Roll of Honour

The following gentlemen have proposed the “Immortal Memory” at The Bridgeton Burns Club Anniversary Dinner.

  • 1972

    Sheriff Irvine J. Smith

  • 1973

    John D. Hamilton

  • 1974

    Rt . Hon. Willie Ross

  • 1975

    Chas. Jarvis

  • 1976

    Maurice Lindsay

  • 1977

    Ian Collie

  • 1978

    Prof. David Daiches

  • 1979

    Sheriff Gow

  • 1980

    Rev. Dr. Murdo Macdonald

  • 1981

    Geo. Anderson

  • 1982

    Rev. Dr. P.P. Brodie

  • 1983

    Sheriff Francis Middleton

  • 1984

    Angus MacVicar

  • 1985

    Jimmy Reid

  • 1986

    Rt . Hon. David Steel

  • 1987

    R. A. Crampsey

  • 1988

    Prof. R.B. Jack

  • 1989

    Jimmie McGregor

  • 1990

    James Brodie

  • 1991

    Adam McNaughton

  • 1992

    Rt . Hon. Geo. Younger QC

  • 1993

    Tom Robertson

  • 1994

    John Mercer

  • 1995

    Donald Findlay QC

  • 1996

    J.B. Webster

  • 1997

    Sheriff Irvine. J. Smith

  • 1998

    Jack M.S. Pirie

  • 1999

    David. D. Sibbald

  • 2000

    Bill Samuel

  • 2001

    Len. C. Murray

  • 2002

    Sam. K. Gaw

  • 2003

    Magnus Magnusson KBE

  • 2004

    David McLetchie MSP

  • 2005

    David D. Sibbald

  • 2006

    Sir. Robert Smith

  • 2007

    Alex Salmond MP

  • 2008

    Tom Johnston

  • 2009

    Angus Middleton

  • 2010

    Alex Neil MSP

  • 2011

    Jack Glenny

  • 2012

    Alasdair Hutton OBE, TD

  • 2013

    Ross Finnie

  • 2014

    Martin Walker

  • 2015

    Prof. David Purdie

  • 2016

    Rod MacCowan

  • 2017

    Jim Shields

  • 2018

    John Shirkie

  • 2019

    Dr.Joseph Morrow CBE,KStJ,QC

  • 2020

    Prof. Gerard Carruthers

  • 2022

    Alan D. Beck

  • 2023

    Iain Doole