Alexander Anderson (Lord Provost Of Aberdeen)
Alexander Anderson of Blelack (1802–1887) was a Scottish advocate and politician who served as Lord Provost of Aberdeen from 1859 to 1866. Life He was born in Strichen manse on 10 June 1802, the son of Rev Alexander Anderson, and his wife, Helen Findlay. He was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School then studied law at Marischal College, Aberdeen, graduating MA in 1819. In 1827 he was created an advocate. In 1830 he was operating as an advocate from 25 Marischal Street in Aberdeen. He first joined William Adam to create the firm Adam & Anderson. He later created the legal firm of Anderson & Rae. Amongst his non-legal activities he reorganised the Aberdeen Dispensary (which later became Aberdeen Maternity Hospital) and acted as its treasurer for 32 years, and set up the Aberdeen Fire and Life Assurance company in 1836. This was renamed the Northern Assurance company in 1848. He was involved in banking and in the creation (and routing) of the Great North of Scotland Railway (G ...
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Sir Alexander Anderson, Lord Provost Of Aberdeen
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English language, English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of Order of chivalry, orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifi ...
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