| 词条 | Patrick Don Swan |
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LifeHe was born on Whyte's Causeway in Kirkcaldy on 19 August 1808 the son of William Swan (d.1833), a yarn merchant, and later Provost of the town. Patrick was educated at Hill Place School and Kirkcaldy Burgh School. He was also privately tutored by Thomas Carlyle with whom he became a life-long friend. Patrick was a flax merchant, then branched into shipping, founding Swan Brothers. Patrick served as Provost from 1841 to 1845 and 1853 to 1886, an unprecedented period in office of 37 years.[2] In the 1840s he corresponded with Richard Cobden regarding Cobden being given the freedom of Kirkcaldy.[3] At the Disruption of 1843 he joined the Free Church of Scotland and sat on their Committee representing Presbyterian churches in the Colonies.[4] In 1876 he donated a site in Kirkcaldy for the erection of a Free Church (now known as St Bryce's).[5] The church contains a memorial window to him by Edward Burne-Jones.[6] In 1870 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposer was John Hutton Balfour.[7] He died at home, St Brycedale House, a Robert Adam[8] mansion, in Kirkcaldy on 17 December 1889. He is buried in the parish churchyard. The Swan Memorial Building is named in his memory.[1] FamilyHe never married and had no children. Artistic RecognitionHe was portrayed several times, most notably by Norman Macbeth.[9] References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.mortondesign.co.uk/gallery/scotland/fife/kirkcaldy/highstreet.html|title=High Street|website=www.mortondesign.co.uk}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Swan, Patrick Don}}{{UK-bio-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/patrick-don-swan-provost-of-kirkcaldy-1841-86/oclc/633725913|title=Patrick Don Swan, Provost of Kirkcaldy, 1841-86|first=L|last=Macbean|date=13 October 1893|publisher=Fifeshire Advertiser|via=Open WorldCat}} 3. ^The Letters of Richard Cobden 1815 to 1847 4. ^Acts of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland 1843 to 1847 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.stbrycekirk.org/our-story/our-history|title=St Bryce Kirk - Our History|website=www.stbrycekirk.org}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/billcumming/13900862216/|title=Patrick Don Swan memorial window 1|publisher=}} 7. ^{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.onfife.com/kirkcaldy-st-brycedale-house-0|title=KIRKCALDY. St Brycedale House|date=4 October 2016|publisher=}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/patrick-don-swan-provost-of-kirkcaldy-124723|title=Patrick Don Swan, Provost of Kirkcaldy - Art UK|website=artuk.org}} 7 : 1808 births|1889 deaths|People from Kirkcaldy|Scottish merchants|Scottish shipbuilders|Scottish politicians|Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh |
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