Alexander Chalmers ( pl, Aleksander Czamer; 1645–1703), born in
Dyce
Dyce ( gd, Deis) is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, situated on the River Don about northwest of the city centre. It is best known as the location of Aberdeen Airport.
History
Dyce is the site of an early medieval church dedicated to the 8 ...
, Grampian, Scotland, was a
Scottish resident of the
Polish
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* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
city of
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
in the 17th Century. He served as a judge in the city and was four times mayor in 1691, 1694, 1696 and 1702, He is commemorated by a plaque erected in his honour on his former house at the corner of Wąski and Szeroki Dunaj (now housing the Leathercraft Museum). He arrived in Poland around 1676 and died in 1703.
References
Scottish emigrants to Poland
1645 births
1703 deaths
Mayors of Warsaw
Politicians from Aberdeen
16th-century Scottish people
16th-century Polish people
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