Walter Brown (c.1770–c.1840) was a Scottish wine merchant who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1827 to 1829.
16-1114: Walter Brown may refer to: Politics [ edit ] Walter Brown (Lord Provost) (c. 1770–c. 1840), Lord Provost of Edinburgh, 1827–1829 Walter L. Brown (1846–1924), New York politician Walter Folger Brown (1869–1961), U.S. Postmaster General Walter George Brown (1875–1940), Canadian Member of Parliament, 1939–1940 Walter B. Brown (1920–1998), American politician and businessman from South Carolina Walt Brown (politician) (Walter Frederick Brown, born 1926), Oregon state senator, Socialist Party USA presidential candidate Sports [ edit ] Jumbo Brown (Walter George Brown, 1907–1966), American baseball player Walter Brown (baseball) (1915–1991), American baseball pitcher Walter Brown (canoeist) (1925–2011), Australian canoer Walter Brown (cricketer) (1868–1954), Indian-born English cricketer Walter Brown (footballer, born 1867) (1867–?), English football forward Walt Brown (racing driver) (1911–1951), American racecar driver Walter A. Brown (1905–1964), founding owner of
32-578: A distinctive and recognisable style. The Trotter family were part of the Merchant Company of Edinburgh from 1691. William was born in Edinburgh on 10 November 1772 one of at least eleven children of Thomas Trotter (1724-1804) and his wife, Charlotte Knox. His grandfather Thomas Trotter (1685-1767) was a major supplier of provisions and is recorded as supplying the Duke of Cumberland's army in
48-686: Is buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard . The grave lies in the extreme north-east corner of the western extension. Both Ballindean and Abercromby Place survive and both are listed buildings . His shop and warehouse on Princes Street were redeveloped to create the North British Hotel, now called the Balmoral Hotel . In 1801 he married his cousin , St Clair Stuart Knox. They had six sons and three daughters. The oldest son Robert Knox Trotter of Ballindean (1807-1876) joined
64-606: Is held by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery . His portrait in oils is held at Merchants Hall in Edinburgh. This Scottish biographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . William Trotter (cabinet-maker) William Trotter of Ballindean JP DL (1772–1833) was a Scottish cabinet-maker who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1825 to 1827. A highly respected maker of Regency furniture he has been called Scotland's greatest cabinet-maker. He has
80-580: Is living at 3 Buccleuch Place in Edinburgh's South Side. It is unclear if this is Walter or his father. He joined Edinburgh Town Council in 1815 and became a Baillie in 1817. In 1826 he was President of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce. In 1825, he was running a wine and spirit shop at 19 Lothian Street under the name Walter Brown & Son . In 1827, he succeeded William Trotter of Ballindean as Lord Provost of Edinburgh. His duties as Lord Provost included improvements to Leith Docks . He
96-816: The Royal Mile to Greyfriars Kirk and The Meadows. Victoria Street is a masterpiece of town planning. The 1827 Act also included a new western approach to the Royal Mile, climbing around the south side of Edinburgh Castle and now known as Johnston Terrace. The western connection in the plan, from Johnston Terrace to the west end of the Grassmarket, was never built. He was succeeded as Lord Provost by William Allan of Glen in 1829. Walter Brown & Son were still trading from Lothian Street in 1840 but gone by 1845. A full length silhouette by Augustin Edouart
112-733: The 1745 rebellion. His eldest uncle, also William Trotter, was the Shore Dues Officer in Leith and lived at 79 Princes Street . His uncle Rev John Trotter was minister of Ceres, Fife and later minister of the Scots Church in London . His brother Thomas Trotter joined the army and rose to the rank of Major General in the Royal Artillery . Some time in the 1740s his father had gone into partnership with Robert Young to create
128-850: The Boston Celtics Other [ edit ] Walter Francis Brown (1853–1929), American painter and illustrator Walter Lewis Brown (1861–1931), American librarian Walter Brown (soldier) (1885–1942), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross Walter Brown (mathematician) (1886–1957), Scottish mathematician and engineer Walter Brown (singer) (1917–1956), American blues shouter who sang with Jay McShann's band Walter Brown (actor) (1927–2013), actor from New Zealand Walt Brown (creationist) (born 1937), lecturer on creationism Walter Brown (chaplain) (1910–1944), Canadian military chaplain Walter
144-603: The North British Hotel). These had previously been the premises of "Young & Trotter". He is then described as a cabinet-maker, upholsterer and undertaker. From this time until 1817 the family lived at 25 Northumberland Street in Edinburgh. In 1820 he bought the Ballindean estate in Perthshire from Sir David Wedderburn, 1st Baronet at a cost of £67,000. It lies midway between Perth and Dundee and
160-586: The Softy Fictional Character in The Beano , also known as Walter Brown See also [ edit ] USS Walter S. Brown (DE-258) , US Navy escort destroyer named after a machinist's mate killed at Pearl Harbor Walter Browne (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
176-561: The Trotters since 1741 ) to his own specification. The architect was Thomas Hamilton thought to be a cousin of Hamilton his business partner. The house includes a very large ballroom. The old house was downgraded to estate offices and demolished in 1962. His final shop was at 9 Princes Street. It had a substantial warehouse attached to its rear. He died at home, 13 Abercromby Place in Edinburgh's Second New Town on 16 August 1833. He
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#1732783549540192-432: The furniture company of "Young & Trotter". In 1796 a further partner was added and it was renamed "Young, Trotter & Hamilton". The family home until 1797 was on Gosford Close on Edinburgh's Royal Mile . They then moved to 23 George Street: a new house in Edinburgh's First New Town. In 1810 he was living and trading in the small section of houses on the south side of Princes Street at its east end (later rebuilt as
208-426: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter_Brown&oldid=1248706801 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Walter Brown (Lord Provost) In 1810, "Walter Brown, merchant"
224-486: Was by William Burn . In July 1825 he was commissioned to provide furniture for the Chinese Room at the newly completed Kinfauns Castle , a neighbour to the Ballindean estate. The furniture was ready for the castle's first occupation by Francis, 14th Lord Gray in 1826. In 1830 he added the estate of South Ballo to the Ballindean estate and in 1832 he rebuilt Ballindean House (originally built in 1711 and owned by
240-561: Was previously the home of John Wedderburn . The estate includes the home farm and four tenanted farms in the parishes of Inchture and Longforgan . In 1825 William succeeded Alexander Henderson of Press as Lord Provost. He was then living at 13 Abercromby Place. His most notable decision as Lord Provost was agreeing the layout of the Grindlay estate in south-west Edinburgh: Castle Terrace, Lothian Road (north), Cambridge Street, Spittal Street and Grindlay Street. The feuing and masterplan
256-695: Was then living at 41 Lauriston Place on the south side of Edinburgh close to George Heriot's School . The most dramatic event in Edinburgh during his tenure were the Burke and Hare murders (1828). In architectural terms his most important act was the Edinburgh Improvement Act of 1827 which conceived the Victoria Street connection from the Grassmarket , connecting to a new north-south road, George IV Bridge , which then connects
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