William Robertson Copland

Sir William Robertson Copland MICE LLD (1838–1907) was a 19th-century British civil engineer, specialising in drainage and water supply.

He was born in Stirling in central Scotland in 1838, the son of John Copland a merchant tailor who was later Chairman of Glasgow Technical College.

He then joined the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company before becoming Burgh engineer to Paisley.

He was knighted by King Edward VII in 1906 and received an honorary doctorate (LLD) from Glasgow University in 1907.

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