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- ↑ Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia of the Laws of Scotland, Vol. 7 "The Crown", Officers of State, paragraph 839.
- ↑ House of Commons Debates 06 February 1981 vol 998 cc213-4W
- ↑ The Post-Office Annual Directory from Whitsunday 1815 to Whitsunday 1816, Edinburgh, 1815.
- ↑ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ↑ The Post-Office Annual Directory from Whitsunday 1815 to Whitsunday 1816, Edinburgh, 1815.
- ↑ "No. 16539". The London Gazette . 4 May 1948. p. 205.
- ↑ Who's Who in Scotland, 2008
- ↑ Crown Agent biography.
- ↑ Crown Agent appointment confirmed.