Alan Stevenson

Biographical Summary

Stevenson, Alan. 28/04/1807-23/12/1865. Ref: 1419. Male.

• Place of Birth: Edinburgh.
• Place of Death: Portobello, Edinburgh.
• Place of interment: New Calton Cemy, Edinburgh.
• Profession: Civil Engineer.
• Appointments Held: Lighthouse Engineer, Engineer-in-Chief,1842-53, Northern Lighthouse Board.
• Schools and Tutors: High School, Edinburgh.
• Undergraduate Studies: MA (Edinburgh 1826).
• Postgraduate Studies: LL.D (Hon Glasgow 1840).
• Marital Status: Married (1844) Margaret Scott Jones.
• Mother: Jean Smith.
• Father: Eldest son of Robert Stevenson FRSE 1772-1850.
• Siblings: David Stevenson FRSE 1815-86 and Thomas Stevenson FRSE 1818-87.
• Other Family: Uncle of David Alan Stevenson FRSE1854-1938 and Charles Alexander Stevenson FRSE 1855-1950.
• References: DNB 54, 1898, 234-5; Proc Roy Soc Edinb, 6, 1866-9, 23-5; W P Anderson 1931,630.
• Memberships: M Inst CE (1830).
• Date of Election: 07/05/1838.
• Proposers: James David Forbes, 16/3/1838, (ms Proposal NLS Acc 10,000/45). (Billet 9/4/1838, 16/4/1838).
• Service to the RSE: Councillor 1843-6.
• Notes: Builder of the Skerryvore Lighthouse.
• Fellow Type: OF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 882