Sir George Skene of Fintray (1619–1708) was a Scottish merchant in the Baltic trade who served as Provost of the city of

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...

from 1676 to 1685. He was knighted in 1681. He was a burgh commissioner for

in the

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from 1681 to 1682 and 1685 to 1686. On his death in December 1708 he was buried in the family plot at the

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. The flat stone lies close to the west boundary wall around midway on its length. Today he is most famous and widely known, not for his time as Provost, but for the house he bought in Aberdeen in 1669, now home to a biographical museum.

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Portrait of Sir George Skene

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Burgh Commissioners to the Parliament of Scotland Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1681–1682 Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1685–1686 {{Scotland-provost-stub