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Edinburgh City Election Reelects Lord Provost and Bailiffs
The city council elected for the year ahead reappointed John Osborne Elgy as Lord Provost James Simpson Robert Lindsey James Colquhoun and William Crockatt as Bailiffs The event followed the earlier notice of an Extraordinary Diet in February and reflected shifts in local leadership among Edinburgh officials.
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