Quote Originally Posted by macrosie View Post
I read a bit in the press about a campaign to honour a forgotten Scot who became US President.

I know it was a long time ago but I was wondering if anyone knows anything about Arthur St Clair who was born in Thurso in the 1730s and became the only non American to hold the position of the President of USA.

He was elected as the 9th president in 1787.

His parents, were probably William Sinclair, a merchant, and Elizabeth Balfour.

If we could find out some info could Thurso use this as a tourist attraction?
I remember reading about Arthur St. Clair. If my memory serves me correctly, he was president of the Continental Congress before Washington was elected as 1st president of the USA. I remember reading that he was a Scot.