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George Pottinger

Born

June 11, 1916

Died

January 15, 1998

Genre

History, Biography, Fiction

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George Pottinger, educated at Edinburgh University and Queen's College, Cambridge, was on the staff of the Scottish Office for over thirty years. He served as Principal Private Secretary to three Secretaries of State and was Secretary of the Royal Commission on Scottish Affairs.

During the late 1950s, he was a put in charge of a £3 million redevelopment of Aviemore as a winter sports complex. The architect and businessman John Poulson gave Pottinger gifts worth over £30,000 over six years, and was appointed by Pottinger as architect in charge of the Aviemore project. Both were convicted and imprisoned for corruption in 1974.

Several of Pottinger's books deal with Scottish themes - The Winning Counter, a biography of Lord Fraser (1971), Muirfi ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 7 ratings · 1 review · 12 distinct works

	Whisky Sour 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1979	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Court of the Medici it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1978 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Winning Counter: Hugh Fraser and Harrods it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1971	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Afghan Connection: The Extraordinary Adventures of Major Eldred Pottinger liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1983	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secretaries of State for Scotland 1926-76 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1979 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Real Admirable Crichton: Sir Thomas Urquhart's Hero 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Muirfield and the Honourable Company 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unsung Songs 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heirs of the Enlightenment: Edinburgh Reviewers and Writers, 1800 - 1830 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1992	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sir Henry Pottinger: First Governor of Hong Kong 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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