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Sir William Alexander Smith (27 October 1854 – 10 May 1914), the founder of the Boys' Brigade, was born in Pennyland House, Thurso, Scotland. He was the eldest son of Major David Smith and his wife Harriet.
The Boys' Brigade was founded in Glasgow by Sir William Alexander Smith on 4 October 1883 to develop Christian manliness by the use of a semi-military discipline and order, gymnastics, summer camps and religious services and classes. [7]
Boys' Brigade marching towards New Ross, County Wexford, 1898. The first Company of The Boys' Brigade was set up by Sir William Alexander Smith, on 4 October 1883 at Free Church Mission Hall, North Woodside Road, Glasgow, Scotland to develop "Christian manliness" by the use of a semi-military discipline and order, gymnastics, summer camps, and religious services and classes.
Nova Scotia plaque on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle. William Alexander Monument, built of stones from his Menstrie Castle, Victoria Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia (1957). In 1621, King James I granted Stirling a royal charter appointing him mayor of a vast territory which was enlarged into a lordship and barony of Nova Scotia (meaning New Scotland); the area is now known as Nova Scotia, New ...
William A. Smith or William Alexander Smith may refer to: William Alden Smith (1859–1932), U.S. Representative from the U.S. state of Michigan; William Alexander Smith (politician) (1828–1888), U.S. Representative from the U.S. state of North Carolina; Sir William Alexander Smith (Boys' Brigade) (1854–1914), founder of the Boys' Brigade ...
Boys' Brigade: Sir William Alexander Smith [188] Bank of England [2] devised by William Paterson; Bank of France devised by John Law; Grand Theft Auto: developed by Scottish game developers DMA Design (later known as Rockstar North) The industrialisation and modernisation of Japan by Thomas Blake Glover [189]
Lockhart's uncle was John Gibson Lockhart, eminent writer, poet and biographer of Sir Walter Scott. His mother Louisa Blair (d. 1847) was a daughter of David Blair, a manufacturer in Glasgow. [ 1 ] There were two older brothers who both also saw military service, Major-General David Blair Lockhart of Milton Lockhart (1829–1906) and Lieutenant ...
Several friends supported Baden-Powell, including Sir William Alexander Smith, founder of the Boys' Brigade, Cyril Arthur Pearson, who owned newspapers and printing presses, and the novelist Maria Fetherstonhaugh, who provided a quiet Wimbledon house where he could write.