page_title: Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet
section_title: Rector
hierarchical_section_title: Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet / Rector
caption_attribution_description: English: Engraved by Sartain.
context_page_description: Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet, FRSE was an England-born Scottish advocate and historian. He held several prominent legal appointments. He was the younger son of the Episcopalian cleric and author Archibald Alison. His elder brother was the physician and social reformer William Alison.
context_section_description: He was elected Lord Rector successively of Marischal College, Aberdeen, and of the University of Glasgow. On 25 June 1852 he was created a baronet, during Lord Derby's administration.
caption: Sir Archibald Alison, by J. Watson Gordon.
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