William Sleigh (Australian Politician)
William Sleigh may refer to: * William Lowrie Sleigh, Scottish businessman * William Campbell Sleigh William Campbell Sleigh (1818– 23 January 1887) was an English lawyer and politician. He became a serjeant-at-law in 1868, the last person received into Serjeants' Inn who was not a judge. Early life Sleigh was born in Dublin, the eldest son of ...

William Lowrie Sleigh
Sir William Lowrie Sleigh JP DL (1866–1945) was a Scottish businessman who co-founded the bicycle company the Ross & Sleigh Cycle Company (later renamed Rossleigh and expanding to sell cars). The company later evolved into Lowrie Sleigh Chauffeur Services. Sleigh served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1923 to 1926. Life He was born in 1866 the son of Peter Sleigh (1823–1892), a farmer in Lauder, and his wife, Mary Millar. The family lived at Marion Villa on Sciennes Hill in the Grange, Edinburgh. Sleigh worked with his friend, Thomas Fraser Ross, in the Post Office, but they decided to leave to set up a company together, selling cycles (originally ''Penny Farthings'') founding the Ross and Sleigh Cycle Company in 1889. They established a shop at 28 Elm Row at the head of Leith Walk. In 1910 he lived at 50 Lauder Road in the Grange. In 1923 he replaced Sir Thomas Hutchison as Lord Provost of Edinburgh, and was replaced in turn by Sir Alexander Stevenson in 1926. He was kn ...
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