Herbert Archbold Brechin

Sir Herbert Archbold Brechin KBE FRSE FRICS (1903 – 1979) was a British politician who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1966 to 1969.

Life

He was born in Edinburgh on 3 November 1903, the son of David Brechin (d.1949), a civil servant, and Katharine Mary O’Brien.[1]

He was educated at James Gillespies School in Edinburgh and then attended Heriot-Watt College (now Heriot-Watt University) from 1919 where he trained as a surveyor. In 1931 he founded the company ’’H.A.Brechin & Co’’. In 1934 he married Jane Richmond Cameron.

He was founder and chairman of the firm ‘’’Brechin & Co’’’. He successfully campaigned with Sir John Inch to bring the Commonwealth Games to Edinburgh in 1970 which also involved the construction of the Commonwealth Pool and Meadowbank Stadium.[2]In the 1960s he lived at ‘’The Garth’’ 3 Castlelaw Road in the Colinton area of Edinburgh.[3]

In 1969 he was created a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[1] He was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1971 for his services to the city of Edinburgh with particular reference to the Commonwealth Games.[4]

Positions Held and Honours

Artistic Recognition

Brechin was painted wearing the ceremonial robes of the Lord Provost by Henry Raeburn Dobson in 1967.

References

  1. 1 2 "Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh - 1783 – 2002" (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Obituary: Sir John Inch". 29 November 1993. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: 2 April 1970
  4. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  5. ↑ webperson@hw.ac.uk. "Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh: Honorary Graduates". www1.hw.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: 16 February 1968
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