Boase, William Norman ♂

Education

Student U.C.D. [University College Dundee] 1891-1892 N. Phil.; Jun. & Prac. Engin. Draw.

LL.D. 26.6.1936.

Served on University Court, 1927 - 1936 as Provost and 1937 -1938 as Chancellor’s assessor.

Birth/childhood

Born 17.10.1870 son of William Lindsay Boase, flaxmill spinner, Dundee and Eliza Russell Meldrum.

Attended Fettes College.

Career

Entered father’s business [flaxmill spinner] in 1890 and ultimately became chairman of F. Boase, Modern English Biography...1851-1900. 6v. (Truro, 1892-1921) Spinning Co (1920) Ltd. Became widely known as a golf administrator. Captain R. & A. [The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews?] 1935. Three terms Provost of St Andrews, retiring in 1936.

C.B.E. [Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire] 1919.

Served on University Court, 1927 - 1936 as Provost and 1937 -1938 as Chancellor’s assessor. [St Andrews University]

Death

Died 7.3.1938 at St Andrews.

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