Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghRoyal College of Physicians of EdinburghThe Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh was established in the 17th century. While the RCPE is based in Edinburgh, it is by no means just a Scottish professional body - more than half of its 7,700 Fellows, Members, Associates and Affiliates live and practice medicine outside Scotland, in 86...
; Fellow, Royal College of General PractitionersRoyal College of General PractitionersThe Royal College of General Practitioners is the professional body for general practitioners in the United Kingdom. The RCGP represents and supports GPs on key issues including licensing, education, training, research and clinical standards. It is the largest of the medical royal colleges, with...
; Fellow, the Faculty of Public HealthFaculty of Public HealthThe Faculty of Public Health is the standard setting body for specialists in public health in the United Kingdom.The Faculty of Public Health was formed in 1972 by the three Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom .The Faculty seeks to promote public...
; former Secretary to the British Medical AssociationBritish Medical AssociationThe British Medical Association is the professional association and registered trade union for doctors in the United Kingdom. The association does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the General Medical Council. The association’s headquarters are located in BMA House,... - Frederick Stanley Arnot, missionary, explorer of Central Africa; author; friend of Dr. David Livingstone'sDavid LivingstoneDavid Livingstone was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa. His meeting with H. M. Stanley gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr...
family; Fellow, Royal Geographical SocietyRoyal Geographical SocietyThe Royal Geographical Society is a British learned society founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences... - Professor Struther ArnottStruther ArnottStruther Arnott CBE FRS FRSE FIBiol FRSC is a Scottish molecular biologist and chemist who specialises in cancer research...
CBE, molecular biologist; Fellow, the Royal SocietyRoyal SocietyThe Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
; Fellow, the Royal Society of EdinburghRoyal Society of EdinburghThe Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
; Fellow, King's College LondonKing's College LondonKing's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
; Fellow, Institute of BiologyInstitute of BiologyThe Institute of Biology was a professional body for biologists, primarily those working in the United Kingdom. The Institute was founded in 1950 by the Biological Council: the then umbrella body for Britain's many learned biological societies...
(becoming the Society of BiologySociety of BiologyThe Society of Biology is a charitable organization in the United Kingdom created to advance the interests of biology. Formed in 2010 by the merger of the Biosciences Federation and the Institute of Biology, the Society has some 10,000 individual members and through its corporate specialist member...
); Fellow, the Royal Society of ChemistryRoyal Society of ChemistryThe Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences." It was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry with a new...
; Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of St. Andrews; Gold Medallist for General Scholarship and Silver Medallist in Chemistry and in Mathematics, Hamilton Academy, 1952; 1st. science place awardee, Open Bursary Competition 1952, University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
(from Hamilton Academy)
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- Dr. Matthew BaillieMatthew BaillieMatthew Baillie was a Scottish physician and pathologist.-Life:...
, physician, pathologist and writer. Fellow 1790, 'Elect' 1809, of the Royal College of PhysiciansRoyal College of PhysiciansThe Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
London; Hon Fellow, 1809, of the Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghRoyal College of Physicians of EdinburghThe Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh was established in the 17th century. While the RCPE is based in Edinburgh, it is by no means just a Scottish professional body - more than half of its 7,700 Fellows, Members, Associates and Affiliates live and practice medicine outside Scotland, in 86...
and Fellow, the Royal SocietyRoyal SocietyThe Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"... - Alastair BallsAlastair BallsAlastair Balls CB is a former senior economic adviser to the U.K. HM Treasury and Director, Northern Region, Departments of Environment and Transport, and is Chairman of the International Centre for Life...
CB, senior economic adviser to the Treasury; Departments of Environment and Transport, Undersecretary; Chairman, International Centre for Life; former member of the board of the Independent Television CommissionIndependent Television CommissionThe Independent Television Commission licensed and regulated commercial television services in the United Kingdom between 1 January 1991 and 28 December 2003....
; Chairman, Alzheimer's SocietyAlzheimer's SocietyAlzheimer’s Society is a United Kingdom care and research charity for people with dementia and their carers.It is a membership organisation, which works to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
; board member, Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandHigher Education Funding Council for EnglandThe Higher Education Funding Council for England is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in the United Kingdom, which has been responsible for the distribution of funding to Universities and Colleges of Higher and Further Education in England since...
; Chairman, Northern Rock Foundation - William Barr OBE, metallurgist; director Colville’sDavid Colville & SonsDavid Colville & Sons was a Scottish iron and steel company. It was founded in 1871, and in 1967 it was nationalised as part of British Steel. The company's first plant was the Dalzell Steel and Iron Works in Motherwell, which was opened in 1872, and by World War I this plant was the largest...
; Hon. Treasurer and President, Iron and Steel InstituteInstitute of Materials, Minerals and MiningThe Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining is a major UK engineering institution whose activities encompass the whole materials cycle, from exploration and extraction, through characterisation, processing, forming, finishing and application, to product recycling and land reuse...
; Honorary Member, American Iron and Steel InstituteAmerican Iron and Steel InstituteThe American Iron and Steel Institute is an association of North American steel producers. Its predecessor organizations date back to 1855 making it one of the oldest trade associations in the United States. AISI assumed its present form in 1908, with Elbert H... - John Batters, governor, Glasgow School of ArtGlasgow School of ArtGlasgow School of Art is one of only two independent art schools in Scotland, situated in the Garnethill area of Glasgow.-History:It was founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Government School of Design. In 1853, it changed its name to The Glasgow School of Art. Initially it was located at 12 Ingram...
and past chairman of the former Art Lover's House Trust - Professor Robert Thompson BeatyRobert T BeatyProfessor Robert T Beaty OBE FREng FIEE, FIProdE, engineer, is a former Chairman of Renfrewshire Enterprise, Chairman of the Court of the University of Paisley and the University of the West of Scotland, and member of the Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board.Robert Thompson Beaty was born...
OBE, engineer, Chair of the Court of the University of PaisleyUniversity of PaisleyThe University of the West of Scotland is a university operating from four campuses in south-western Scotland, in the towns of Paisley, Hamilton, Ayr and Dumfries. The present institution dates from August 2007, following the merger of the University of Paisley with Bell College, Hamilton...
, visiting professor of product design, University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
, Fellow of the Royal Academy of EngineeringRoyal Academy of Engineering-Overview: is the UK’s national academy of engineering. The Academy brings together the most successful and talented engineers from across the engineering sectors for a shared purpose: to advance and promote excellence in engineering....
, Fellow of the Institution of Electrical EngineersInstitution of Electrical EngineersThe Institution of Electrical Engineers was a British professional organisation of electronics, electrical, manufacturing, and Information Technology professionals, especially electrical engineers. The I.E.E...
, FIProdE - Professor Robert J. T. BellRobert J. T. BellRobert J. T. Bell RSE was a Scottish mathematician. He held the positions of Professor of Pure and Applied Mathematics and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand....
, mathematician and author; Fellow, Royal Society of EdinburghRoyal Society of EdinburghThe Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
; Professor of Pure and Applied Mathematics and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, University of OtagoUniversity of OtagoThe University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 22,000 students enrolled during 2010.The university has New Zealand's highest average research quality and in New Zealand is second only to the University of Auckland in the number of A rated academic researchers it...
, New Zealand - Dr. Archie BethelArchie BethelArchie Bethel is Chief Executive, Babcock Marine; former vice-president and treasurer of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers; past president of Scottish Engineering and former Chief Executive the Lanarkshire Development Agency, Scottish Enterprise....
CBE OBE, Chief Executive, Babcock Marine; Fellow, the Royal Society of EdinburghRoyal Society of EdinburghThe Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
; Fellow, Royal Academy of EngineeringRoyal Academy of Engineering-Overview: is the UK’s national academy of engineering. The Academy brings together the most successful and talented engineers from across the engineering sectors for a shared purpose: to advance and promote excellence in engineering....
; past vice-President, Institution of Mechanical EngineersInstitution of Mechanical EngineersThe Institution of Mechanical Engineers is the British engineering society based in central London, representing mechanical engineering. It is licensed by the Engineering Council UK to assess candidates for inclusion on ECUK's Register of professional Engineers...
; past-President, Scottish Engineering - John Russell Binning, director, shipping lines; Director, Inland Lines Limited. (Canada); Vice-President, Northern Navigation Company, Limited. (Canada); Treasurer, Montreal Board of Trade and the Shipping Federation of Canada; General Manager (appointed 1903), Furness, Withy & Co.Furness WithyFurness Withy was a major British transport business. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange.-History:The Company was founded by Christopher Furness and Henry Withy in 1891 in Hartlepool. This was achieved by the amalgamation of the Furness Line of steamers with the business of Edward Withy and...
steamship lines. - Lord BirnamDavid King MurraySir Thomas David King Murray, known as David King Murray, Kt KC LLD MA BSc LLB FRSE was a Scottish politician and judge....
, a judicial title of Sir David King Murray as a Senator of the College of JusticeSenator of the College of JusticeThe Senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of Senator: Lords of Session ; Lords Commissioner of Justiciary ; and the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court...
, Scotland - Major John White Bone, consultant general surgeon. During WWII served with the Royal Army Medical CorpsRoyal Army Medical CorpsThe Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...
in France, evacuated from Dunkirk, returned in the Normandy landings, between times commander of military hospital in Jamaica and seconded to the Johns Hopkins HospitalJohns Hopkins HospitalThe Johns Hopkins Hospital is the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, located in Baltimore, Maryland . It was founded using money from a bequest by philanthropist Johns Hopkins...
, Baltimore, U.S.A. - Craig Brown CBE, footballer, former manager of the Scotland national football teamScotland national football teamThe Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
; and manager of Aberdeen F.C.Aberdeen F.C.Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... - Jock BrownJock BrownJock James Brown is a football commentator for STV, previously for BBC Scotland and Setanta Sports.-Professional career:Brown is a solicitor by profession and is currently a partner with Brodies.-Broadcasting:...
, football commentator; former General Manager, Celtic F.C.Celtic F.C.Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... - William Brown, architect; Fellow, the Royal Institute of British ArchitectsRoyal Institute of British ArchitectsThe Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
; partner in the firm of Cullen, Lochhead and Brown, architects of the ‘new’ Hamilton Academy building, opened in 1913, and other major buildings - Peter Charles Browne, painter and exponent of William MorrisWilliam MorrisWilliam Morris 24 March 18343 October 1896 was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement...
and the Arts and Crafts MovementArts and Crafts movementArts and Crafts was an international design philosophy that originated in England and flourished between 1860 and 1910 , continuing its influence until the 1930s...
whose interior (1936) of St. Jude's Church, Ontario, Canada is a Canadian Government-designated (1994) 'National Historic and Architectural Site' - Sir Andrew BryanAndrew Bryan (engineer)Sir Andrew Bryan FRSE was a Scottish mining engineer.Andrew Meikle Bryan was born on 1 March 1893, the son of John Bryan, of Hamilton, Lanarkshire, and was educated at Greenfields School and at the former Hamilton Academy and is listed as a notable former pupil of the school in the Scottish...
, mining engineer and author; Fellow, the Royal Society of EdinburghRoyal Society of EdinburghThe Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
; H.M. Inspector of Mines; The Sir Andrew Bryan Medal awarded by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and MiningInstitute of Materials, Minerals and MiningThe Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining is a major UK engineering institution whose activities encompass the whole materials cycle, from exploration and extraction, through characterisation, processing, forming, finishing and application, to product recycling and land reuse... - Professor John Cameron BryceJohn Cameron BryceJohn Cameron Bryce was a Scottish academic, first Bradley Professor of English Literature in the University of Glasgow and editor of The Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith....
, first Bradley Professor of English Literature and Emeritus Professor, University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
; editor, The Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam SmithAdam SmithAdam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...
; bequeather of The Alexander & Dixon Scholarship (Bryce Bequest) at the University of Glasgow - Dr. Tom Bryson, consultant anaesthetist; Fellow of the Royal College of AnaesthetistsRoyal College of AnaesthetistsThe Royal College of Anaesthetists is "the professional body responsible for the specialty of anaesthesia throughout the United Kingdom". It sets standards in anaesthesia, critical care, pain management, and for the training of anaesthetists, physician assistants - and practising critical care...
; President, Obstetric Anaesthetists Association; Honorary Surgeon to HM Queen Elizabeth II - Rev. Dr. George Buchanan OBE, pioneering chaplain to the Scottish communities in South America and member of the Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment from 1934 to 1948
- Robert Burns CB CMG, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Aviation; Counsellor, British Embassy, Washington; Assistant Secretary, Board of Trade
- William Burt, former Mayor, The Pas, Manitoba, Canada; former President of the Board of Trade (elected 1924)
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- Sir Alexander Cairncross,economist; Master, St Peter's College, OxfordSt Peter's College, OxfordSt Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, located in New Inn Hall Street. It occupies the site of two of the University's oldest Inns, or medieval hostels - Bishop Trellick's, later New Inn Hall, and Rose Hall - both of which were...
; Chancellor, University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
; Fellow, The British AcademyBritish AcademyThe British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
; Hon. Fellow, the Royal Society of EdinburghRoyal Society of EdinburghThe Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
; first Director of the Economic Development Institute founded by the World BankWorld BankThe World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
; President of the Royal Economic SocietyRoyal Economic SocietyThe Royal Economic Society is incorporated by a Royal Charter dated 2 December 1902. It is one of the oldest economic associations in the world. Currently it has over 3,300 individual members, of whom 60% live outside the United Kingdom... - John CairncrossJohn CairncrossJohn Cairncross was a British intelligence officer during World War II, who passed secrets to the Soviet Union...
, former Hamilton Academy Dux medallist, linguist, author, one of the KGB'sKGBThe KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
Cambridge FiveCambridge FiveThe Cambridge Five was a ring of spies, recruited in part by Russian talent spotter Arnold Deutsch in the United Kingdom, who passed information to the Soviet Union during World War II and at least into the early 1950s...
('Ring of Five'), brother of Sir Alexander Cairncross - Robert Russell Calder, author, editor and critic; formerly editor with Chapman Publishing, Scotland
- Professor Archibald Y. Campbell, classical scholar, published poet and author of emendations of classical texts; (graduate and) Fellow, St John's College, CambridgeSt John's College, CambridgeSt John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
; Gladstone Professor of Greek, University of LiverpoolUniversity of LiverpoolThe University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic... - Sir George Campbell MP, banker; director, P & O Steamship Company; Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, India
- Sir Matthew CampbellMatthew Campbell (civil servant)Sir Matthew Campbell CB FRSE was a senior British civil servant and Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland, who was highly instrumental in the establishment of the Crofters’ Commission.- Early life :...
KBE CB, Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Scotland - Madge Carruthers, President of the Scottish Women’s Amateur Athletic Association; manager Scottish women’s athletic team, Commonwealth GamesCommonwealth GamesThe Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1974 - James Cassels JP, Hon. Sheriff-Substitute, son of Provost Andrew Cassels of Hamilton
- Thomas CassellsThomas CassellsThomas Cassells was a Labour Party politician in Scotland who served as Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire from 1936 to 1941....
MP; Sheriff-substituteSheriff-substituteA Sheriff-substitute is an official appointed under the law of Scotland to perform the judicial duties normally undertaken by the Sheriff principal. The Sheriff-substitute is also known as 'Sheriff depute' or simply 'Sheriff'. According to the as amended by the Sheriff Courts Act 1971 , s. 4:"17...
of Inverness, Elgin and Nairn; Dean of GuildDean of GuildA Dean of Guild, under Scots law, was a burgh magistrate who, in later years, had the care of buildings.Originally, the post was held by the head of the Guild brethren of Scottish towns, and dates back to the 12th century. Later, the phrase Dean of Guild also described the courts set up in the 14th...
for the Burgh of Falkirk; McFarlane Scholar in Law, University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the... - Bob Cleland, Chief Executive of the multi-national, the Howden Group
- Sir Ken CollinsKenneth Darlingston CollinsDr. Sir Ken Collins is a former MEP and Chairman of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.Kenneth Darlingston Collins was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the 12 August 1939 and was educated at the former Hamilton Academy...
former MEP; Fellow, the Royal Scottish Geographical SocietyRoyal Scottish Geographical SocietyThe Royal Scottish Geographical Society is a learned society founded in 1884 and based in Perth. The Society has a membership of 2500 and aims to advance the science of geography worldwide by supporting education, research, expeditions, through its journal , its newsletter and other publications...
; Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental ManagementChartered Institution of Water and Environmental ManagementThe Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management is an independent professional body and a registered charity, advancing the science and practice of water and environmental management for a clean, green and sustainable world....
, and the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management; past-Chairman of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection at the European ParliamentEuropean ParliamentThe European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
; past-Chairman of the Scottish Environment Protection AgencyScottish Environment Protection AgencyThe Scottish Environment Protection Agency is Scotland’s environmental regulator. Its main role is to protect and improve Scotland's environment...
(SEPA) - David Colville, Jnr., steel magnate, David Colville & SonsDavid Colville & SonsDavid Colville & Sons was a Scottish iron and steel company. It was founded in 1871, and in 1967 it was nationalised as part of British Steel. The company's first plant was the Dalzell Steel and Iron Works in Motherwell, which was opened in 1872, and by World War I this plant was the largest...
, Dalzell works, Motherwell. Largest steel producing plant in Scotland and record output for Great Britain (1901). Uncle of John Colville, 1st Baron ClydesmuirJohn Colville, 1st Baron ClydesmuirDavid John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir PC GCIE was a Scottish Unionist politician, and industrialist...
, Viceroy and Governor-General of IndiaGovernor-General of IndiaThe Governor-General of India was the head of the British administration in India, and later, after Indian independence, the representative of the monarch and de facto head of state. The office was created in 1773, with the title of Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William... - Squadron Leader Denis Richard Colvin, Inspector of Lighting, Glasgow; President and Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Lighting Engineers
- Robert Craig Connal QC, appointed Scotland’s first Solicitor AdvocateSolicitor AdvocateSolicitor advocate is the title used by a solicitor who is qualified to represent clients as an advocate in the higher courts in England and Wales or in Scotland.-Origin:...
QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(2002); former Council Member, Royal Faculty of Procurators in GlasgowRoyal Faculty of Procurators in GlasgowThe Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow is a professional body of legal practitioners based in Glasgow and providing services to lawyers in the city and the surrounding area...
; Convenor, the Law Society of ScotlandLaw Society of ScotlandThe Law Society of Scotland is the professional governing body for Scottish solicitors.It promotes excellence among solicitors through representation, support and regulation of its members. It also promotes the interests of the public in relation to the profession...
Supreme Courts Training Course (Civil) - Sheriff Principal Graham CoxGraham CoxSheriff Principal Graham Cox, QC is a former Sheriff Principal of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway; Sheriff of Tayside, Central and Fife, Scotland; and Member of Council, The Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association.- Education :...
QC, former SheriffSheriffA sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
of Tayside, Central and Fife and Sheriff principalSheriff PrincipalThe office of sheriff principal is unique within the judicial structure of Scotland, and it cannot therefore readily be compared with any other judicial office. It is one of great antiquity, having existed continuously since around the 11th century...
of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway, in whose Scottish court at Kamp Van Zeist, The Netherlands, the suspects arrested regarding the Lockerbie air disaster first appeared on 6 April 1999 - Thomas Rae Craig CBE, director, British SteelBritish SteelBritish Steel was a major British steel producer. It originated as a nationalised industry, the British Steel Corporation , formed in 1967. This was converted to a public limited company, British Steel PLC, and privatised in 1988. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index...
; former President of the Iron and Steel InstituteInstitute of Materials, Minerals and MiningThe Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining is a major UK engineering institution whose activities encompass the whole materials cycle, from exploration and extraction, through characterisation, processing, forming, finishing and application, to product recycling and land reuse...
and chairman of the Hunterston Development Company - John McKinnon CrawfordJohn McKinnon Crawford (painter)John McKinnon Crawford was a Scottish painter and teacher.John McKinnon Crawford was born on 11 April 1931 at Hamilton, South Lanarkshire where his father, Alexander, was Town Officer. His mother, Mary McKinnon, was an amateur artist...
DA, painter - John M. Crawford, Fellow of the Royal Institute of British ArchitectsRoyal Institute of British ArchitectsThe Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
; the first architect to be elected President of Glasgow Art ClubGlasgow Art ClubGlasgow Art Club is a club for practicing and retired artists and lay members with an interest in the arts, that has become over the generations “a meeting place for artists, business leaders and academics.” - History and premises :...
(1903) - Robert N. Cross, Principal, Manchester College, University of Oxford (Harris Manchester College, OxfordHarris Manchester College, OxfordHarris Manchester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as Manchester College, it is listed in the University Statutes as Manchester Academy and Harris College, and at University ceremonies it is called Collegium de Harris et...
) - Professor William CullenWilliam CullenWilliam Cullen FRS FRSE FRCPE FPSG was a Scottish physician, chemist and agriculturalist, and one of the most important professors at the Edinburgh Medical School, during its heyday as the leading center of medical education in the English-speaking world.Cullen was also a central figure in the...
, chemist, Professor of Chemistry and Medicine, University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
; Fellow, the Royal SocietyRoyal SocietyThe Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
; a founding member of the Royal Society of EdinburghRoyal Society of EdinburghThe Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
and the Royal Medical SocietyRoyal Medical SocietyThe Royal Medical Society is the oldest medical society in the United Kingdom . Known originally as 'the Medical Society' when it was established in 1737, it was granted a Royal Charter in 1778...
; President of the Glasgow Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons (becoming in 1962, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowThe Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, is an institute of physicians and surgeons in Glasgow, Scotland.Founded by Peter Lowe after receiving a royal charter by James VI in 1599, as the Glasgow Faculty, this institution originally existed as a regulatory authority to ensure that...
) - John E. Cunningham, first Principal, Bathgate Technical College; former Head of Engineering, David Dale Technical College, Glasgow
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- Professor Ian DearyIan DearyIan J. Deary is a Scottish psychologist and Professor of Differential Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. Ian Deary is currently engaged in a 10-year study into the effects of ageing on mental ability using the 1932 Scottish Mental Survey funded by , entitled...
, psychologist and author; Director, Medical Research Council (UK)Medical Research Council (UK)The Medical Research Council is a publicly-funded agency responsible for co-ordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom. It is one of seven Research Councils in the UK and is answerable to, although politically independent from, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh; Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghRoyal College of Physicians of EdinburghThe Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh was established in the 17th century. While the RCPE is based in Edinburgh, it is by no means just a Scottish professional body - more than half of its 7,700 Fellows, Members, Associates and Affiliates live and practice medicine outside Scotland, in 86...
; Fellow, Royal Society of EdinburghRoyal Society of EdinburghThe Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
; Fellow, British AcademyBritish AcademyThe British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
; Fellow, Academy of Medical SciencesAcademy of Medical SciencesThe Academy of Medical Sciences is the United Kingdom's national academy of medical sciences. It was established in 1998 on the recommendation of a group that was chaired by Michael Atiyah. Its president is John Irving Bell....
; Fellow, Royal College of PsychiatristsRoyal College of PsychiatristsThe Royal College of Psychiatrists is the main professional organisation of psychiatrists in the United Kingdom responsible for representing psychiatrists, psychiatric research and providing public information about mental health problems...
; Associate Fellow, British Psychological SocietyBritish Psychological SocietyThe British Psychological Society is a representative body for psychologists and psychology in the United Kingdom. The BPS is also a Registered Charity and, along with advantages, this also imposes certain constraints on what the society can and cannot do...
; Founder-Member of the International Society for Intelligence ResearchInternational Society for Intelligence ResearchThe International Society for Intelligence Research is a scientific society for researchers in human intelligence.Founded in 2000, ISIR hosts an annual conference offering an opportunity for those interested in intelligence to meet, present their research, and discuss current issues... - Dr. James Stedman DixonJames Stedman DixonJames Stedman Dixon was a leading Scottish coal-mine owner, President of the Mining Institute of Scotland and of the Institution of Mining Engineers of Great Britain, and founder of the James S...
J.P., President of the Mining Institute of Scotland and President of the Institution of Mining Engineers of Great Britain; member of the Royal Commission on Coal Supplies; founder (1907) of the Chair in Mining Engineering (now the James S. Dixon Chair of Applied Geology) University of Glasgow; endowed the Dr. James S. Dixon Bursary in Mining Engineering for pupils of technical subjects at Hamilton Academy - Squadron Leader Dr. William John Atkinson Dobson, Medical Officer to the National Coal BoardNational Coal BoardThe National Coal Board was the statutory corporation created to run the nationalised coal mining industry in the United Kingdom. Set up under the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946, it took over the mines on "vesting day", 1 January 1947...
- Dougie DonnellyDougie DonnellyDouglas "Dougie" Donnelly is a Scottish television broadcaster best known for presenting sports coverage for BBC Scotland....
, television and radio presenter - Colin DouglasColin DouglasThis article relates to Colin Douglas the Scottish Author, the following is a link to Colin Douglas the British TV actor Colin Douglas Colin Douglas is the pseudonym of a Scottish novelist, Colin Thomas Currie, born in Glasgow in 1945, who was schooled at Hamilton Academy before graduating in...
, novelist. Pseudonym of Dr. Colin Currie, lecturer and consultant in geriatric medicine. Trustee of the Institute of Medical Ethics - Laura DuncanLaura Duncan (Sheriff)Laura Duncan, advocate and Sheriff of Glasgow and Strathkelvin.A Sheriff at Glasgow Sheriff Court, reputed to be the busiest court in Europe, Laura Duncan was born on 17 June 1947 and educated at the Hamilton Academy and the University of Glasgow...
, Sheriff of Glasgow and Strathkelvin, Scotland - Captain James Churchill Dunn, doctor and author of the book, The War the Infantry Knew, 1914-1919
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- W Kenneth Fee, former sub-Editor, Glasgow HeraldThe Herald (Glasgow)The Herald is a broadsheet newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow, and available throughout Scotland. As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 47,226, giving it a lead over Scotland's other 'quality' national daily, The Scotsman, published in Edinburgh.The 1889 to 1906 editions...
; (past Editor) and Director, The Scots IndependentThe Scots IndependentThe Scots Independent is a monthly Scottish political newspaper that is in favour of Scottish independence. It was formed in 1926 with William Gillies as editor, by the Scots National League and switched its allegiance to the National Party of Scotland when the SNL joined with them in 1928.When...
; former President of the National Union of Students ScotlandNational Union of Students ScotlandThe National Union of Students Scotland is an autonomous body within the National Union of Students. It is the national representative body of 530,000 students studying in further and higher education in Scotland and was formed following the merger of NUS in Scotland with the Scottish Union of... - Professor Ian FordIan FordIan Ford FRSE FRCP is professor of biostatistics and director of the Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, and former Dean of Faculty, Information and Mathematical Sciences, at the University of Glasgow....
, professor and Director, Robertson Centre for BiostatisticsRobertson Centre for BiostatisticsThe Robertson Centre for Biostatistics is a specialised biostatistical research centre in Glasgow, Scotland. It is part of the Faculty of Information and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Glasgow. All scales of research are carried out at the centre from multi-site clinical trials to...
and former Dean, Faculty of Information and Mathematical Sciences, University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
; Fellow, Royal Society of EdinburghRoyal Society of EdinburghThe Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
; Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowThe Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, is an institute of physicians and surgeons in Glasgow, Scotland.Founded by Peter Lowe after receiving a royal charter by James VI in 1599, as the Glasgow Faculty, this institution originally existed as a regulatory authority to ensure that...
; Member of the American Statistical AssociationAmerican Statistical AssociationThe American Statistical Association , is the main professional US organization for statisticians and related professions. It was founded in Boston, Massachusetts on November 27, 1839, and is the second oldest, continuously operating professional society in the United States...
and the Royal Statistical SocietyRoyal Statistical SocietyThe Royal Statistical Society is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK.-History:It was founded in 1834 as the Statistical Society of London , though a perhaps unrelated London Statistical Society was in existence at least as early as 1824... - Professor Dr. John Samuel ForrestJohn Samuel ForrestJohn Samuel Forrest FRS was a Scottish-born physicist, author and Professor Emeritus, University of Strathclyde.- Early life and education:...
, physicist, electrical engineer; professor emeritus University of StrathclydeUniversity of StrathclydeThe University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university...
, Fellow, the Royal SocietyRoyal SocietyThe Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
, Fellow, Royal Meteorological SocietyRoyal Meteorological SocietyThe Royal Meteorological Society traces its origins back to 3 April 1850 when the British Meteorological Society was formed as a society the objects of which should be the advancement and extension of meteorological science by determining the laws of climate and of meteorological phenomena in general...
, Fellow, Institution of Engineering and TechnologyInstitution of Engineering and TechnologyThe Institution of Engineering and Technology is a British professional body for those working in engineering and technology in the United Kingdom and worldwide. It was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers , dating back to 1871, and the...
, a Dux, Mathematics and Science medalist, Hamilton Academy (1925) - Robert Forrest, architect and contractor; builder of important buildings in New Zealand, including Dunedin University (University of OtagoUniversity of OtagoThe University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 22,000 students enrolled during 2010.The university has New Zealand's highest average research quality and in New Zealand is second only to the University of Auckland in the number of A rated academic researchers it...
) - Sir Charles Annand FraserCharles Annand FraserSir Charles Fraser KCVO CVO LVO WS DL is a Scottish businessman and former Chairman, Lothian and Borders Enterprise, Scottish Enterprise network.- Early life :...
DL, former Chairman, Lothian & Edinburgh Enterprise and of Adam and Company PLC; former director, British Assets Trust PLC, Scottish TelevisionScottish TelevisionScottish Television is Scotland's largest ITV franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since 31 August 1957. It is the second oldest ITV franchisee still active...
PLC, Scottish Business in the CommunityBusiness in the CommunityBusiness in the Community is a British business-community outreach charity promoting responsible business, CSR, corporate responsibility, and is one of the Prince's Charities of Charles, Prince of Wales....
, Stakis PLC; former Council Member, Law Society of ScotlandLaw Society of ScotlandThe Law Society of Scotland is the professional governing body for Scottish solicitors.It promotes excellence among solicitors through representation, support and regulation of its members. It also promotes the interests of the public in relation to the profession...
, and Trustee World Wildlife Fund (UK) - Andrew FroudeAndrew FroudeAndrew Froude ISO was Registrar General for Scotland.Born the son of a blacksmith in 1876 at Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Andrew Froude won a place to attend the Hamilton Academy....
ISO, Registrar General for Scotland (appointed 1930) - Dr. William Wright Fulton OBE, physician; Fellow, Royal College of General PractitionersRoyal College of General PractitionersThe Royal College of General Practitioners is the professional body for general practitioners in the United Kingdom. The RCGP represents and supports GPs on key issues including licensing, education, training, research and clinical standards. It is the largest of the medical royal colleges, with...
; former Chair, Area Medical Committee, Glasgow
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- Professor Dr. Malcolm Gavin CBE MBE, physicist, engineer and pioneer of radar; Professor of Electronic Engineering Science, University College of North WalesBangor UniversityBangor University is a university based in the city of Bangor in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales-United Kingdom.It was officially known for most of its history as the University College of North Wales...
; Principal of Chelsea College (see King’s College, LondonKing's College LondonKing's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
) - Lord Robert Gibson MP, Senator of the College of JusticeSenator of the College of JusticeThe Senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of Senator: Lords of Session ; Lords Commissioner of Justiciary ; and the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court...
, Scotland, and as Chairman of the Scottish Land CourtScottish Land CourtThe Scottish Land Court is a Scottish court of law based in Edinburgh with subject-matter jurisdiction for disputes between landlords and tenants relating to agricultural tenancies and matters related to crofts and crofters. The Chairman of the Scottish Land Court is ranked as a Senator of the...
succeeding another Hamilton Academy former pupil, Lord MurrayDavid King MurraySir Thomas David King Murray, known as David King Murray, Kt KC LLD MA BSc LLB FRSE was a Scottish politician and judge.... - Professor Douglas Alston GilchristDouglas Alston GilchristDouglas Alston Gilchrist FRSE FHAS was a Scottish-born professor of agriculture; author and government advisor.- Early life and education :...
, agriculturalist and academic; Fellow, the Royal Society of EdinburghRoyal Society of EdinburghThe Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
(1900) - Dr. Marion GilchristMarion Gilchrist (doctor)Dr Marion Gilchrist was the first female graduate of the University of Glasgow; the first woman to qualify in medicine from a Scottish university; and a leading activist in the Women’s suffrage Movement in Scotland...
, the first woman to graduate from the University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
and the first woman to qualify in medicine from a Scottish university (1894 University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
); one of the founders (1902) of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Association for Women's Suffrage; and President of the Glasgow and West Scotland Association of the Medical Women's Federation - Robert Glen, prison Governor
- Alex GrahamAlex Graham (producer)Alex Graham is a journalist and award-winning British independent television producer.Born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1953, Alexander Graham was educated at the former Hamilton Academy school and the University of Glasgow, subsequently attaining in 1978 a Diploma in Journalism from City University...
, independent television programme producer whose company has won Oscar (Academy Award), Emmy, BAFTA and Peabody Awards; Fellow of the Royal Television SocietyRoyal Television SocietyThe Royal Television Society is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present and future. It is the oldest television society in the world...
; Fellow Royal Society of ArtsRoyal Society of ArtsThe Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
; visiting Fellow, University of Bournemouth Media School
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- Brigadier Thomas HaddonThomas HaddonBrigadier Thomas Haddon CBE OBE was a British career soldier who, following World War II, raised the Singapore Military Forces and served as Chief of Staff of Hong Kong Land Forces.-Life:...
CBE OBE, Chief of Staff, Hong Kong Land ForcesBritish Forces Overseas Hong KongBritish Forces Overseas Hong Kong consisted of the elements of the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. Much of the British military left Hong Kong prior to the handover in 1997. The present article focuses mainly on the British garrison in Hong Kong in the post Second World War era...
; raised the Singapore Armed ForcesSingapore Armed ForcesThe Singapore Armed Forces is the military arm of the Total Defence of the Republic of Singapore; as well as the military component of the Ministry of Defence. The SAF comprises three branches: the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Navy...
; aide-de-camp to H.M. Queen Elizabeth II; Assistant Secretary of the Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee of the War Cabinet; Commanding Officer, 1st battalion, Border RegimentBorder RegimentThe Border Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 34th Regiment of Foot and the 55th Regiment of Foot.... - Alexander HamiltonAlexander Macdonald HamiltonAlexander Hamilton CBE JP is a former President of the Law Society of Scotland Retrieved 7 September 2011 and vice-Chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland....
CBE, JP; former Vice-Chairman, Royal Bank of ScotlandRoyal Bank of ScotlandThe Royal Bank of Scotland Group is a British banking and insurance holding company in which the UK Government holds an 84% stake. This stake is held and managed through UK Financial Investments Limited, whose voting rights are limited to 75% in order for the bank to retain its listing on the...
and past-President, the Law Society of ScotlandLaw Society of ScotlandThe Law Society of Scotland is the professional governing body for Scottish solicitors.It promotes excellence among solicitors through representation, support and regulation of its members. It also promotes the interests of the public in relation to the profession... - Alexander H. Harley, Principal, Madrasah College, Calcutta, India (now Aliah University)
- John C. E. Hay; Sheriff of Glasgow
- Dr. David Willis Wilson HendersonDavid Willis Wilson HendersonDavid Willis Wilson Henderson CB FRS was a Scottish-born microbiologist; a former President of the Society for General Microbiology and recipient of the U.S...
CB, microbiologist; Fellow, the Royal SocietyRoyal SocietyThe Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
; President of the Society for General MicrobiologySociety for General MicrobiologyThe Society for General Microbiology is a learned society based in the United Kingdom but with members in more than 60 countries. With approximately 5000 members, it is the largest microbiological society in Europe...
; awarded the U.S. Presidential Medal of FreedomPresidential Medal of FreedomThe Presidential Medal of Freedom is an award bestowed by the President of the United States and is—along with thecomparable Congressional Gold Medal bestowed by an act of U.S. Congress—the highest civilian award in the United States...
, 1946 - Henry Herron CBE, Procurator-Fiscal for Glasgow
- Major General J. R. Holden CBE DSO, Chief of the British Military Mission to the Soviet Zone of GermanyBRIXMISThe British Commanders'-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany was set up on 16 September 1946 under the Robertson-Malinin Agreement between the chiefs of staff of the British and Soviet forces in occupied Germany....
; General Officer CommandingGeneral Officer CommandingGeneral Officer Commanding is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division...
43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division; Director, Royal Amoured Corps - Detective Chief Superintendent Ian Hosie, Joint head of Strathclyde PoliceStrathclyde PoliceStrathclyde Police is the territorial police force responsible for the Scottish council areas of Argyll and Bute, City of Glasgow, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West...
CID; Director of the Scottish Criminal Record OfficeScottish Criminal Record OfficeCriminal Justice Information Services is a department of the Scottish Police Services Authority. Previously called the Scottish Criminal Record Office , it established in 1960 with a mission statement “To manage information for the Scottish Police Service, wider Criminal Justice Community and the...
(SCRO) - John Whiteford Hutson OBE, diplomat; former CounsellorDiplomatic rankDiplomatic rank is the system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations. Over time it has been formalized on an international basis.-Ranks:...
, Head of the Communications Operations Department, Foreign and Commonwealth OfficeForeign and Commonwealth OfficeThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO is a British government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas, created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office.The head of the FCO is the...
and Consul General
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- Sir John InchJohn InchSir John Ritchie Inch CVO CBE QPM was a police officer who was successively Chief Constable of three Scottish police forces....
CBE, CVO, Chief ConstableChief ConstableChief constable is the rank used by the chief police officer of every territorial police force in the United Kingdom except for the City of London Police and the Metropolitan Police, as well as the chief officers of the three 'special' national police forces, the British Transport Police, Ministry...
Dunfermline City Police (1943–49), Fife Police (1949–55) and Edinburgh City Police (1955–76) - Colonel Thomas Alexander IrvineThomas Alexander IrvineColonel Thomas Alexander Irvine DSO TD DL was a Scottish career soldier and former Commander of the 7th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment, leading the capture of Mandalay, Burma, during World War II....
D.S.O., T.D., D.L., Commanding Officer, 7th Battalion Worcestershire RegimentWorcestershire RegimentThe Worcestershire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 29th Regiment of Foot and the 36th Regiment of Foot....
; Deputy Lieutenant of Lanark to H.M. King George VI (appointed December 1950) - Professor Dr. John Irving, Chair of Theoretical Physics, University of Capetown
- Dr. David Irwin DPM, clinical psychiatrist; a Founder Fellow of the Royal College of PsychiatristsRoyal College of PsychiatristsThe Royal College of Psychiatrists is the main professional organisation of psychiatrists in the United Kingdom responsible for representing psychiatrists, psychiatric research and providing public information about mental health problems...
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- Professor Robert JackRobert Jack (physicist)Robert Jack was a Scottish-born physicist, professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Otago, and pioneer of radio broadcasting, New Zealand.- Early life and education :...
, mathematician, physicist and pioneer of radio broadcasting, New Zealand; Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, University of OtagoUniversity of OtagoThe University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 22,000 students enrolled during 2010.The university has New Zealand's highest average research quality and in New Zealand is second only to the University of Auckland in the number of A rated academic researchers it...
, New Zealand - Robin Jenkins OBE, novelist; awarded the Saltire SocietySaltire SocietyThe Saltire Society was established in 1936 to encourage everything that might improve the quality of life in Scotland and restore the country to its proper place as a creative force in European civilisation....
Lifetime Achievement Award 2003; portrait, by Jennifer McRae, in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery of Scotland - Professor William Johnstone, former Dean of the Faculty of Divinity, and Emeritus Professor of Hebrew and Semitic Languages, University of AberdeenUniversity of AberdeenThe University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
; President, Society for Old Testament Study
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- Lord Keith of AvonholmJames Keith, Baron Keith of AvonholmJames Keith, Baron Keith of Avonholm PC was a Scottish advocate and Lord of Session.His grandfather and namesake, James Keith and his father, Sir Henry Shanks Keith James Keith, Baron Keith of Avonholm PC (20 May 1886 - 29 June 1964) was a Scottish advocate and Lord of Session.His grandfather and...
, Privy Counsellor; Senator of the College of JusticeSenator of the College of JusticeThe Senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of Senator: Lords of Session ; Lords Commissioner of Justiciary ; and the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court...
, Scotland; King's Counsel - David A. Kerr, artist, philanthropist. Has travelled extensively and lived in south-east Asia for some years. Since the early 1990s has promoted the principles of sustainable development, particularly through the Arts and cultural exchange.
- Dr. Duncan Livingston Kerr DL, OBE, TD, physician; honorary colonel of the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division RAMC.; Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Lanark to HM King George VI and HM Queen Elizabeth II
- Dr. W. H. Kerr, one of the Founders, and Fellow of the Royal College of General PractitionersRoyal College of General PractitionersThe Royal College of General Practitioners is the professional body for general practitioners in the United Kingdom. The RCGP represents and supports GPs on key issues including licensing, education, training, research and clinical standards. It is the largest of the medical royal colleges, with...
- Dr. John Knox, consultant physician; clinical senior lecturer in medicine, University of AberdeenUniversity of AberdeenThe University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
; Fellow, Royal College of PhysiciansRoyal College of PhysiciansThe Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
, London; Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowThe Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, is an institute of physicians and surgeons in Glasgow, Scotland.Founded by Peter Lowe after receiving a royal charter by James VI in 1599, as the Glasgow Faculty, this institution originally existed as a regulatory authority to ensure that...
; Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghRoyal College of Physicians of EdinburghThe Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh was established in the 17th century. While the RCPE is based in Edinburgh, it is by no means just a Scottish professional body - more than half of its 7,700 Fellows, Members, Associates and Affiliates live and practice medicine outside Scotland, in 86...
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- Sir Robert Hamilton LangRobert Hamilton LangSir Robert Hamilton Lang KCMG was a Scottish-born financier, diplomat and collector of antiquities.- Early life and career :A son of the Rev. Gavin Lang, parish minister at Glassford, Lanarkshire, Robert Hamilton Lang was born in Scotland in 1832 and received his schooling at the famous Hamilton...
, financier; director of the Imperial Ottoman BankOttoman BankThe Ottoman Bank was founded in 1856 in the Galata business section of İstanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, as a joint venture between British interests, the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas of France, and the Ottoman government.The opening capital of the Bank consisted of 135,000 shares,...
; H.M. Brittanic Consul in Cyprus; collector of antiquities, parts of his collection in the British MuseumBritish MuseumThe British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
, the LouvreLouvreThe Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
and donated to Glasgow Art Gallery and MuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and MuseumThe Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a museum and art gallery in Glasgow, Scotland. The building houses one of Europe's great civic art collections...
at Kelvingrove. Uncle of Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of CanterburyArchbishop of CanterburyThe Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
, 1928-42. - Sir Andrew Gibson Latta, shipping line owner, director of Lawther, Latta & Co. Ltd., London; knighted (1921) for services to Ministry of Shipping, war effort, World War I. Brother of Sir John Latta, Bt.Sir John Latta, 1st BaronetSir John Latta, 1st Baronet was a Scottish shipping magnate.Latta was born in Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, and was educated at Ayr Academy. He entered the family business, Lawther, Latta & Co Ltd, which owned the Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co Ltd, and later became chairman. In 1896, he married Mary...
- Thomas LaurieThomas LaurieThomas Laurie OBE FRICS is a former Chairman of the Traverse Theatre; Chairman of WASPS Trust and Trustee, Scottish Civic Trust.- Early life, education and career :...
OBE , former board member and Chairman, Traverse TheatreTraverse TheatreThe Traverse Theatre is a theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in 1963.The Traverse Theatre commissions and develops new plays or adaptations from contemporary playwrights. It also presents a large number of productions from visiting companies from across the UK. These include new plays,...
; past Chairman, and Trustee WASPS Trust (Workshop and Artists' Studio Provision Scotland); Trustee, Scottish Civic TrustScottish Civic TrustThe Scottish Civic Trust is a registered charity. Founded in 1967, and based in the Category A listed Tobacco Merchants House in Glasgow, the Trust aims to provide "leadership and focus in the protection, enhancement and development of Scotland's built environment"...
; former member of the Drama Panel, Scottish Arts CouncilScottish Arts CouncilThe Scottish Arts Council is a Scottish public body that distributes funding from the Scottish Government, and is the leading national organisation for the funding, development and promotion of the arts in Scotland...
; Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsRoyal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsThe Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is an independent, representative professional body which regulates property professionals and surveyors in the United Kingdom and other sovereign nations.... - John Leggate CBE, former Chief Information Officer, BPBPBP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
; Fellow of the Institution of Electrical EngineersInstitution of Electrical EngineersThe Institution of Electrical Engineers was a British professional organisation of electronics, electrical, manufacturing, and Information Technology professionals, especially electrical engineers. The I.E.E...
; Fellow of the Royal Academy of EngineeringRoyal Academy of Engineering-Overview: is the UK’s national academy of engineering. The Academy brings together the most successful and talented engineers from across the engineering sectors for a shared purpose: to advance and promote excellence in engineering.... - David Leslie, international rugby union referee
- David Alexander Liddell OBE, chemist; expert on explosives and propellents; Managing Chemist, Royal Ordnance Factory
- Gilbert Little CBE, Fellow, Institute of Civil Engineers; President of the Institution of Water EngineersChartered Institution of Water and Environmental ManagementThe Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management is an independent professional body and a registered charity, advancing the science and practice of water and environmental management for a clean, green and sustainable world....
- Ian Lang LivingstoneIan Lang LivingstoneIan Lang Livingstone CBE OBE DL is a Scottish businessman; former Chairman of the board of Motherwell College; former Chairman of Motherwell Football Club; former Chairman of Lanarkshire Health Board; and former Chairman of the Lanarkshire Development Agency....
CBE OBE DL, former Chairman, Motherwell CollegeMotherwell CollegeMotherwell College is a further education college located in the Ravenscraig area of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The college moved into a new campus in 2009, which is located 1 km from the old site....
; former Chairman Motherwell Football Club and Governor, David LivingstoneDavid LivingstoneDavid Livingstone was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa. His meeting with H. M. Stanley gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr...
Memorial Trust - Lieutenant-Colonel Dr. Donald Kenneth Lennox, consultant surgeon; senior medical army officer in HiroshimaAtomic bombings of Hiroshima and NagasakiDuring the final stages of World War II in 1945, the United States conducted two atomic bombings against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, the first on August 6, 1945, and the second on August 9, 1945. These two events are the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date.For six months...
after bombing - John Duncan LoweJohn Duncan LoweJohn Duncan Lowe CB , lawyer, was a former Crown Agent for Scotland and Sheriff of Glasgow and Strathkelvin.John Duncan Lowe was born at Alloa, Clackmananshire, Scotland, on the 18 May 1948 and received his education at the prestigious Hamilton Academy and the University of Glasgow, graduating MA,...
CB, Sheriff of Glasgow and Strathkelvin; Crown AgentCrown Office and Procurator Fiscal ServiceThe Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service provides the independent public prosecution service for Scotland, and is a Ministerial Department of the Scottish Government. The department is headed by Her Majesty's Lord Advocate, who under the Scottish legal system is responsible for prosecution,...
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- Douglas McBainDouglas McBainDouglas 'Dougie' M. McBain was a Scottish footballer who played in the run to the semi final for Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics...
, Olympic footballer (Olympic Games, London 1948) and lecturer, Telford College, Edinburgh - Elsie McBroom (née MacPhail), as of 2010, possibly the oldest surviving former pupil of Hamilton Academy; a graduate of the University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
and a former teacher of mathematics, AyrAyrAyr is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde in south-west Scotland. With a population of around 46,000, Ayr is the largest settlement in Ayrshire, of which it is the county town, and has held royal burgh status since 1205...
, Scotland. Aged 100, news posted by South Ayrshire Council - Carlyle McBride McCance, former chief veterinary officer for the City of Glasgow (and former Hamilton Academy Dux)
- William McCanceWilliam McCanceWilliam McCance was a Scottish artist and second Controller of the Gregynog Press, Wales.Born in 1894 at Cambuslang, Scotland, William McCance was the seventh of eight children...
, artist and former controller of the celebrated Gregynog PressGregynog PressThe Gregynog Press, also known as Gwasg Gregynog, is a printing press and charity in Wales.Founded in 1922 by the sisters and art patrons Margaret and Gwendoline Davies, the press was named after their mansion Gregynog Hall. It rose to prominence in the pre-war era as among the more important...
, Wales - Margery Palmer McCullochMargery Palmer McCullochMargery Palmer McCulloch is a Scottish literary scholar, author and Co-editor of the Scottish Literary Review.- Education and academia :Dr. Margery Palmer McCulloch was educated at the former Hamilton Academy; the University of London and the University of Glasgow and is a senior Honorary Research...
, literary scholar and author; Senior Honorary Research Fellow in Scottish Literature, University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
; former Honorary Secretary of the Saltire SocietySaltire SocietyThe Saltire Society was established in 1936 to encourage everything that might improve the quality of life in Scotland and restore the country to its proper place as a creative force in European civilisation.... - Margo McDonald MSP, politician
- Ian McDougall, Hamilton-born 'American soccer' player elected into soccer 'Hall of Fame', U.S.A.; former director, chief financial officer and vice chairman of the board of the multi-national, Inco Ltd. (now Vale Limited)
- Professor Sir Alistair MacFarlaneAlistair MacFarlaneProfessor Sir Alistair MacFarlane CBE FRS FRSE is a British electrical engineer; leading academic; past Principal and Vice Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, and past Rector, University of the Highlands and Islands.- Early career :...
CBE, electrical engineer and academic; former Principal and Vice Chancellor, Heriot-Watt UniversityHeriot-Watt UniversityHeriot-Watt University is a university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The name commemorates George Heriot, the 16th century financier to King James, and James Watt, the great 18th century inventor and engineer....
and Rector, University of the Highlands and Islands Millennium Institute; Fellow and former Vice-President, the Royal SocietyRoyal SocietyThe Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
; Fellow, the Royal Society of EdinburghRoyal Society of EdinburghThe Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
; Fellow, the Royal Academy of EngineeringRoyal Academy of Engineering-Overview: is the UK’s national academy of engineering. The Academy brings together the most successful and talented engineers from across the engineering sectors for a shared purpose: to advance and promote excellence in engineering....
; Fellow, former Vice-Master and Honorary Fellow, Selwyn College, CambridgeSelwyn College, CambridgeSelwyn College is a constituent college in the University of Cambridge in England, United Kingdom.The college was founded by the Selwyn Memorial Committee in memory of the Rt Reverend George Selwyn , who rowed on the Cambridge crew in the first Varsity Boat Race in 1829, and went on to become the... - Major General John McGhieJohn McGhieMajor-General John McGhie CB , was a Scottish-born leading Army psychiatrist, author, former Director of Army Psychiatry and President of the Ministry of Defence Army Medical Board.-Early life and career:...
CB, President of the Ministry of DefenceMinistry of Defence (United Kingdom)The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
Army Medical Board; Director of Army Psychiatry; Honorary Physician to HM Queen Elizabeth II (appointed 1971); Fellow of the Royal College of PsychiatristsRoyal College of PsychiatristsThe Royal College of Psychiatrists is the main professional organisation of psychiatrists in the United Kingdom responsible for representing psychiatrists, psychiatric research and providing public information about mental health problems... - Professor Edward McCombie McGirrEdward McCombie McGirrProfessor Dr. Edward McCombie McGirr CBE was Muirhead professor of medicine at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, a former President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and Dean of Faculties at the University of Glasgow.-Early life and career:...
CBE, Muirhead professor of medicine at Glasgow Royal InfirmaryGlasgow Royal InfirmaryThe Glasgow Royal Infirmary is a large teaching hospital, operated by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde,. With a capacity of around 1000 beds, the hospital campus covers an area of around 20 acres, situated on the north-eastern edge of the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland.-History:Designed by Robert...
; Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dean of Faculties, University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
; President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowThe Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, is an institute of physicians and surgeons in Glasgow, Scotland.Founded by Peter Lowe after receiving a royal charter by James VI in 1599, as the Glasgow Faculty, this institution originally existed as a regulatory authority to ensure that...
; Fellow, the Royal Society of EdinburghRoyal Society of EdinburghThe Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
; Fellow, the American College of PhysiciansAmerican College of PhysiciansThe American College of Physicians is a national organization of doctors of internal medicine —physicians who specialize in the prevention, detection, and treatment of illnesses in adults. With 130,000 members, ACP is the largest medical-specialty organization and second-largest physician group in...
; honorary consultant physician to the army in Scotland - William McIlwraith, Sheriff-substituteSheriff-substituteA Sheriff-substitute is an official appointed under the law of Scotland to perform the judicial duties normally undertaken by the Sheriff principal. The Sheriff-substitute is also known as 'Sheriff depute' or simply 'Sheriff'. According to the as amended by the Sheriff Courts Act 1971 , s. 4:"17...
of Lothian and Peebles - Dr. Robert McIntyreRobert McIntyreDr Robert Douglas McIntyre was the Leader of the Scottish National Party from 1947–1956 and a doctor by profession...
MP; former leader of the Scottish National PartyScottish National PartyThe Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
; and Provost of Stirling - Hugh McPherson, former managing director of A.G. BarrA.G. BarrA.G. Barr plc or commonly known as Barr's is a British soft drinks manufacturer, based in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is particularly notable for the manufacture of the popular Scottish drink, Irn-Bru. A.G. Barr is the largest manufacturer of soft drinks in the United Kingdom...
, producers of Scotland's iconic soft drink, Irn-BruIrn-BruIrn-Bru is a carbonated soft drink produced in Westfield, Cumbernauld, Scotland. It is made by A.G. Barr of Glasgow since moving out of their original Parkhead factory in the mid-1990s and at a second manufacturing site in Mansfield, England...
and of McVitie'sMcVitie'sMcVitie's is a snack food brand owned by United Biscuits. The name derives from the original Scottish biscuit maker, McVitie & Price, Ltd., established in 1830 on Rose Street in Edinburgh, Scotland. The firm moved to various sites in the city before completing the St...
part of the multi-national United BiscuitsUnited Biscuits__FORCETOC__United Biscuits is a British multinational food manufacturer, makers of the BN biscuits, McVitie's biscuits, KP Nuts, Hula Hoops, The Real McCoy's crisps, Phileas Fogg snacks, Jacob's Cream Crackers, and Twiglets... - Alastair McWhirterAlastair McWhirterAlastair McWhirter QPM MA was a British senior police officer until April 2007. Born in 1953 in Lanarkshire, he was educated at Hamilton Academy and Aberdeen University where he studied for an MA in English and History; this was followed by a Post Graduate Certificate of Education at Aberdeen...
QPM, former Chief Constable of Suffolk ConstabularySuffolk ConstabularySuffolk Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing Suffolk in East Anglia, England.Suffolk Constabulary is responsible for policing an area of , with a population of...
; Chairman, Suffolk Primary Care Trust - Professor Thomas J MackieThomas J MackieProfessor Thomas Jones Mackie CBE was a noted Scottish bacteriologist; Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Edinburgh; and author of medical research textbooks....
CBE, MD, LLD, bacteriologist, author; Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
; Wernher-Beit Chair of Bacteriology, University of Capetown, S.A.; Member, the Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghRoyal College of Physicians of EdinburghThe Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh was established in the 17th century. While the RCPE is based in Edinburgh, it is by no means just a Scottish professional body - more than half of its 7,700 Fellows, Members, Associates and Affiliates live and practice medicine outside Scotland, in 86...
; Fellow, the Royal Society of EdinburghRoyal Society of EdinburghThe Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
; Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Rome - Dr. Robert MacnishRobert MacnishRobert Macnish was a 19th. century Scottish surgeon physician, philosopher and writer.-Early life and education:Robert Macnish was born on the 15 February 1802 at Henderson’s Court, Jamaica Street, Glasgow...
; surgeon physician and author; his portrait by Daniel MacliseDaniel MacliseDaniel Maclise was an Irish history, literary and portrait painter, and illustrator, who worked for most of his life in London, England.-Early life:...
in the National GalleryNational galleryThe National Gallery is an art gallery on Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom.National Gallery may also refer to:*Armenia: National Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan*Australia:**National Gallery of Australia, Canberra...
, London - Professor John Millar; philosopher, historian, author and Regius ProfessorRegius ProfessorRegius Professorships are "royal" professorships at the ancient universities of the United Kingdom and Ireland - namely Oxford, Cambridge, St Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dublin. Each of the chairs was created by a monarch, and each appointment, save those at Dublin, is approved by the...
of Civil Law at the University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
from 1761 to 1800. The John Millar Chair of Law at the University of Glasgow was established in his memory in 1985. - Ian Mitchell, former Lord Mayor of ExeterExeterExeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...
- David MorrisonDavid R. Morrison.David Morrison is a Scottish author, editor and painter.- Education and career :David Ralston Morrison was born at Glasgow on 4 August 1941, and educated at the Glasgow High School and the Hamilton Academy before attending Glasgow College of Commerce and the University of Strathclyde, qualifying...
, author, poet and painter; founder and former editor of the 'Scotia Review' - Dr. Robert Franklin MuirheadRobert Franklin MuirheadRobert Franklin Muirhead , was a Scottish mathematician who discovered Muirhead's inequality.-Early life and education:Born at Shawlands, Glasgow, in January 1860, Robert Franklyn Muirhead received his early education from private tutors and the village school at Lochwinnoch...
, mathematician, writer and President of the Edinburgh Mathematical SocietyEdinburgh Mathematical SocietyThe Edinburgh Mathematical Society is the leading mathematical society in Scotland.The Society was founded in 1883 by a group of Edinburgh schoolteachers and academics, on the initiative of A. Y. Fraser and A. J. G. Barclay, teachers at George Watson's College and Cargill Gilston Knott, who was the... - Sir David King MurrayDavid King MurraySir Thomas David King Murray, known as David King Murray, Kt KC LLD MA BSc LLB FRSE was a Scottish politician and judge....
' MP, (judicial titles Lord Murray and Lord Birnam), politician; judge; Solicitor General for ScotlandSolicitor General for ScotlandHer Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Government on Scots Law...
; Senator of the College of JusticeSenator of the College of JusticeThe Senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of Senator: Lords of Session ; Lords Commissioner of Justiciary ; and the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court...
; and Chairman of the Scottish Land CourtScottish Land CourtThe Scottish Land Court is a Scottish court of law based in Edinburgh with subject-matter jurisdiction for disputes between landlords and tenants relating to agricultural tenancies and matters related to crofts and crofters. The Chairman of the Scottish Land Court is ranked as a Senator of the... - Lord MurrayDavid King MurraySir Thomas David King Murray, known as David King Murray, Kt KC LLD MA BSc LLB FRSE was a Scottish politician and judge....
, a judicial title of Sir David King Murray, as Chairman of the Scottish Land CourtScottish Land CourtThe Scottish Land Court is a Scottish court of law based in Edinburgh with subject-matter jurisdiction for disputes between landlords and tenants relating to agricultural tenancies and matters related to crofts and crofters. The Chairman of the Scottish Land Court is ranked as a Senator of the...
preceding Lord Robert Gibson, another Hamilton Academy former pupil
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- Rev. Robert Nicol, Principal, Manchester CollegeHarris Manchester College, OxfordHarris Manchester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as Manchester College, it is listed in the University Statutes as Manchester Academy and Harris College, and at University ceremonies it is called Collegium de Harris et...
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- Robert Hamilton PatersonRobert Hamilton PatersonRobert Hamilton Paterson was a Scottish architect and partner in the architectural practice, Hamilton-Paterson and Rhind.Robert Hamilton Paterson was born at Edinburgh in 1843, the son of Thomas Paterson and his wife Margaret Instant...
, architect and surveyor to the Police Commissioners of the County of Lanark - Lieutenant-Colonel Dr David PatonDavid Paton (doctor)Lieutenant-Colonel David Paton was medical officer and the last surviving member of the St Nazaire raid of World War II, sometimes called “The Greatest Raid of All.”- Early life and education :...
; medical officer with 2 Commando on the daring St Nazaire raid (sometimes referred to as 'The Greatest Raid of All') in 1942, involving HMS Campbeltown (USS Buchanan (DD-131)USS Buchanan (DD-131)USS Buchanan , named for Franklin Buchanan, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy.Buchanan was transferred to the United Kingdom under the Destroyers for Bases Agreement in 1940 and served as HMS Campbeltown . She was destroyed during the St...
), the 1952 film 'The Gift Horse' starring Trevor Howard being loosely based on this raid - Lieutenant Colonel William Patrick, General Manager, the Caledonian Railway Company
- Walter PerrieWalter PerrieWalter Perrie is a Scottish poet, author, editor and critic.- Education :Born in the village of Quarter, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 5 June 1949, Walter Perrie was educated at the Hamilton Academy from which he entered the University of Edinburgh - Career :Since the 1970’s, Walter Perrie has...
, author and Writer in Residence at the University of StirlingUniversity of StirlingThe University of Stirling is a campus university founded by Royal charter in 1967, on the Airthrey Estate in Stirling, Scotland.-History and campus development:...
and University of British ColumbiaUniversity of British ColumbiaThe University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley... - Professor William Henderson Pringle, lecturer in economics at Birkbeck College, University of London; Chair of Economics at the University of New ZealandUniversity of New ZealandThe University of New Zealand was the New Zealand university from 1870 to 1961. It was the sole New Zealand university, having a federal structure embracing several constituent colleges at various locations around New Zealand...
and lecturer in economics at the London School of EconomicsLondon School of EconomicsThe London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
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- Henry Cunison RankinHenry Cunison RankinHenry Cunison Rankin was a Scottish chartered accountant who served as treasurer to the Scottish National Party and as National Chairman of the Saltire Society....
, chartered accountant; lecturer and director of student education Institute of Chartered Accountants of ScotlandInstitute of Chartered Accountants of ScotlandThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland is the Scottish professional body of Chartered Accountants . It is a regulator, educator and influencer.ICAS act as a thought leader and voice of the professional business community...
; national Chairman of the Saltire SocietySaltire SocietyThe Saltire Society was established in 1936 to encourage everything that might improve the quality of life in Scotland and restore the country to its proper place as a creative force in European civilisation....
; former national Treasurer, Scottish National PartyScottish National PartyThe Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... - James Gordon ReidGordon Reid (actor)James Gordon Reid was a Scottish actor.Reid was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Educated at the former Hamilton Academy he then trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, graduating in 1962 with the Silver Medal for Acting.His extensive acting credits included the chemist...
, actor; member of the Royal Shakespeare CompanyRoyal Shakespeare CompanyThe Royal Shakespeare Company is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs 700 staff and produces around 20 productions a year from its home in Stratford-upon-Avon and plays regularly in London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and on tour across... - Rev. Dr. David Syme RussellDavid Syme Russell (theologian)Rev Dr David Syme Russell CBE was a distinguished theologian and author, former Principal of Rawdon College, Leeds, and General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain.-Early life and career:...
CBE, General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Great BritainBaptist Union of Great BritainThe Baptist Union of Great Britain, despite its name, is the association of Baptist churches in England and Wales. -History:...
; author - Lieutenant Colonel Dr. John Russell Grant Rice, 51st Highland Division RAMC; one of the first British officers to enter the Belsen concentration camp on its relief, 15th. April 1945; deputy-Chairman, Bury and Rochdale Health Authority; magistrate
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- Thomas Alexander Scholes OBE; Chief Executive Renfrewshire Council
- Professor James ShepherdJames Shepherd (biochemist)Professor James Shepherd is a world-leading pioneer in the investigation of the causes, prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease.-Education:...
; internationally recognised pioneer in the study of the causes, prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease; Head of the Department of Vascular Biochemistry; Honorary Professor, Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
; Fellow, Royal Society of EdinburghRoyal Society of EdinburghThe Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
; Fellow, Academy of Medical SciencesAcademy of Medical SciencesThe Academy of Medical Sciences is the United Kingdom's national academy of medical sciences. It was established in 1998 on the recommendation of a group that was chaired by Michael Atiyah. Its president is John Irving Bell....
; Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowThe Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, is an institute of physicians and surgeons in Glasgow, Scotland.Founded by Peter Lowe after receiving a royal charter by James VI in 1599, as the Glasgow Faculty, this institution originally existed as a regulatory authority to ensure that...
; Fellow, Royal College of PathologistsRoyal College of PathologistsThe Royal College of Pathologists, founded in 1962, was established to co-ordinate this development and maintain the internationally renowned standards and reputation of British pathology. Today the College advises on a vast range of issues relating to pathology... - Thomas Sommerville, educationalist; former Rector, The High School of Montreal; Director of Education, Montreal, Canada
- Lord StallardAlbert Stallard, Baron StallardAlbert William Stallard, Baron Stallard of St. Pancras , better known as Jock Stallard, was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He served as a councillor in St Pancras and Camden, and then as a Member of Parliament...
MP, Chief WhipChief WhipThe Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires.-The Whips Office:...
and a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury in the Callaghan government - Air Vice-Marshal William Kilpatrick StewartWilliam Kilpatrick StewartAir Vice-Marshal William Kilpatrick Stewart CB CBE AFC was a Scottish researcher in aerospace physiology; senior consultant in physiology to the RAF, and Commanding Officer, RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine.-Early life and education:...
CB CBE AFC, commander RAF Institute of Aviation MedicineRAF Institute of Aviation MedicineThe Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine was a British Royal Air Force aviation medicine research unit between 1945 and 1994.- Early days :The RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine was opened on 30 April 1945 by the Princess Royal...
; the Stewart Lecture at the Royal Aeronautical SocietyRoyal Aeronautical SocietyThe Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community.-Function:...
established in his honour in 1969
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- Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Ramsay Tainsh CBE, Director, Iraq State Railways
- Dr. Alexander Burt TaylorAlexander Burt Taylor (civil servant)Alexander Burt Taylor CBE D. Litt. FRSE , Registrar General for Scotland.Alexander Burt Taylor was born 6 June 1904 at Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland. Following schooling at the famous Hamilton Academy and at Kirkwall Grammar School, Taylor matriculated at the University of Edinburgh...
CBE, former Registrar General for Scotland; Fellow, the Royal Society of EdinburghRoyal Society of EdinburghThe Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland... - Dr. Peter Dewar Thomson OBE, founder member and Provost of the Northern Faculty of the Royal College of General PractitionersRoyal College of General PractitionersThe Royal College of General Practitioners is the professional body for general practitioners in the United Kingdom. The RCGP represents and supports GPs on key issues including licensing, education, training, research and clinical standards. It is the largest of the medical royal colleges, with...
; Fellow, Royal College of General Practitioners; Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of EdinburghRoyal College of Surgeons of EdinburghThe Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is an organisation dedicated to the pursuit of excellence and advancement in surgical practice, through its interest in education, training and examinations, its liaison with external medical bodies and representation of the modern surgical workforce... - Professor Samuel ThomsonSamuel James ThomsonProfessor Samuel James Thomson was a Scottish chemist and author, and was Reader, Titular Professor and Director of Chemical Laboratories at the University of Glasgow....
, chemist, author; Fellow, Royal Institute of ChemistryRoyal Institute of ChemistryThe Royal Institute of Chemistry was a British scientific organisation.Founded in 1877 as the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain, its role was to focus on qualifications and the professional status of chemists, and its aim was to ensure that consulting and analytical chemists were properly...
(becoming in 1980, the Royal Society of ChemistryRoyal Society of ChemistryThe Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences." It was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry with a new...
); Director of Chemical Laboratories, University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the... - David ThorburnDavid Thorburn (banker)David Thorburn is a senior Scottish-born banker; Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director, Clydesdale Bank and the Yorkshire Bank, subsidiaries of the National Australia Bank.- Education :David J...
, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director, Clydesdale BankClydesdale BankClydesdale Bank is a commercial bank in Scotland, a subsidiary of the National Australia Bank Group. In Scotland, Clydesdale Bank is the third largest clearing bank, although it also retains a branch network in London and the north of England...
plc and the Yorkshire BankYorkshire BankYorkshire Bank is a commercial bank in England and Wales, a division of Clydesdale Bank, which in turn is a subsidiary of National Australia Bank. It mostly operates in the North of England, especially in Yorkshire. In 2006 underlying profit rose 16.7 per cent to £454 million compared with a...
; former Chairman, CBI (Confederation of British IndustryConfederation of British IndustryThe Confederation of British Industry is a British not for profit organisation incorporated by Royal charter which promotes the interests of its members, some 200,000 British businesses, a figure which includes some 80% of FTSE 100 companies and around 50% of FTSE 350 companies.-Role:The CBI works...
) Scotland; past President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in ScotlandChartered Institute of Bankers in ScotlandThe Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland , which is now known as the Chartered Banker Institute, was established in 1875 and is the oldest banking institute in the world and the only remaining banking institute in the UK. It aims to help rebuild public confidence in banks and banking by... - Dr. Sam Thorburn CBE, Fellow, Royal Academy of EngineeringRoyal Academy of Engineering-Overview: is the UK’s national academy of engineering. The Academy brings together the most successful and talented engineers from across the engineering sectors for a shared purpose: to advance and promote excellence in engineering....
; Former President of the Institution of Structural EngineersInstitution of Structural EngineersThe Institution of Structural Engineers is a professional body for structural engineering based in the United Kingdom. It has 27,000 members in 105 countries. The Institution provides professional accreditation for structural engineers...
; Fellow, Institution of Civil EngineersInstitution of Civil EngineersFounded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers is an independent professional association, based in central London, representing civil engineering. Like its early membership, the majority of its current members are British engineers, but it also has members in more than 150...
; Chairman, Building Standards Advisory Committee
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- George Waddell, Registrar, High Court of Kenya
- Rev. Dr. James Bernard Walker, Chaplain, St. Andrews University; former Principal, The Queen's College, Birmingham; Awardee of the University of St AndrewsUniversity of St AndrewsThe University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
University Medal, 2011 - Sir Edward Hamilton Wallace, judge, Supreme Court of Judicature at MadrasMadras High CourtThe Madras High Court is a senior court located at Chennai , in India. The court buildings, which are believed to be the second largest judicial complex in the world, are located near the beach, in one of the city's major business districts....
, India; Snell ExhibitionerSnell exhibitionerThe Snell Exhibition is an annual scholarship awarded to a student of the University of Glasgow to allow him or her to undertake postgraduate study at Balliol College, Oxford. The award was founded by the bequest of Sir John Snell in a will made in 1677, although the original stipulation referred...
from the University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
to Balliol College, OxfordBalliol College, OxfordBalliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
, 1893; knighted 1931 - Dr. David WarnockDavid WarnockDr. David Warnock OBE was a politician and veterinarian from Alberta, Canada. He was educated at the Hamilton Academy, Lanarkshire, Scotland and at the West of Scotland Technical College , graduating MRCVS...
OBE, veterinary surgeon, politician; Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Government of British Columbia, Canada (1919–1932) - Tom WatsonTom Watson (actor)Tom Watson was a Scottish-born stage, television and film actor.- Early life :Thomas Welsh Watson was born on the 21 March 1932 at Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland. His family subsequently moving to Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, he attended the Hamilton Academy school where he excelled in amateur dramatics...
, stage, television and film actor - William Frame White RAMC, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon; Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowThe Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, is an institute of physicians and surgeons in Glasgow, Scotland.Founded by Peter Lowe after receiving a royal charter by James VI in 1599, as the Glasgow Faculty, this institution originally existed as a regulatory authority to ensure that...
; Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of EdinburghRoyal College of Surgeons of EdinburghThe Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is an organisation dedicated to the pursuit of excellence and advancement in surgical practice, through its interest in education, training and examinations, its liaison with external medical bodies and representation of the modern surgical workforce...
; Fellow, the British Orthopaedic Association; Council member, British Society for Surgery of the Hand - Agnes Wilkie, film and television progammes producer, former Head of Features Scottish Television (STV), Director of Creative Industry, Northern Film and Industry, Head of International Development, TRC Media. BAFTA Scotland and BAFTA awardBritish Academy of Film and Television ArtsThe British Academy of Film and Television Arts is a charity in the United Kingdom that hosts annual awards shows for excellence in film, television, television craft, video games and forms of animation.-Introduction:...
winning television programmes and films - Ross Wilson, Director, Scottish EnterpriseScottish EnterpriseScottish Enterprise is a sponsored non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government which encourages economic development, enterprise, innovation and investment in business...
Renfrewshire; Honorary Fellow, University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
; Managing Director, James HowdenJames HowdenJames Howden was a Scottish engineer and inventor who is noted for his invention of the Howden forced draught system for steam boilers.-Life:...
& Co. Ltd., marine engineers; Member, the Institute of PhysicsInstitute of PhysicsThe Institute of Physics is a scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding and application of physics. It has a worldwide membership of around 40,000.... - Captain William Scott Branks Wilson, solicitor and soldier, The Great War. His letters published posthumously, 1919, in a book called 'On Active Service', and one included in 'War Letters of Fallen Englishmen' (London 1930, Laurence HousmanLaurence HousmanLaurence Housman was an English playwright, writer and illustrator.-Early life:Laurence Housman was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, one of seven children who included the poet A. E. Housman and writer Clemence Housman. In 1871 his mother died, and his father remarried, to a cousin...
, editor.) (Captain Wilson, eldest son of former Provost Wilson of Motherwell, was an Hamilton Academy Dux medallist.) - Sir Robert WrightRobert Wright (surgeon)Sir Robert Wright DSO OBE was a senior British surgeon; a former President of the General Medical Council of Great Britain and former President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow....
DSO OBE, surgeon; President of the General Medical CouncilGeneral Medical CouncilThe General Medical Council registers and regulates doctors practising in the United Kingdom. It has the power to revoke or restrict a doctor's registration if it deems them unfit to practise...
; Fellow, Royal College of PhysiciansRoyal College of PhysiciansThe Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
; President, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowThe Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, is an institute of physicians and surgeons in Glasgow, Scotland.Founded by Peter Lowe after receiving a royal charter by James VI in 1599, as the Glasgow Faculty, this institution originally existed as a regulatory authority to ensure that...
; Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of EdinburghRoyal College of Surgeons of EdinburghThe Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is an organisation dedicated to the pursuit of excellence and advancement in surgical practice, through its interest in education, training and examinations, its liaison with external medical bodies and representation of the modern surgical workforce...
; Honorary Fellow, Royal Australasian College of SurgeonsRoyal Australasian College of SurgeonsThe Royal Australasian College of Surgeons is the body responsible for training and examining surgeons in Australia and New Zealand. The head office of the College is in Melbourne, Australia....
; Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandRoyal College of Surgeons of EnglandThe Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent professional body and registered charity committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical care for patients, regulating surgery, including dentistry, in England and Wales...