Alexander Riddoch
Scottish merchant and Provost (1745–1822) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexander Riddoch DL (1 September 1745 – 9 December 1822) was a Scottish merchant who served eight non-consecutive terms as Provost of Dundee. His nicknames included the "Old Hawk". "The Gudeman of Blacklunans" and "Archdeacon of the Self-Elected".
In his role in Dundee he failed in his hope to create a neo-classical town in the manner of Edinburgh but nevertheless did much to change its cityscape and history.