John Manderston
John Manderston or Manderson (c.1760–1831) was a 19th-century Scottish pharmacist who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1819 to 1821.
Life
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He was born in Edinburgh in the late 18th century, the son of William Manderson, a brewer in the Canongate. In 1800 he is listed as a druggist with a shop at 21 Rose Street in Edinburgh's First New town just behind Princes Street with his house opposite his shop.[1]
He 1819 he succeeded Kincaid Mackenzie as Lord Provost of Edinburgh. He then moved house to 1 Abercromby Place in Edinburgh's Second New Town.[2]
In 1817 he is listed as Treasurer of Edinburgh Town Council.[3]
In 1821 he was succeeded in turn by William Arbuthnot.
He died in Edinburgh on 11 November 1831, then described as a "banker". He is buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh.[4] The grave lies on the north (lower) boundary of the western extension.
Family
[edit]He was married to Petra Orme (died 1833).[5] She is thought to be the daughter of George Orme, a grocer in the Lauriston district of south Edinburgh.
References
[edit]- ^ Edinburgh Post Office directory 1800
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1820
- ^ The Edinburgh Observer 1817
- ^ "John Manderston | Died: 11 Nov 1831 | Greyfriars Tolbooth and Highland Kirkyard | Grave Site". BillionGraves. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Petra Orme Manderston (Unknown-1833)". Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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