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Title: John R Gordon,Provost Banff 1923-1929
Post by: far away on Wednesday 11 August 10 03:24 BST (UK)

Does anyone know where I could look for information about Johns time as Provost & what exactly a Provost did?

Title: Re: John R Gordon,Provost Banff 1923-1929
Post by: Forfarian on Wednesday 11 August 10 18:40 BST (UK)

In Scotland, the Provost (or Lord Provost) is the equivalent of the Mayor (or Lord Mayor) in England. He is the elected chairman of the town or city council, the civic head and most prominent citizen.

There will be plenty of information him in local newspapers. I'd suggest the Banffshire Journal and the Aberdeen Journal as your first port of call. How you access them would depend on where you are.

The archives of Banff Town Council will also contain lots of references to him. I think they may be in the Archives in Aberdeen. See http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/LocalHistory/archives/loc_ArchivesHomePage.asp

Title: Re: John R Gordon,Provost Banff 1923-1929
Post by: far away on Sunday 05 April 15 01:07 BST (UK)

Thank you.