Old Photograph Sir Archibald Alison Scotland

Old photograph of Sir Archibald Alison in Glasgow, Scotland. Archibald, born 29 December 1792, died 23 May 1867, was a Scottish advocate and historian. He held several prominent legal appointments. He was the younger son of the Episcopalian cleric and author Archibald Alison. His elder brother was the physician and social reformer William Alison. He was the son of the Reverend Archibald Alison and his wife Dorothea Gregory, who was the daughter of Professor John Gregory, and granddaughter of James Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes. He was elected Lord Rector successively of Marischal College, Aberdeen, and of the University of Glasgow. In 1825, he married Elizabeth Glencairn, the daughter of Patrick Tytler; the children from the marriage were Archibald, Frederick and Eliza Frances Catherine. Both sons became distinguished British officers. Alison died at Possil House, Glasgow, at the age of 74, and was interred in Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh.



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