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Alexander Brodie (1748–1812)
Alexander Brodie may refer to: * Sir Alexander Brodie, Lord Brodie (1617–1680) of Brodie, member of the Parliament of Scotland for Elginshire 1643–50 * Alexander Brodie (died 1672) of Lethen, member of the Parliament of Scotland for Nairnshire 1646–9 * Alexander Brodie (1697–1754) of Brodie, Lord Lyon King of Arms and a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain 1720–54 for Elginshire, Caithness and Inverness * Alexander Brodie (died 1770) of Lethen, member of parliament for Nairnshire 1735–41 * Alexander Brodie (1748–1812), member of parliament for Nairnshire 1785–90 and Elgin Burghs 1790–1802 * Alexander Brodie (sculptor) (1829/30–1867), Scottish sculptor, younger brother of William Brodie * Alexander Oswald Brodie (1849–1918), US soldier and Governor of Arizona Territory 1902–5 * John Alexander Brodie (1858–1934), civil engineer and town planner * Several members of Clan Brodie Clan Brodie is a Scottish clan whose origins are uncertain. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Brodie, Lord Brodie
Alexander Brodie (1617–1680), of Brodie, lord of session, was a notable Scottish diarist of the 17th century. He was Chief of Clan Brodie, and resided at Brodie Castle in Elginshire. Early life Brodie, born on 25 July 1617, was the eldest son of David Brodie of Brodie and Grizzel, daughter of Thomas Dunbar, and niece on her mother's side of the Admirable Crichton. In 1628 he was sent to England, where he remained till 1632. In the latter year he enrolled as a student in King's College, Aberdeen, but he didn't take a degree. On 19 May 1636 he was served as heir of his father by a dispensation of the lords of council, and on 28 Oct. of the same year he married the widow of John Urquhart of Craigston, by whom he had a son, James Brodie, and a daughter. Iconoclast Brodie was a strong Presbyterian, and, in December 1640, headed a party which demolished two oil paintings of the Crucifixion of Jesus and the Day of Judgment in the cathedral of Elgin. He also mutilated the fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Brodie (died 1672)
Alexander Brodie may refer to: * Sir Alexander Brodie, Lord Brodie (1617–1680) of Brodie, member of the Parliament of Scotland for Elginshire 1643–50 * Alexander Brodie (died 1672) of Lethen, member of the Parliament of Scotland for Nairnshire 1646–9 * Alexander Brodie (1697–1754) of Brodie, Lord Lyon King of Arms and a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain 1720–54 for Elginshire, Caithness and Inverness * Alexander Brodie (died 1770) of Lethen, member of parliament for Nairnshire 1735–41 * Alexander Brodie (1748–1812), member of parliament for Nairnshire 1785–90 and Elgin Burghs 1790–1802 * Alexander Brodie (sculptor) (1829/30–1867), Scottish sculptor, younger brother of William Brodie * Alexander Oswald Brodie (1849–1918), US soldier and Governor of Arizona Territory 1902–5 * John Alexander Brodie (1858–1934), civil engineer and town planner * Several members of Clan Brodie Clan Brodie is a Scottish clan whose origins are uncertain. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nairnshire (Parliament Of Scotland Constituency)
Nairnshire was a constituency of the Parliament of Scotland before the Union with England in 1707. The barons of the shire or sheriffdom of Nairn elected two commissioners to represent them in the Parliament and in the Convention of Estates. At the time of the Union Hugh Rose, commissioner for Nairnshire was chosen as one of the Scottish representatives to the first Parliament of Great Britain. From 1708 Nairnshire elected one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 memb .... List of shire commissioners * 1617, 1628–1633: John Dunbar of Moynes * 1628–1633, 1630 convention: John Campbell of CalderFosterp. 56 * 1639–1641: James Grant of Moyness * 1643 convention: Alexander Dunbar of BoathFosterp. 108 * 1646–1647, 1648: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Brodie (1697–1754)
Alexander Brodie, 19th of that Ilk (17 August 1697 – 9 March 1754) was a Scottish politician and clan chief who served as the Lord Lyon King of Arms from 1727 to 1754. Born in Moray, Scotland into a Highland family, he also sat in the British House of Commons from 1720 to 1754, representing the constituencies of Elginshire, Caithness and Inverness Burghs. In addition to serving as the clan chief of Clan Brodie, he also regulated the heraldry of Scotland as the most junior of the Scottish Great Officers of State. Early life Brodie was the second son of George Brodie of Brodie and Aslick in Moray. His mother Emilia was the 5th daughter and co-heir of James Brodie of that Ilk. He was educated at Marischal College in Aberdeen, and possibly also at Leiden University in the Netherlands. In 1724 he married Mary Sleigh (1704–1760), daughter of Major Samuel Sleigh of the 16th Foot. They had two children: a daughter Emilia (born 1730) who married John Macleod, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Brodie (died 1770)
Alexander Brodie of Lethen (died 28 April 1770) was a Scottish politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nairnshire from 1735 to 1741. He was the oldest son of Alexander Brodie (of Duneran 1691 and Lethen 1703), and his wife Sophia, a daughter of Sir Hugh Campbell of Calder. He succeeded to his father's estates in 1745. In 1754 he married Henrietta Grant, a daughter of the Colonel William Grant of Ballindalloch, with whom he had two sons and three daughters. References Year of birth missing 1770 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies British MPs 1734–1741 {{Scotland-GreatBritain-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Brodie (1748–1812)
Alexander Brodie may refer to: * Sir Alexander Brodie, Lord Brodie (1617–1680) of Brodie, member of the Parliament of Scotland for Elginshire 1643–50 * Alexander Brodie (died 1672) of Lethen, member of the Parliament of Scotland for Nairnshire 1646–9 * Alexander Brodie (1697–1754) of Brodie, Lord Lyon King of Arms and a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain 1720–54 for Elginshire, Caithness and Inverness * Alexander Brodie (died 1770) of Lethen, member of parliament for Nairnshire 1735–41 * Alexander Brodie (1748–1812), member of parliament for Nairnshire 1785–90 and Elgin Burghs 1790–1802 * Alexander Brodie (sculptor) (1829/30–1867), Scottish sculptor, younger brother of William Brodie * Alexander Oswald Brodie (1849–1918), US soldier and Governor of Arizona Territory 1902–5 * John Alexander Brodie (1858–1934), civil engineer and town planner * Several members of Clan Brodie Clan Brodie is a Scottish clan whose origins are uncertain. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elgin Burghs (UK Parliament Constituency)
Elgin Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. Until 1832, when Peterhead was added, the constituency comprised the parliamentary burghs of Elgin, Cullen, Banff, Inverurie and Kintore, lying in Elginshire (later known as Morayshire), Banffshire and Aberdeenshire. Creation The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Elgin, Banff, Cullen, Inverurie and Kintore. History The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished in 1918. In 1918, Elgin became part of Moray and Nairn, Banff and Cullen part of Banffshire, Inverurie and Kintore part of Central Aberdeenshire and Peterhead part of East Aberdeenshire. Members of Parliament Election resu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Brodie (sculptor)
Alexander Brodie may refer to: * Sir Alexander Brodie, Lord Brodie (1617–1680) of Brodie, member of the Parliament of Scotland for Elginshire 1643–50 * Alexander Brodie (died 1672) of Lethen, member of the Parliament of Scotland for Nairnshire 1646–9 * Alexander Brodie (1697–1754) of Brodie, Lord Lyon King of Arms and a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain 1720–54 for Elginshire, Caithness and Inverness * Alexander Brodie (died 1770) of Lethen, member of parliament for Nairnshire 1735–41 * Alexander Brodie (1748–1812), member of parliament for Nairnshire 1785–90 and Elgin Burghs 1790–1802 * Alexander Brodie (sculptor) (1829/30–1867), Scottish sculptor, younger brother of William Brodie * Alexander Oswald Brodie (1849–1918), US soldier and Governor of Arizona Territory 1902–5 * John Alexander Brodie (1858–1934), civil engineer and town planner * Several members of Clan Brodie See also * Alexander Broadie (born 1942), Scottish historian of philosophy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brodie (sculptor)
William Brodie (22 January 1815 – 30 October 1881) was a Scottish sculptor who worked in Edinburgh. Life He was the son of John Brodie, a Banff, Aberdeenshire, Banff shipmaster, and elder brother of Alexander Brodie (sculptor), Alexander Brodie (1830–1867), also a sculptor. When he was about six years old, his family moved to Aberdeen. William Brodie was later apprenticed to a plumber, studying in his spare time at the Mechanic's Institute, where he amused himself by casting lead figures of well-known people. He soon began to model small medallion portraits which attracted the attention of John Hill Burton. It was Burton who encouraged him to go to Edinburgh in 1847. Here Brodie studied for four years at the Trustees' School of Design, learning to model on a larger scale, and also executing a bust of one of his earliest patrons, Lord Jeffrey. At this time he lived at 14 Heriot Place in the Lauriston district of Edinburgh. About 1853 he went to Rome, where he studied unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Oswald Brodie
Alexander Oswald Brodie (November 13, 1849The date of Brodie's birth is uncertain with multiple dates in October and November 1849 being possible. – May 10, 1918) was an American military officer and engineer. Earning his initial reputation during the Indian wars, he came to prominence for his service with the Rough Riders during the Spanish–American War. His friendship with Theodore Roosevelt then led to Brodie being appointed Governor of Arizona Territory from 1902 to 1905. Background Alexander O. Brodie was a lineal descendant of Robert III, King of Scotland. His family originated in Northern Scotland and his branch of the Clan Brodie is known as Brodie of Caithness. Brodie was born to Joseph and Margaret (Brown) Brodie near Edwards, New York, in late 1849, the second of four children. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Brodie was 11 years old and asked his father to allow him to enlist. Brodie's father promised him that he would be sent to West Point when he was old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Alexander Brodie
John Alexander Brodie (1858 – 1934) was an English civil engineer. He was especially known for his contribution to town planning in Liverpool, notably as one of the engineers who led the design of the Mersey Tunnel under the River Mersey. He is also known for inventing the netting for football goals in 1889. Early life John Alexander Brodie was born in Bridgnorth on 1 June 1858. His father, James Brodie, was a Scottish man from Kettins. Brodie served his apprenticeship in 1875, working in the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board engineering department under Chief Engineer George Fosbery Lyster. In 1879, he won scholarships to study mathematics at Owen's College in Manchester. After graduation, he served a three-year traineeship in the office of Sir Joseph Whitworth. Civil engineering career After a short spell working for the Liverpool City Engineer's Department, he set up a private consultancy and spent some time working in Bilbao, Spain. He returned to Britain in 1884. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan Brodie
Clan Brodie is a Scottish clan whose origins are uncertain. The first known Brodie Clan chief, chiefs were the thegn, Thanes of Brodie and Dyke in Morayshire. The Brodies were present in several clan conflicts and, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, civil war, were ardent covenanters. They had indirect involvement in the Jacobite uprising of 1715 but none with that of 1745. Some members of the family worked for the British East India Company in the 18th Century. Origins of the name Early references to Brodie were written as ''Brochy'', ''Brothy'', ''Brothie'', ''Brothu'', or ''Brode''. Various meanings to the name Brodie have been advanced, but given the Brodies' uncertain origin, and the varying ways Brodie has been pronounced/written, these remain but suppositions. Some of the suggestions that have been advanced as to the meaning of the name Brodie are: *Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic for "a little ridge"; "a brow", or "a precipice"; *"ditch" or "mire", from the old Irish word ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
