- BRAIDWOOD, JAMES
- born in Edinburgh; director of the London fire brigade; distinguished for his heroism on the occasion of great fires both in Edinburgh and London (1790-1861).
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
BRAIDWOOD, JAMES
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