It was one of the most important jobs throughout Glasgow's history.
The earliest references to the role, also known as the “common clerk of the burgh”, date from the 16th century and it developed as theThen, its functions were mainly legal and secretarial. The Town Clerk was responsible for keeping Glasgow’s charters and collecting evidence for the city’s records which were held in the Tolbooth, making him, in some respects, the first city archivist.
The role was pivotal in the development of the burgh, and, by the 19th century, Glasgow’s Town Clerk was the highest paid local government official in the UK. The Bailie magazine called him “cantankerous” and remarked on the “contemptuous disdain” he showed councillors. READ MORE: 'This music changed Glasgow': New book charts impact indie labels Postcard and Fast Product had on Scottish pop
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