MACGREGOR, ROBERT. _b._ Ardchattan, Bonar near Oban, Argyleshire
1810; ed. at Glasgow univ., M.D. 1842; L.R.C.S. Edinb. 1833;
superintendent and apothecary in Glasgow royal infirmary, where
his investigations into nature of diabetes acquired for him
an European reputation, then physician; fellow of faculty of
physicians and surgeons, Glasgow 1837; lecturer on chemistry in
Portland street school of medicine; physician to Glasgow royal
infirmary to death; author of An enquiry into the state of urea
in healthy and diseased urine and the formation of sugar in
diabetes 1836. _d._ 93 West Regent st. Glasgow 20 March 1855.
_bur._ Ardchattan 29 March. _Glasgow Medical Journal_, _iii_
126–8 (1856).
M’GRIGOR, ALEXANDER BENNET. _b._ 1827; head of firm of M’Grigor,
Donald and Co. writers, 172 St. Vincent st. Glasgow; he carried
through parliament scheme for city of Glasgow Union railway
1863–4; connected with speedy liquidation of City of Glasgow
bank, originated the Assets company by means of which the
creditors of the bank were promptly paid off; member of supreme
court of univ. of Glasgow; one of the most prominent citizens of
Glasgow; author of Contributions towards an index of passages on
the topography of Jerusalem 1876; The British parliament, its
history and functions 1887. _d._ Glasgow 22 March 1891.
MC GRIGOR, SIR JAMES (eld. son of Colquhoun Mc Grigor of
Aberdeen, merchant, _d._ 1800). _b._ Lethendrey in Strathspey,
Invernesshire 9 April 1771; ed. at gr. sch. and Marischal coll.
Aberdeen, M.A. 1788, M.D. 20 Feb. 1804; studied medicine at
Aberdeen and Edinb. to 1793; surgeon 88 foot 13 Sep. 1793;
surgeon to royal horse guards 9 Feb. 1804 to 18 July 1805;
inspector general of hospitals 25 Aug. 1809; chief of medical
staff under lord Wellington in the Peninsula 10 Jany. 1812,
retired 1814; physician of Portsmouth garrison 13 June 1811 to
death; director general of army medical department 13 June 1815,
retired on pension 1851; founded Museum of natural history and
pathological anatomy at Fort Pitt, Chatham; K.T.S.; baronet 30
Sep. 1831; K.C.B. 16 Aug. 1850; L.R.C.P. 26 June 1815 and fellow
25 June 1825; physician extraord. to the sovereign 30 March 1821
to death; lord rector of univ. of Aberdeen 1826, 1827 and 1841;
F.R.S. 14 March 1816; fellow of univ. of London 1836 to death;
author of Medical sketches of the expedition to Egypt from
India 1804; A letter to the commissioners on military enquiry