hiː wʌz ɡɹˈæntᵻd ðə fɹˈiːdəm ʌvðə sˈɪɾi ʌv ˌæbɚdˈiːn, ænd wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɐ bˈæɹənˌɛt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, ʌv pˈɑːɹk, ˌæbɚdˈiːnʃɚ.
He was granted the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen, and was created a baronet in 1928, of Park, Aberdeenshire.