William McD. Gordon
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William McDougall Gordon MBE (1899–1950) was born in Peterhead
Peterhead
Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement , with a population of 17,947 at the 2001 Census and estimated to have fallen to 17,330 by 2006....

, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the son of William Gordon and Margaret McDougall.

William was a cabinet maker and prior to taking up the post of Provost, William Gordon was the Town Treasurer for Peterhead
Peterhead
Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement , with a population of 17,947 at the 2001 Census and estimated to have fallen to 17,330 by 2006....

. he served as Provost of Peterhead from 1946 to 1950. He was also a J.P and had received the M.B.E. William retired as Provost in April 1950 due to poor health and died very shortly after on 27 June 1950.
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