Name William Brand | ||
William Brand WS FRSE (5 January 1807, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire - 18 October 1869) was a Scottish solicitor, banker, botanist and plant collector.
A Partner at Scott, Findlay & Balderston WS of Edinburgh, and Secretary to the Union Bank of Scotland (1846–69), Brand was a founder member of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh.
Life
He was born in Peterhead in Scotland the son of Charles Brand a farmer. He was apprenticed to Scott, Findlay and Balderston in 1834, rising to become a partner in the firm. In 1848 he married Eleanor Bruce Mitchell. In 1863 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
In 1836 he is shown as working from 18 Dundas Street in Edinburgh's New Town.
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