William Inglis (surgeon)

[1] After serving a surgical apprenticeship, he applied on 5 August 1743 to sit the examination which would enable him to be elected a Freeman (Fellow) of the Incorporation of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Having successfully passed these examinations, he paid the Incorporation the sum of £8 6 shillings and 8 pence and was admitted a Fellow on 7 October 1743.

[4] On 12 April 1782 Inglis was one of the founding members of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh and served as President in 1786.

His portrait by the Scottish artist David Allan depicts him in the red livery of the Company.

The background shows Leith Links where the Company played their annual golf competition.