Alexander Muir was a Canadian songwriter, poet, soldier, and school headmaster. He was the composer of The Maple Leaf Forever, which he wrote in October 1867 to celebrate the Confederation of Canada.
Alexander Muir
Alexander Muir at about 25 years of age, wearing his Scottish tartan
No.10 Company, Queens Own Rifles, after the Battle of Ridgeway 1866
Gladstone School and students. Alexander Muir (principal) seated at right. 1902.
Lesmahagow is a small town in the historic county of Lanarkshire on the edge of moorland, near Lanark in the central belt of Scotland. Lesmahagow was also a civil parish. It lies west of the M74, and southeast of Kirkmuirhill. It is also known as Abbey Green or the Gow.
Lesmahagow Parish Church, Church of Scotland
Abbeygreen Church, Free Church of Scotland
Abbeygreen, the road into Lesmahagow from the North. Glebe park on the left, Bank of Scotland & The Fountain ahead.