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In 1876 William Brown, a professor of agriculture and then superintendent of the experimental farm at Guelph, Ontario, was granted permission by the government of Ontario to purchase Aberdeen Angus cattle for the Ontario Agricultural College. The herd comprised a yearling bull, Gladiolus, and a cow, Eyebright, bred by the Earl of Fife and a cow ...
Number Name Position Date of debut Opposition 1: John Arthur: Half back: 1871-03-27: v England at Edinburgh 2: William Brown: Full back: 1871-03-27: v England at Edinburgh
Other clansfolk moved to Aberdeenshire where one William McCombie of Tillyfour MP, became famous for breeding Aberdeen-Angus cattle. Patrick, the 16th chief, became Provost of Dundee in 1847 purchasing the Aberlemno Estate in Angus. His son, George, became one of Scotland's youngest Sheriffs (Judges) in 1870.
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Born at Tillyfour Farm near Alford in Aberdeenshire, the home of his father, Charles McCombie, a farming cattle dealer with Highland roots. [3] He was the cousin of William McCombie of Cairnballoch (1809-1870), the founder editor of the radical Aberdeen Free Press. [4]
William Brown Kirkpatrick, J.P. For services to the Gaming Board for Great Britain. ... For services to Aberdeen Angus and Charolais Livestock Breeding. Ann Matheson ...
Stewart Milne, chairman of both the Stewart Milne Group and Aberdeen Football Club was born nearby and attended school in Alford; John Forbes, minister exiled by James VI; Lord Forbes, of Forbes Castle; William McCombie, pioneer Aberdeen Angus breeder; Laura Main, actress in Call the Midwife; Emeli Sandé, award-winning singer/songwriter.
William Brown started The Southern Cross newspaper as a weekly paper in 1843. In 1862 it became a daily newspaper, with a change of name to The Daily Southern Cross.The editorial policy was to support the land claimants, such as the New Zealand Company, and the newspaper vigorously attacked Governor George Grey's administration.