ation ▁Category : M id land ▁Football ▁League ▁( 1 8 8 9 ) ▁Category : S ou thern ▁Football ▁League ▁clubs ▁Category : National ▁League ▁( English ▁football ) ▁Category : N or thern ▁Premier ▁League ▁clubs <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁Brand ▁W S ▁FR SE ▁( 5 ▁January ▁ 1 8 0 7 , ▁Peter head , ▁Aber de ens hire ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁solic itor , ▁bank er , ▁botan ist ▁and ▁plant ▁collect or . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Peter head ▁in ▁Scotland ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Charles ▁Brand ▁a ▁far mer . ▁He ▁attended ▁parish ▁schools , ▁and ▁completed ▁a ▁medical ▁degree ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁of ▁Edinburgh . ▁It ▁was ▁around ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁he ▁grew ▁an ▁interest ▁for ▁bot any . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁studies , ▁William ▁Brand ▁was ▁app r entic ed ▁to ▁Scott , ▁Find lay ▁and ▁Bal der ston , ▁rising ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁the ▁year ▁he ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁W riter ▁to ▁the ▁Sign et . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁he ▁is ▁shown ▁as ▁working ▁from ▁ 1 8 ▁D und as ▁Street ▁in ▁Edinburgh ' s ▁New ▁Town . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Union ▁Bank ▁of ▁Scotland ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Botan ical ▁Society ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁on ▁ 8