James Wilson McKay

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James Wilson McKay ( 1912 - May 25, 1992 ) was Mayor of Edinburgh and a Scottish Freemason .

Life

In 1969 McKay replaced Herbert Archbold Brechin as Lord Provost of Edinburgh and held this office until 1972. Jack Kane was his successor . In 1979 he replaced Robert Wolrige Gordon as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland and held this office until 1983. In 1983 McKay was succeeded as Grand Master by JM Marcus Humphrey.

Web links

  • Photo with his wife in the City Chambers of Edinburgh on the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland website.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.brainyhistory.com/daysbirth/birth_march_12.html
  2. ↑ http://www.hm-waterguard.org.uk/Bond%20-%20December%202007.pdf  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.hm-waterguard.org.uk  
  3. ↑ http://www.scribd.com/doc/20997999/GRAND-LODGE-OF-SCOTLAND-2008  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.scribd.com  
personal data
SURNAME McKay, James Wilson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McKay, James W.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish Lord Provost and Freemason
DATE OF BIRTH 1912
DATE OF DEATH May 25, 1992