What does a "Town Officer" really mean? Glasgow 1729

[lanarman]

David Grahame, one of the town's officers, died in 1729 in Glasgow. He was married to Catherine Matthie just 6 years previous and left her and 3 young children when he died.

At that time, would a town officer be a policeman, political administrator of some sort or ?  Would he have had any special privileges?

[RJ_Paton]

A Town Officer was appointed by the Council to carry out a number of duties some of which were to be taken on later by the more modern police set ups. Other tasks undertaken included more Civic Admin type duties  and escorting groups of dignitaries to church.

http://digital.nls.uk/broadsides/broadside.cfm/id/14557 have a look at this broadsheet from the National Library called a Town Officers Lament.

[lanarman]

Thank you Falkyrn. I believe that he was buried at the High Kirk graveyard at the Cathedral. Certainly his daughter and son in law were and some of David's grandchildren. Perhaps he owned a lair, there, which was one of his perks from being a town officer.