Sir James McGrigor, 1st Baronet

Biographical Summary

MCGRIGOR (MACGREGOR), SIR JAMES, Bart. 09/04/1771-02/04/1858. Ref: 955. Male.

• Titles and British Honours: Knight (1814), 1st Baronet (1830), KCB(1850).
• Place of Birth: Cromdale, Inverness-shire.
• Place of Death: London.
• Profession: Military Surgeon, Botanist.
• Appointments Held: Military Surgeon c 1793-1799, Superintending Surgeon 1801, Egypt, 1805 Deputy Inspector-General, 1809 Inspector-General of Hospitals; Member 1815-17, Director General 1817-51, Army Medical Board; Rector, Aberdeen University 1826,1827,1842.
• Schools and Tutors: Aberdeen Grammar School.
• Undergraduate Studies: MA (Aberdeen 1788), MD (Aberdeen 1804), Edinburgh University.
• Postgraduate Studies: LL.D (Edinburgh 1816).
• Marital Status: Married (1810) Mary Grant.
• Mother: Anne Grant.
• Father: Colquhoun McGrigor, merchant in Aberdeen.
• References: DNB. 35, 1893, 102-5; Munk 3, 309; Shapin 305; S Devlin-Thorp Scotland's Cultural Heritage, 3, 1982.
• Memberships: FRS (1816),FRCP(1825), FRCPE, Medical Botany Society,(President 1828),MWS.
• Date of Election: 01/02/1805.
• Proposers: William Wright, Andrew Duncan, Robert Jameson (Minute 04/03/1805 NLS Acc10,000/4).
• Notes: Elected 1805.
• 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 586

Other References

• Wikipedia contributors. "James McGrigor." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
• Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire. London : Harrison 1869. page 725