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Lord James Abercrombie ~ 1706-81 ~ Banffshire-born,
he assumed command of all British forces in North
America. It has been written that he was held in
universal contempt.1
George Abernethy ~ 1807-77 ~ territorial Governor of
Oregon (1845-49), was born in New York City of Scottish
parentage. "As a governor he was patriotic, efficient,
and unselfish".17
M. Robert Ackhane ~ Prisoner sent to MA in 1652.10
John Johnstone Adair b. 1807 ~ graduate of Glasgow
University, settled in Michigan, filled several
important positions and became State Treasurer, State
Senator, and Auditor General.17
John Adair ~ 1797-1840 ~ eighth Governor of Kentucky
(1820-24), was of Scottish parentage. "His term was
marked by great legislative activity for the promotion
of education in the state, and by the abolition of
imprisonment for debt." The state library was founded
under his auspices. Adair county was so named in his
honor.17
John Adair ~ b. 1758 Ancestor of Mary Adair and Robert
Adair. Married a Cherokee girl called Gahoga Mary
Adair's great-great-great grandparents).1
William Adair ~ born near Glasgow in 1815, developed a
profitable business as gardener and horticulturist in
Michigan, and served as State Senator from 1861 to 1865,
1869-70.17
Alexander Bruce Adam ~ b. 1839 ~ merchant, b. Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, July 2, 1839; s.
Alexander and Bruce (Wilson) Adam; ed. schools of
Dunfermline, Scotland; m. Boston, Mass., July 16, 1868,
Alice Nash; one daughter: Elizabeth Bruce. Began
business life as dry goods clerk, serving apprenticeship
of five years in Dunfermline, followed by two years in
retail store in Glasgow; came to Boston in 1859 from
Scotland and entered the dry goods firm of Hogge, Brown
& Taylor; came to Chicago in 1864 and entered the employ
of Keith, Faxon & Co., wholesale millinery, which
dissolved in 1867; then with O. R. Keith & Co., in the
same line, until 1879, being a partner in that firm from
1870 until, in 1884, the firm of Edson Keith & Co.,
wholesale millinery, was founded, in which he was a
partner until 1896; and since the present corporation of
Edson Keith & Co. was organized, Jan. 1, 1897, has been
its pres. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Calumet,
Washington Park. Office: 132-134 Michigan Av. Residence:
2249 Calumet Av.20
William Adam ~ 1689-1748 ~ Father of Robert Adam and a
famous architect of his time.14
Cornelius Bull Adams ~ Father of Cornelius Rollin Adams,
husband of Martha B. Loomis of Fairfield CT.11
Cornelius Rollin Adams ~ b. 1856 ~ Lawyer b. Washington
D.C. Son of Cornelius Bull Adams of Fairfield, CT and
Martha B. Loomis Adams, daughter of Gen. Lewis Loomis of
Colebrook NH. He graduated Dr. Hanson's classical
institute, Waterville, ME in 1877. Married in Colebrook,
NH in 1883 Myrtle Heath. On leaving school in 1879, he
spent one year in office of H. S. and F. S. Osborn and
then moved to Oshkosh, WI where he was admitted to the
Wisconsin bar; returned to Chicago in 1881 and was
admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1882 and has since been
engaged in general practice of law in Chicago.
Republican, Mason, K.T. Residence 1911 Maywood, IL;
office 154 W. Randolph St.11
Cyrus Hall Adams ~ b. 1849 ~ Retired Board of Trade
Merchant in 1911. Born Kerr's Creek, Rockbridge Co., VA,
the son of Hugh and Amanda (McCormick) Adams, mother was
daughter of Robert McCormack, ed. Chicago Public Schools
and old Univ. of Chicago; married Chicago 9/26/1878 Emma
J., daughter of Lyman Blair; one son, Cyrus H., Jr.
Entered employ of Cyrus H. McCormick & Co., 1867; became
member of the firm of McCormick, Adams and Co. in 1871
and head of the firm of Cyrus H. Adams & Co., 1883;
retired from business due to ill health in 1889. During
1871-89 was member of the Arbitration committee; member
of the Appeals com. and a dir. of the board of Trade.
Was dir. Nat. Bank of America. Independent Democrat,
Presbyterian, Trustee, McCormick Theological Seminary;
member Board of Governors, Presbyterian Hospital for a
number of years; governing member Art Institute of
Chicago; Member Union League, Onwentsia, Saddle & Cycle.
Residence: 711 Rush Street. Office: 313 Postal Telegraph
Bldg.11
Cyrus Hall Adams, Jr. ~ b. 1881 ~ Son Cyrus Hall/Emma J.
Blair . A.B. Princeton Univ. 1903; LLB Northwestern
Univ. School of Law, 1906; married Mary S. Shumway of
Chicago in 1906. Admitted to the IL bar 1906 and since
actively engaged in practice at Chicago. Republican.
Presbyterian. Member. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs:
University, Saddle and cycle. Residence: 121 E. Huron
St. Office: First Nat'l Bank bldg.11
Ethel Adams ~ Child David/Margaret Hogg. Married to L.
R. Adams of Chicago.11
Hugh Adams ~ Father of Cyrus Hall Adams. Married to
Amanda McCormick, daughter of Robert McCormick.11
James Adams~ Delaware's first printer (1761), was an
Ulster Scot who learned the art of printing in
Londonderry and founded the Wilmington Courant in
1762.17
Adams, NFN ~ Mother of Della M. MacMullen. Belonged to
the old Massachusetts family from which John Adams, the
second president of the U.S. came.12
David P. Adamson ~ From Dunfermline. Mormon who pushed a
hand-cart for 1,300 miles to reach his new home in Salt
Lake City, UT.1
George Adamson ~ 1906-1989 ~ He was born in India of
Scottish ancestry. He protected animals, particularly
lions and their environment, in Africa. He and his wife
Joy created the legend of Elsa, a lion cub they raised,
and which became famous in the book and film Born
Free.14
John Adamson ~ He published the Boston Scotsman from
1906 to 1914. The Caledonia, which appeared between 1901
and 1923.1
Robert Adamson ~ of Edinburgh, was first to recognize
the artistic potential of photography (with David Octavius Hill).14
Thomas Adamson ~ Indentured Servant Maryland 1775. He
was 21, a tanner indented 4 years, and arrived on the
Fortune.10
Alexander Addison ~ 1759-1807 ~ Born in Scotland, became
President Judge of the Fifth Judicial District of
Pennsylvania under the Constitution of 1770.1, 17
Edgar Douglas Adrian ~ First baron Adrian of Cambridge.
An Englishman of Scottish descent, he won the 1932 Nobel
Prize for physiology or medicine for his studies on the
physiology of the nervous system, especially the
function of neurons.14
George Affleck ~ Died October 18, 1897; buried in
Illinois St. Andrew Society plot at Rosehill Cemetery,
Chicago IL, Sec. E.
Dr. David Hayes Agnew ~ 1818-92 ~ was of Scottish
descent. In his work "he attained a degree of eminence
which has rarely, if ever, been equaled, and to which
our own times and generation furnish no parallel."17
Harold M. Agnew ~ American physicist and son of a
Scotch-Irish stonecutter, he helped build the first
nuclear reactor in a Chicago squash court in 1942 and
then went to Los Alamos to help build the atomic bomb.
On May 6, 1945, he autographed the first atomic bomb and
few in the Hiroshima mission as an observer. Although he
was only 24 years old, he was the only person to witness
the entire procedure, from the pile in Chicago, to the
building of the bomb, to the bombing of Hiroshima.14
Howard H. Aiken ~ Presumed to be Scottish by his
surname, is credited with producing the world's first
automatic sequence computer in 1939. He was assisted by
Grace Murray Hopper.14
James Aikin ~ Settled in NY 1774. Millwright, who at 41
sailed on the Golden Rule.10
Hew Ainslie ~ d. 1878 ~ From Bargeny Mains, Aryshire, he
was considered Kentucky's most influential poet of the
19th century. He set off in 1822 to America after
marrying his cousin, Janet. He tried farming before
joining Robert Owen's colony at New Harmony, IN. He
moved into the brewing business and began constructing
breweries and distilleries. He is best known for his
'Pilgrimage to the Land of Burns' published in 1822. He
settled in Louisville, KY.1, 17
Maggie Aird ~ Died April 22, 1900; buried in Illinois
St. Andrew Society plot at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago,
IL, Section E.
Earl of Airlie ~ The younger son (no name mentioned)
raised cattle and horses on Colorado land given him by
his father.1
Robert
Aitchison ~ Member of South Chicago Caledonian
Club and Member of the Robert Burns Memorial and
Monument Committee. Director of the Illinois Saint
Andrew Society in 1891.
Jane Aitken ~ Daughter of Robert.1
Robert Aitken ~ 1734-1802 ~ Dalkeith-born printer and
publisher set himself up in Philadelphia in 1769 as a
bookseller. A few years later he was publishing the
Pennsylvania Magazine from January 1775 to June 1776,
the first magazine in Philadelphia containing
illustrations, most of which were engraved by Aitken
himself. Tom Paine contributed to this magazine. He also
produced the first engravings of the Revolutionary War.
He printed the 'Aitken Bible', the first complete
English Bible printed in America when imports were
halted from Britain. He was succeeded in business by his
daughter, Jane.1,14,17
Robert Ingersoll Aitken ~ born in San Francisco of
Scottish parents, he designed the monuments to President
McKinley at St. Helena, Berkeley and in Golden Gate
Park, San Francisco. He also designed the monument to
the American Navy in Union Square, SF. In 1906 he moved
to New York and has executed busts of some of the most
prominent Americans of the day. Notable of his ideal
sculptures are "Bacchante" (1908), "The Flame" (1909)
and "Fragment" (1909).17
William Maxwell Aitken ~ 1879-1964 ~ Lord Beaverbrook.
Son of a Presbyterian minister who had emigrated from
Scotland to New Brunswick. Aitken became a millionaire
stockbroker in Montreal at age 29 and moved to England,
where he was elected to Parliament. In 1916 he bought
control of the London Daily Express and two years later
founded the Sunday Express. He bought the Evening
Standard in 1923. Aitken greatly increased the
circulation of his papers and made another fortune. He
held the rank of British cabinet minister in both world
wars.14
J. A. Aitkenside ~ Minnesota's first printer.14
Robert Aitkins ~ On the frigate Trumbull during the
Revolutionary War.1
Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin ~ Astronaut and second man on the
moon. Ross clan.14
Abraham Alexander ~ 1717-86 ~ He was an Ulster-Scot. He
chaired a meeting 5/19/75 in Charlotte NC regarding the
British treatment of Patriots after the Boston Tea
Party. The Mecklenburg Declaration was the result. It
dissolved the political bonds connecting them with
Britain and all 'associations with that nation who have
want only trampled on our rights and liberties and
inhumanely shed the innocent blood of American Patriots
at Lexington'. The Highlanders declared themselves free
and independent. This was the second declaration by
Scots in America, the first being at Fincastle County VA
as early as January, 1775.1
Archibald Alexander ~ 1772-1851 ~ fourth President of
Hampden-Sidney College, Virginia (1796-1806), and
Professor in Princeton Theological Seminary (1812-51),
was of Scottish parentage.
Cosmo Alexander ~ a skilled portrait painter, born in
Scotland, was Gilbert Charles Stuart's teacher for a
time.17
Gilbert Alexander ~ b. 1874 ~ Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
on August 29, 1874. He was educated in the public
schools of Glasgow and came to the United States in
1894. He married Elizabeth W. Livingston on August 5,
1908. One daughter was born, Betty Agnes (Mrs. Frank E.
Novak). Mr. Alexander held various positions with Sears,
Roebuck and Company from 1900-1935. He became President
of Allstate Insurance Company in 1938. He was also Board
Chairman of the Suburban Trust and Savings Bank and a
Vice-President of Creed and Stewart in Aurora. He was a
Republican, a Presbyterian, and a Mason. He was a member
of the Oak Park Country Club and the Chicago Athletic
Club. His home was at 205 N. Lombard Avenue in Oak Park,
and his office was at 20 N. Wacker Dr. in Chicago. He
was President of the Illinois Saint Andrew Society in
1932 and 1933.2
Grover Alexander ~ One of the three winningest pitchers
in baseball was of partly-Scottish descent. He won 374
games.14
H. R. L. G. Alexander ~ Earl Alexander of Tunis. Field
Marshall Alexander has been called by authorities
"unquestionably the greatest British field commander of
the second world war." He commanded the rear guard at
Dunkirk, then coordinated the Allied advances in North
Africa, which led to the German surrender at Tunis in
1943. He also commanded the forces of many nations that
drove the Germans from Sicily, forcing the Italian army
to surrender, and eventually liberated all of Italy. Of
Ulster-Scottish stock, he had probably directly
descended from Scotland's Royal House of the Isles.14
James Alexander ~ 1690-1756 ~ Left Edinburgh in 1695 and
rose to become attorney-general of Pennsylvania. In 1735
he defended a printer named Zenger on charges of libel
against the royal governor. Zenger had accused the
governor of rigging elections and this was considered a
libel against the King himself. He persuaded the jury on
an acquittal, thus pioneering freedom of the press and
free speech. He was disbarred for defending Zenger.
Along with Benjamin Franklin, he was one of the founders
of the American Philosophical Society.1,17
John Alexander ~ 1808-1872. ~ Born in Mauchline in
Ayrshire, he was a member of the Charist Movement. He
went to Texas but failed to get the Cabot community off
the ground. There was more success for the village of
Glasgow, Wisconsin, with immigrants coming mid-century
from west-central Scotland.1
James Waddell Alexander ~ 1804-59 ~ Professor of
Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres at Princeton (1833-44) and
of Ecclesiastical History and Church Government in
Princeton Theological Seminary (1844-51) was the son of
Archibald Alexander b. 1772.17
James Waddell Alexander ~ 1839-1915 ~ Son of William C.
Alexander b. 1806 was also President of the same
Company.17
John White Alexander ~ b. 1856 American artist of
Scottish descent.17
Joseph Addison Alexander ~ 1809-60 ~ Orientalist and
Biblical critic, was another son of Archibald
Alexander.17
Joseph Alexander ~ In 1768, he opened the first
classical school in North Carolina, It eventually became
the University of North Carolina, America's first state
university.14
Stuart Robb Alexander ~ b. 1847 ~ Importer, born
Glasgow, Scotland. Son of John Stuart and Marian Robb
Alexander; ed King's Coll, London, class of 1868;
married Elizabeth daughter of John Forsyth of Chicago
1885; 3 children: Stuart Hall, John Forsythe and Marion.
Began business at London, England in 1870, remaining
there until 1871 when went to Brazil and spent 6 years;
returned to London in 1877 and resumed business until
1887, when came to America; established coffee importing
business in which he continued until 1903; then changed
to roasted coffee business at which he is at present
engaged. Brazilian consul at Chicago since 1892. Mem.
Honorable Artillery of London; Mason (mem Grand Lodge of
Scotland), Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Golf. Residence:
Wheaton, IL. Office 208 N. Wabash Av.11
Nathaniel Alexander ~ 1756-1808 ~ thirteenth Governor of
North Carolina (1805-07), was of Scottish descent.17
Stephen Alexander ~ 1806-83 ~ son of a native of
Scotland, wrote much on astronomy, and was chief of the
expedition to the coast of Labrador to observe the solar
eclipse in August, 1869.17
William Alexander ~ 1726-83 ~ From New Jersey, one of
Washington's major-generals. Claimed to be the Earl of Stirling and was one of Washington's most trusted aides.
He commanded a Brigade at the Battle of Long Island, and
also served at Trenton, Brandywine, Germantown, and
Monmouth. is family came from Albany in SW Scotland. He
took charge of the British surrender at Yorktown. He was
an astronomer & mathematician.1 He was among the
founders of Columbia University, first called Kings
College; also President of the St. Andrew's Society in
New York.14, 17
William Alexander ~ Died Sept. 18, 1887; buried in
Illinois St. Andrew Society plot at Rosehill Cemetery,
Chicago IL, Section E.
William Alexander ~ In 1621, King James granted a huge
tract of land to his fellow Scot Sir William Alexander,
whose charter included not only what is still called
Nova Scotia but also much of what was to become Canada
and the United States not already occupied by English
settlers. This grandiose scheme resulted in two
settlements being established, but after only 11 years a
treaty gave the Nova Scotia peninsula to the French and
the Scots, mere pawns in a game of international
diplomacy, had to leave.14
William C. Alexander ~ 1806-74 ~ President of the
Equitable Life Insurance Company, was second son of Dr.
Archibald Alexander of Princeton.17
Francis Alison ~ 1705-99 ~ He was a Glasgow
University-educated Ulster Scot and minister, who
co-founded (with William Smith) the the College of
Philadelphia, now the University of Pennsylvania.1,17
James Alison ~ Lived in Industry Township, IL in the
1840's.6
William Allason ~ Operated a retail chain of stores at
Falmouth, Virginia, around the time of the Revolution.14
James Allen ~ Died July 9, 1898; buried in Illinois St.
Andrew Society plot at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL,
Section E.
James Allen ~ Died April 13, 1884; buried in Illinois
St. Andrew Society plot at Rosehill Cemetery, Section
E.
John Allen ~ Died May 4, 1871; buried in Illinois St.
Andrew Society Plot at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL,
Sec. D
Samuel Allerdice ~ He engraved a large number of plates
on Dobson's edition of Rees's Cyclopaedia, 1794-1803.17
Benjamin C. Allin, Jr. ~ b. 1886 ~ Son of Benjamin Casey Allin. Educated at the Univ. of Chicago, he engaged in
railroad engineering work until early in 1907 when he
went to the Philippine Islands as surveyor for the U.S.
government. During the subsequent four years, he
traveled extensively in Asia, Africa and Europe, twice
circumnavigating the globe. While in the Philippines he
compiled and copyrighted a dictionary of the most widely
spoken dialects of those islands. It was published in
1910 under the name of Allin's Standard English-Visayan
Dictionary. Member: Columbia Club of Manila, Masonic
fraternity, National Geographic Society, the Geographic
Society of Chicago and Sons of the American
Revolution.12
Benjamin Casey Allin ~ 1846-1902 ~ His family immigrated
from Scotland in the 17th Century and settled in
Virginia. Born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, he was the son
of Philip Trapnall and Mary Sophey Elizabeth (Hart)
Allin. He pursued an education in private schools and
was drawn to Chicago in 1876 where he established a
successful real-estate and insurance agency. Married
1875 Josephine A. Turner, daughter of Judge Henry
Fielding and Lucinda (Slavens) Turner of Henderson KY.
Children: Mary Louise (deceased in 1912), Josephine
Turner Allin (teacher of French), Benjamin C. Allin. He
was also a builder of office buildings, business blocks
and club houses.2,12
Josephine Turner Allin ~ Daughter of Benjamin C. Allin.
Graduate of Univ of Chicago, and after receiving her
degree continued there one year in post-graduate work
and later spent another year in Paris in the study of
French and Spanish at the Sorbonne and other
institutions. Since returning, she has for some time
been a teacher of French in the public high schools of
Chicago. Active worker in the Chicago College Club and
in various social and university organizations.12
Philip Trapnall Allin ~ Father of Benjamin C. Allin. Son
of Thomas and Mary (Jouett) Allin, was for many years
county clerk and prominently identified with the annals
of Mercer Co. Save for a short interval during the Civil
war, there has not been a time since the appointment of
Thomas Allin in 1786 that at least one member of the
Allin family has not held some one of the county
offices. He married Mary Sophey Elizabeth Hart.12
Thomas Allin ~ d. 1833 ~ Great grandfather Benjamin C. Allin. son of William Allin, of Hanover County,
Virginia, served as quartermaster in the army of the
Revolution. He was on the staff of General Greene,
participating in the retreat from SC to Virginia which
culminated in the battle of Guilford Court House and
remained with him until the close of the war. He also
served as captain and major of light horse under General
Charles Scott at the battle of Tippecanoe. In 1781 he
emigrated to Lincoln Co., KY where he was appointed
deputy sheriff. There he opened the court which was one
of the first in the state and when Mercer County was
organized in 1786, he was the first to hold the office
of county clerk and clerk of the circuit or quarterly
sessions court, both of which he filled jointly until
his death. He also laid out the towns of Harrodsburg and
Lexington and was a member of the convention to Virginia
which ratified the present constitution of the U.S. He
married Mary Jouett, daughter of Capt. John Jouett, of
Revolutionary fame, as having saved the Virginia
legislature from capture by the British under Colonel
Tarleton in his raid upon Charlottesville. Mary Jouett
was an aunt of Matthew Jouett, the well-known portrait
painter of Kentucky.12
Allison, Francis ~ 1705-1779 ~ Founder with William
Smith of University of Pennsylvania. Allison came from
Ulster but had been educated in Glasgow and Edinburgh.14
John Alpin ~ Also known as Johannes Machabaeus, he was
rector of the University of Copenhagen in 1544 and a
member of the committee to draft the first complete
Bible in Danish.14
John Alron ~ Sailed on the Succes of Glasgow in April
1712. Trader.10
John Alston ~ 1821-1899 ~ He was born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, and died in Chicago. In the fire
of 1871, John Alston lost his glass and paint factory at
172 Randolph Street valued at $200,000. He served as an
alderman from 1859-1860 and was chosen to be on the
sub-committee for the design of the Burns Memorial. John
Alston was a charter member of the Society and served as
president in 1855, 1856, 1891, and 1892. He was among
the 100 citizens chosen to represent Chicago at
Lincoln's funeral in Springfield.1
Don Ameche ~ Actor. The invention of the telephone by
Graham Bell was portrayed in 1941 by Ameche. He was of
partly Scotch-Irish ancestry. Forty-four years later he
received an Oscar as best supporting actor in Cocoon.14
Elizabeth Bacon Ames ~ Wife of James S. Dobbin.4
John Amsley ~ Indentured Serv. Maryland 1774. He was 46,
a sail cloth weaver, and sailed on the Mermaid.10
John Ancell ~ Member Illinois St. Andrew Society, 1893.
Born Glasgow, Scotland
Alester Anderson ~ Prisoner sent to MA in 1652.10
Alexander Anderson ~ d. 1862 ~ Son of George Anderson,
Chicago, IL, was killed in battle during the Civil War
on June 28, 1862, at the age of twenty-four.
Dr. Alexander Anderson ~ 1775-1870 The "Berwick of
America," he was born in New York of Scots parentage, at
the age of ninety-three he engraved some illustrations
for Barbour's "Historical Collections of New Jersey."17
Andrew Anderson ~ Died May 28, 1884; buried in Illinois
St. Andrew Society plot at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago,
IL, Section E.
Ann Anderson ~ b. 1821 ~ Wife of Robert H. Harper. She
was born near Perth, Canada and had come with her
parents to IL Robert and Janet Brown in 1850. Children:
Alice M. Harper, Anne M. Harper, Malcolm C. Harper,
Robert B. Harper.4
Arthur Anderson ~ P&O Shipping, a company headed by this
man, made the first technical study in 1841 of the
possibility of a canal at Suez. It confirmed F.R.
Chesney's work and made a strong impression on world
opinion. But the British did nothing. (See Walter
Neilson).14
Charles Anderson ~ Missionary, probably a graduate of
Aberdeen, he served in Virginia from 1700 to 1719 and
was a supporter of Blair.17
Charles Anderson ~ Settled in NY 1774. He was 22, listed
as a gentleman, who sailed on the Earl Dunmore.10
David Anderson ~ Member Illinois St. Andrew Society,
1893. Born Glasgow, Scotland.
David Anderson ~ Prisoner sent to MA in 1652.10
Flora Anderson ~ Indentured Serv. Georgia 1774. Sent to
Georgia on the Mary. She was 25 and a singlewoman.10
George Anderson ~ 1813-1887 ~ Born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1813, he came to Chicago in
1841, and died October 30, 1887. He is buried in
Oakwoods Cemetery on the South Side. He attended the
very first Anniversary Dinner in 1845 of the Illinois
Saint Andrew Society and was a charter and life member.
Elected as Governor and the Chairman of the By Laws
Committee to draft a constitution and bylaws. From his
small home at 117 Clark Street, he also conducted his
business. A committee of one hundred prominent citizens
was selected to represent Chicago at the funeral of
President Lincoln in Springfield. George Anderson was
among them. He served as deputy under sheriff to L. L.
Wilson in 1858 and was employed afterward in the
Department of Public Works as superintendent of the 22nd
and State Streets postal station. He was a Unitarian.
Buried at Oak Wood Cemetery.
Hugh Anderson ~ A Scot who did good line and stipple
work in Philadelphia in the first quarter of the 19th
century.17
Hugh Johnston Anderson ~ 1801-81 ~ fourteenth Governor
of Maine (1844-47), was of Ulster Scot descent.17
J. H. Anderson ~ b. 1841 Kincardineshire. Manufacturer
of marble and stone work he was engaged in stone cutting
and building in Scotland. In 1864, he came to Rosehill
Cemetery, Lake View Township, in Cook County. He worked
for a short time for Edward Walker who was a marble
cutter. The same year he established his own business as
the firm of Cooper & Anderson. Eighteen months later the
firm was dissolved and he went into business for
himself. Beginning in 1872, he held a lease for Rosehill to do all the work under the supervision of the
cemetery authorities. In November, 1882, he formed the
Wisconsin Granite Company and became a vice-president
and managing director. He also held the office of
Postmaster at Rosehill beginning in 1864. He is also a
trustee of the Congregational Church. He was married to
Miss Emma L. Reels, of Syracuse, NY, November 30, 1866.
His wife died in March, 1862, leaving three children:
Adelaide A., Isabel and Roy J.
James Anderson ~ (Montrose) Presbyterian Minister. see
Francis Makemie.1
James & John Anderson ~ were accepted in membership of
the Illinois St. Andrew Society 1/4/1940.
John Anderson ~ b. 1771 ~ Born in a village on the
outskirts of Glasgow, he arrived in the New World with
his parents, but his father was killed by Indians in New
York during the Revolutionary War. John, with his mother
and sisters, was taken captive in Montreal. In the
1790's Anderson came to Detroit where he succeeded as a
trader. He was perhaps the first English-speaking
settler in the area then called Frenchtown. In August,
1812, he was forced to flee. He left his trading post in
the care of his wife, Elizabeth. The trading post was
overrun and the Indians found Ms. Anderson, sitting on a
chest containing the family savings with her son,
Alexander Duncan Anderson, 3. She showed so much bravery
that the Indians let her live.1
John Anderson ~ Governor of New Jersey in 1736.14
John Anderson ~ Prisoner sent to MA in 1652.10
Mary Anderson ~ Became the first "foreign" woman in
California.14
Rebecca Anderson ~ Mother James Hamilton Bell. Married
to Nathaniel Davidson.11
William Anderson ~ Indentured Serv. Maryland 1775. He
was 34, Husbandman, and sailed on the Maryland.10
William Anderson ~ Died March 5, 1909, Buried by the
Illinois Saint Andrew Society in Rosehill, Section E.
William Anderson ~ Prisoner sent to MA in 1652.10
Jane Andrew ~ Wife of Samuel Dobbin.4
Margaret Andrew ~ b.1771 ~ Wife of William Dobbin.4
Samuel Andrew ~ Father of Margaret Andrew. Husband of
Jane (Dobbin) Andrew.4
Timothy Andrews ~ Gunner on the sloop Guildford during
the Revolutionary War.1
Annie Jean Anesi ~ born in Lander WY and whose parents
came from Dyce in Aberdeenshire in the 1920's has many
fond memories of the great days of the Scots shepherds.1
John Arbuckle ~ 1839-1912 ~ merchant and philanthropist,
known in the trade as the "Coffee King," was born in
Scotland.17
Alexander Arbuthnot ~ d. 1818 ~ He traded with Indians
in the Bahamas and Florida in the early 1800's. Having
written a series of letters requesting fairer treatment
of the Creek Indians, he was soon captured by American
marines and accused of assisting the enemy. On April 29,
1818, he was hanged from the yard-arm of his own
schooner, The Chance.1
NFN Arbuthnott ~ POW sent to Maryland in 1747 on the
ship Johnson of Liverpool.1
William Archer ~ One of the most influential critics in
the history of British theater. He was also the
translator of Ibsen.14
William B. Archer ~ Scottish Journalist who wrote about
Chicago in the 1870's. Colonel Archer turned the first
spade full of earth on the canal project. Also was one
of the men who saved the lakefront in the 1850's.16
Rachel Armitage ~ 2nd Wife of William McClellan,
Daughter of John Armitage of Cambridge, NY.4
George Armour ~ one of the "Grain Kings" of his time was
a loyal and liberal Presbyterian.
John Armour ~ Died March 16, 1866. Buried by the
Illinois Saint Andrew Society in Rosehill, Sec. D
Jonathan Ogden Armour ~ b. 1863 ~ Capitalist, Packer.
Descended from James Armour, who came from Ulster c.
1750, he was born in Milwaukee, WS; son of the late
Philip Danforth and Malvina Belle Armour; entered Yale,
but did not complete his course of study, yielding to
the request of his father that he should return to
Chicago and relieve him of some of his business cares;
married at NY, Lolita Sheldon; 1 daughter: Lolita. Now
pres. Corpn. of ??? & Co., packers, Ft Worth Stock Yards
Co.; dir. Armour Car lines, Armour Grain Co., C.,M.&St.P.Ry.Co.,
Continental Nat'l Bank, Nat. Packing co., Northwestern
Nat. Ins. Co., I.C.Ry Co., Nat. City Bank (NY), Kansas
City Ry & Light Co.; Am. trustee Prussian Nat'l
Insurance Co. of Stettin. Republican. Clubs: Chicago,
Calumet. Author: "The Packers and the People", 1906.
Residences: 3724 Michigan Av. and Lake Forest, IL.
Office: Home Insurance Bldg.11,6,17
Malvina Belle Armour ~ Mother Jonathan Ogden Armour.11
Philip Danforth Armour ~ 1832-1901 ~ He built the
largest meat packing company in the nation. He was born
May 16, 1832, in Stockbridge, New York. The Armours for
generations had lived in the area know as Argyllshire.
The chief city being Campbelltown. The Armours arrived
in the Colonies from Scotland during the middle of the
eighteenth century before the American Revolution.
Philip Armour was educated at Cazenovia Academy in New
York and then worked on the family farm. He later set
out across the country to participate in the gold fields
of California. He moved from California to Wisconsin
with a sizeable fortune and started a wholesale grocery
business. In association with his brother, Herman, he
became involved in grain commissions and meat packing
plants. Out of these ventures came the firm of Armour
and Company with headquarters in Chicago. It was
destined to become the nation's largest meat packer with
world-wide operations. He was an innovator of many of
the modern livestock management techniques. He built low
cost rental apartments for his workers and founded the
Armour Institute of Technology which is now known as the
Illinois Institute of Technology. It was said that, "He
was one of the most generous supporters of the Scottish
organization known as the Illinois Saint Andrew
society." He died January 6, 1901, in Chicago. His son,
J. Ogden Armour would carry on the benevolent ideals of
the family.
Armour, Tommy ~ The last native Scot to win at golf in
the British Open. He won in 1931.14
Armstrong ~ "The name of a famous border family which
chiefly inhabited Liddersdale. According to tradition,
the original surname was Fairburn, and belonged to the
armour bearer of an ancient King of Scotland who, having
his horse killed under him, was straightway remounted by
Fairburn on his own horse. For this timely assistance,
the King rewarded him with lands on the border and, in
allusion to the manner in which so important a service
was performed -- Fairburn having taken the King by the
thigh, and set him at once in the saddle -- his royal
master gave him the name of Armstrong. Amongst the clans
on the Scottish side of the border the Armstrongs were
formerly one of the most numerous. They possessed the
greater part of Lidderdale, which forms the southern
district of Roxburyshire and of the debatable land. All
along the banks of the Liddle the ruins of their ancient
fortress may still be traced. The habitual depredations
of this border race had rendered them so active and
daring and at the same time so cautious and circumspect,
that they seldom failed either in their attacks or in
securing their prey. Even when assailed by superior
members they baffled every assault by abandoning their
dwellings and retiring with their families into thick
woods and deep morasses, accessible by paths known only
to themselves." Anderson, "Scottish Nation".4
David Armstrong ~ 1770-1866 ~ Born in Scotland, he came
to Washington County, NY in 1786. He was a resident
there for 70 years and married Elizabeth. In 1856, at
the age of 86, he moved to DeKalb County, Illinois, with
his son, John, where he died near Sandwich, at 96
years.4
David James Armstrong ~ Married Anna Parmelia
Robertson.4
George Buchanan Armstrong ~ Founder of the U.S. Mail
Service. Rosehill, Section E.
George Armstrong ~ Husband of Elizabeth French.4
J. C. Armstrong ~ Minister of the well-known Armstrong
family of LaSalle County IL. Superintendent of the
Congregational City Missionary Society of Illinois to
the First National Council of Congregational Churches in
1871.6
John Armstrong ~ b. 1838 ~ Son of David Armstrong,
married first Mary Hough, then Caroline Antoinette
Fraser. He served in Company H, 156th regiment of
Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War.4
John Armstrong ~ 1725-95 ~ born in the North of Ireland
of Scottish ancestry, served in the French and Indian
War (1755-56), was Brigadier-General in the Continental
Army (1776-77), and Delegate to the Continental Congress
(1778-80, 1787-88).17
John A. Armstrong ~ Husband of Puella White.4
Neil Armstrong ~ On 7/20/1969, an American from Ohio
first stepped on the moon. From the city of Langholm in
the Scottish borders.14
Robert C. Armstrong ~ b. 1800 ~ Son of David Armstrong,
married Rebecca Hall.4
Thomas Armstrong ~ Son of David. He married Joanna Terry
and then Augusta Kent.4
William Armstrong ~ 1804-1880 ~ Son of David Armstrong,
he died in Somonauk. Married to Phoebe McClellan.4
David Arnott ~ Settled in Georgia 1775. Sailed on the
Georgia Packet seeking better employment opportunities.
He was 20, a Smith.10
Jane Walker Arnott ~ of Glasgow, she founded the Tabeetha School in Jaffa, Israel. The school teaches
Christian, Jewish and Muslim children and is run by the
Church of Scotland.14
James West Arrott ~ Founded the Standard Sanitary
Company (Now American Standard) also based on a process
for binding porcelain to iron to make bathtubs. Great
grandfather of William Arrott, 850 N. Dewitt Place, 13A,
Chicago, IL. 60611.
Chester Alan Arthur ~ 1830-1886 ~ 21st President of the
United States, born in Fairfield, Vt., was the son of
Scottish parents, his father being pastor of Baptist
churches in Vermont and New York. He chose law as a
profession and practiced in New York. As a politician he
became a leader in the Republican Party. During the
Civil War he was energetic as quartermaster general of
New York in getting troops raised and equipped. He was
afterward collector of customs for the port of New York.
In 1880 he was elected Vice President on the death of
James A. Garfield in 1881. He died in New York City,
Nov. 18, 1886.17
John Asher ~ Chosen to be on a committee for design of
the Burns Memorial.
Henry Major Ashton ~ b. 1867 ~ Lawyer/member ISAS 1910.
Born Arcadia, Wisconsin; son William and Elizabeth (Faulds)
Ashton; attended the Univ of Wisconsin 1889-92;
unmarried. Admitted to bar 1898, by the supreme court of
IL and has since been continuously engaged in general
law practice in Chicago. Contributor to newspapers and
magazines on public questions. Member: Lawyers' Assn.
Democrat. Mason. Club: Press. Residence: 3716 Lake
Avenue Office: 54 W. Randolph St.11
William Ashton ~ Father Henry Major Ashton.11
Hugh Auchincloss ~ 1817-90 ~ and John Auchincloss, his
brother, sons of Hugh Auchincloss of Paisley, were
prominent merchants in New York City.17
Louis Auchincloss ~ Scottish-American lawyer who writes
tightly structured novels about the American and
particularly the New York upper class.14
C. J. E. Auchinleck ~ A decorated soldier in World War
I, Field Marshal Auchinleck, an Ulster Scot on both
sides of his ancestry, was appointed head of British
forces in the Middle East in WWII. In Egypt he
successfully ended Britain's string of reverses against
Rommel but, protecting his men, who were in need of
reinforcements, was fired by Churchill for refusing an
order to counterattack immediately when Rommel stopped
near Cairo.1
Robert Auchmuty ~ born in Scotland, died in Boston,
1750, and his sons were distinguished lawyers of
Colonial times.
Samuel Auchmuty ~ 1722-77 ~ son of the eminent Scottish
lawyer of Boston, was Rector of Trinity Church, New York
City, and had charge of all the churches there.
Arlene Auld ~ b. abt 1947 ~ Crowned Heather Queen in
1965, age 18.
Gene Autry ~ Cowboy television star who was partly
Scottish.14
David W. Averill, M.D. ~ 1840-1892 ~ He was a native of
Canada, born of Scotch parentage. He was a self-educated
doctor and dentist. Having prepared himself for College
he entered Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia
with an M.D. and D.D.S. degree. He was a classmate of
the celebrated American Dentist, Dr. Evans, who became a
leading practitioner in Paris, France where his success
was such that he left an enormous fortune at his death.
Practicing in Mineral Point, WI and Ottumwa, Iowa, he
was a leader in both fields of medicine and dentistry.
Married in Ottumwa, Iowa, Mrs. Thomas Doney, whose
maiden name was Addie Morse. But seeking wider scope for
his labors, he moved to Chicago and engaged in the
successful manufacture of a medicine anti morbific. He
is buried in Oakwoods. Episcopalian.2,12
Emily Augusta Ayres ~ Wife Alex. Dunlop Macgill.11
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Illinois Saint Andrew Society
Scottish-American History Club
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North Riverside, IL 60546
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