Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – Andrew Duncan, Sr
Andrew Duncan, Sr (1744-1828) Persevering with a 40 year fundraising campaign Born in Pinkerton, Fife, in 1744 and a graduate of the University of St Andrews (MA 1762; MD 1769),…
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Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – Lady Mary Lindsay Crawford
Lady Mary Lindsay Crawford (1760-1833) A spectre of a philanthropist It is Halloween; it is stormy. So, what better time to focus on a philanthropist whose ghostly apparition is said…
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – Hamish McHamish
Hamish McHamish (1999-2014) ‘local legend and cat about town’ Hamish McHamish became known as St Andrews’ town cat. Born in 1999, Hamish belonged to a retired BBC producer but, from…
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – James Gillespie
James Gillespie (1726-1797) ‘An Edinburgh character through and through, with an impressive nose fit for a snuff merchant’ Background: Born into a family of modest means in 1726 in Roslin,…
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – Anna and Edward Harkness
Background: Mother and son duo, Anna and Edward Harkness were both prominent American philanthropists. Anna was born in Dalton, Ohio, 25th October 1837, and married Stephen Vanderburgh Harkness, with whom…
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – William Chambers
William Chambers (1800-1883) Publisher, Public Servant, Philanthropist Background: William Chambers was born in Peebles in the Scottish Borders. Following bankruptcy, the family moved to Edinburgh in 1813. Here,…
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute (1847-1900) Background: Influential Victorian patron and philanthropist John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, was born on 12th September 1847. Continuing…
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – The Buchanan Sisters
The Buchanan Sisters Thanks to David Joyce, who provided an updated version of this Scottish Philanthropy Snippet in October 2024, based on his research into the history of Bellfield. His…
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – Emma Maitland Stirling
Emma Maitland Stirling (1839-1907) ‘a prickly, perhaps injudicious, but forceful pioneer’ Background: Emma Maitland Stirling was born in Edinburgh on 15th December 1839 as the youngest of 12 children into…
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – Catherine Sinclair
Catherine Sinclair (1800-1864) Background: Catherine Sinclair, Scottish novelist and writer, was born in Edinburgh on 17th April 1800. She was the fourth daughter and sixth of thirteen children of Rt…