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Alexander McLean Cowan (1892–1970), Provost of Dollar (1946–1950)

Margaret Isobel Wright (1884–1957)

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Alexander McLean Cowan (1892–1970), Provost of Dollar (1946–1950)

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Alexander 'Sandy' McLean Cowan was born in 1892 in Strathmiglo. The family soon moved back to his father's native town, Dollar, where Sandy attended Dollar Academy and then entered his father's grocery business, Drysdale & Co., in West Burnside. On his father's death he took over the shop, which he conducted with great efficiency. He married Christine Liddl Howden in 1926. A keen Freemason, he held office in many village organisations including the Golf Club, Burns Club, Curling, Music Society, Dollar Academy Club, Dollar Magazine Committee, Governors of Dollar Academy and the Town Council. He was elected Provost from 1946 to 1950. Sandy Cowan was presented with the Freedom of Dollar, the only person ever to have been given that honour. He died in 1970.

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Title

Alexander McLean Cowan (1892–1970), Provost of Dollar (1946–1950)

Date

1957

Medium

oil on board

Measurements

H 83.1 x W 55.5 cm

Accession number

2009-19

Acquisition method

donated by Ian Cowan, 2009

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

M. Wright 1957

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Margaret Isobel Wright

1884–1957

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