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Robert Cranston (1843–22 October 1923) was a Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1903 to 1906. He had an illustrious military career largely affiliated to volunteer battalions. In 1914 he set up the first Edinburgh Pals battalion; the 15th battalion Royal Scots (also known as the Manchester-Scottish owing to its high ratio of members from the Manchester area). This was quickly followed by two further volunteer battalions; the 16th and 17th. Sir Robert was honorary commander in chief of all three battalions. He was awarded the freedom of the city of Edinburgh on 15 October 1923,〔http://www.edinburgh.org.uk/hisc/freemen.html〕 shortly before his death. He died at home at 19 Merchiston Avenue Edinburgh following a brief illness and was buried with full military honours in the Grange Cemetery following a service in St. Giles Cathedral.〔Glasgow Herald, 23.10.1923〕 ==Life== 〔Extracted from his obituary, Glasgow Herald 23 October 1923〕 Robert was born in Edinburgh, the son of Bailie Cranston, a pioneer of total abstinence in the early 19th century. Educated at the Royal High School on Regent Road, then obtained an LLD at the University of Philadelphia. He then trained in business in London and Paris. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Cranston (Scottish politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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