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Henry Cockburn Macandrew was born in Inverness in 1832, one of nine children. He was a son of John Macandrew, solicitor, who began business in Inverness in 1812. Macandrew was educated at the Royal Academy and at Aberdeen University. He received a legal training in his father's office and spent some years with the Bank of England. Provost Macandrew made the first telephone call in Inverness in 1885. He phoned William MacKay, Craigmonie House, whose telephone number was Inverness 2. The Town House was Inverness 1. Macandrew was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1887.
Inverness Town House
Inverness
Title
Sir Henry Cockburn Macandrew (1832–1898)
Date
before 1892
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 156 x W 113 cm
Accession number
ITH 5
Acquisition method
gift to the town of Inverness, 1892
Work type
Painting
Inverness Town House
High Street, Inverness, Highland IV1 1JJ Scotland
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