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Robert Cunningham Graham Speirs or Spiers FRSE (1797 – 1847) was a 19th-century Scottish advocate and prison reformer. In later life he is largely referred to simply as Graham Speirs. He held the offices of Sheriff of Elgin and Moray from 1835 to 1840 and subsequently was Sheriff of Midlothian from 1840 until his death in 1847.
Nov 29, 2020 · Graham Hamilton Speirs, lawyer. Born: January 9 1927 in Burnside, Glasgow. Died: November 17 2020 in Haddington, aged, 93
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Ronald Charles Speirs was born on 20th April, 1920 in the Scottish city of Edinburgh.1 He was the youngest of five children for parents Robert Craig Speirs, Jr and Martha Agnes (McNeil) Speirs, 2but his stay in Scotland was to be short.
Robert Speirs, Ronald’s father, was born in Greenock, Scotland in 1882.3 His engineering career began as a young man when he became an apprentice engineer fitter in the Glasgow area.4 Around this time, Robert met Martha McNeil. They were married in 1908 5and lived in Dalmuir, just outside Glasgow. By this time, Robert was a journeyman engineer. Rob...
Ronald spent his child and early adulthood in Boston, though records show during the summer break, when Ronald was between 8th and 9th grades, he and his parents sailed back back to the UK on the MV Georgic, part of the Cunard White Star line, from Boston.12 The journey took them through New York and Galway in Ireland before docking in Liverpool on...
Ronald Speirs’ first marriage took place on 20th May 1944 to an English girl he met whilst stationed in Aldbourne, Wilshire, England.19 Speirs recalled, “before the invasion, I was sent down to Winchester to set up a camp for an infantry division coming up from Africa. There I met my English wife who was a member of the ATS, the British women’s ser...
Mar 10, 2024 · Explore Ronald Speirs' journey from Edinburgh to becoming a legendary soldier, revered for his courage and tactical brilliance.
Jun 8, 2024 · Veteran sportswriter Graham Spiers takes a wander down memory lane to when he was a plucky young hack covering his debut international tournament.
When Robert Cunningham Bontine Laird Graham was born on 14 September 1799, in Gartmore, Perthshire, Scotland, his father, William Cunningham Cunningham-Graham, was 46 and his mother, Ann Dickson, was 22. He married Frances Laura Speirs on 24 June 1824, in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 ...
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By Jared Frederick & Erik Dorr. Swirls of black smoke billowed high above the steeples and splintered roofs as Lieutenant Ronald Speirs surveyed the stucco exteriors of storefronts and dwellings pocked by the scars of urban battle.
