People from North Lanarkshire - James Stirling, Hugh Dallas, George Graham, Keir Hardie, John Gibson Lockhart, Alex James, Willie Naughton (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: James Stirling, Hugh Dallas, George Graham, Keir Hardie, John Gibson Lockhart, Alex James, Willie Naughton, Henry Dyer, Matt McQueen, Iain Ferguson, Alan Davidson, Johnny Ramensky, Bobby Flavell, Frank Brennan, Freddie Glidden, Jimmy Blair, John Brownlie, Daniel Grey, Bill McKay, Harry McShane, Chic Calderwood, Francis Burns, James Bell Pettigrew, Derek Whiteford, David Cromwell, Hugh Robertson, Harry Cairney, Davie Shaw, James Reid, John Friar, Malcolm Fleming, Earl of Wigtown, John Carmichael, Jock Shaw, David Greenaway, Frank Sloan, Hugh Morgan, Tom Reid, James Lennox, Jimmy Dudley, Sir Robert McAlpine, 1st Baronet, Ken Gunn, George Johnstone, James Macrae Aitken, Sonny Leitch, John Baird, John Yuill, James Begg, Jimmy Wilson, Willie Watson, Tom Spence. Excerpt: Admiral Sir James Stirling RN (28 January 1791 - 23 April 1865) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. His enthusiasm and persistence persuaded the British Government to establish the Swan River Colony and he became the first Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Western Australia. In 1854, when Commander-in-Chief, East Indies and China Station, Stirling on his own initiative signed Britain's first Anglo-Japanese Friendship Treaty. Throughout his career Stirling showed considerable diplomatic skill and was selected for a number of sensitive missions. Paradoxically, this was not reflected in his personal dealings with officialdom and his hopes for preferment received many rebuffs. Stirling entered the Royal Navy at age 12 and as a midshipman saw action in the Napoleonic Wars. Rapid promotion followed and when he was 21 he received his first command, the 28-gun sloop HMS Brazen, and, in the War of 1812 between the USA and the UK, seized two prizes. The Brazen carried the news of the end of that war to Fort Bowyer and took part in carrying to E...