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William Chambers Lord Provost 1865-1869
During his period as Lord Provost of Edinburgh (1865-1869) he concentrated on modernising the city by demolishing the Old Town's slums and building new streets and houses. A director in the S.S.P.C.A., Lord Provost Chambers purchased a licence and dog collar for Bobby in 1867 when the terrier was in danger of being put down as he had no owner. The brown leather collar can be seen in the Museum of Edinburgh. He was also involved in restoring St. Giles in the High Street. When William Chambers died in 1883 he was buried at the Kirk of St Andrew's, Peebles.
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William Chambers was born in Peebles, Scotland in 1800. He and his bother Robert founded W. & R. Chambers the printing and publishing company.
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