Henry Cunison Rankin
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Henry Cunison Rankin was a Scottish
chartered accountant
who served as treasurer to the Scottish National Party
and as National Chairman of the Saltire Society
.
Henry Cunison Deans Rankin was born at Hamilton, Scotland, on 14 October 1932 and was educated at the former Hamilton Academy
and the University of Glasgow
, graduating MA and LLB in 1958.
Joining the tax department of the Glasgow firm of Arthur Young McLelland Moores and Company in 1967, Rankin subsequently moved in 1970 to the Edinburgh firm of chartered accountants, Graham Smart and Annan, becoming tax manager. In 1973 Rankin was appointed a lecturer on taxation at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
and in 1982 appointed the Institute’s director of student education. Rankin also wrote a classic textbook Corporation Tax for Students used by accountancy students across the U.K.
Rankin stood unsuccessfully on the Scottish National Party
(SNP) ticket as a parliamentary candidate for the Lanark constituency
in 1966 and 1970, and for the North Angus and Mearns constituency
in 1974. He served as SNP national treasurer from 1965–66, and as a member of its National Executive Committee from 1966–68.
In June 2007 Rankin was appointed National Chairman of the Saltire Society
. For eleven years since its inception, Rankin also served as treasurer and secretary of the Cantilena Music Festival, held twice a year on the Isle of Islay, Scotland.
Henry Cunison Rankin died at Dunfermline
on 4 January 2010.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
chartered accountant
Chartered Accountant
Chartered Accountants were the first accountants to form a professional body, initially established in Britain in 1854. The Edinburgh Society of Accountants , the Glasgow Institute of Accountants and Actuaries and the Aberdeen Society of Accountants were each granted a royal charter almost from...
who served as treasurer to the Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
and as National Chairman of the Saltire Society
Saltire Society
The Saltire Society was established in 1936 to encourage everything that might improve the quality of life in Scotland and restore the country to its proper place as a creative force in European civilisation....
.
Henry Cunison Deans Rankin was born at Hamilton, Scotland, on 14 October 1932 and was educated at the former Hamilton Academy
Hamilton Academy
Hamilton Academy was a school situated in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.Described as "one of the finest schools in Scotland" in the Cambridge University Press County Biography of 1910, Hamilton Academy featured in the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association Magazine article series on...
and the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
, graduating MA and LLB in 1958.
Joining the tax department of the Glasgow firm of Arthur Young McLelland Moores and Company in 1967, Rankin subsequently moved in 1970 to the Edinburgh firm of chartered accountants, Graham Smart and Annan, becoming tax manager. In 1973 Rankin was appointed a lecturer on taxation at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland is the Scottish professional body of Chartered Accountants . It is a regulator, educator and influencer.ICAS act as a thought leader and voice of the professional business community...
and in 1982 appointed the Institute’s director of student education. Rankin also wrote a classic textbook Corporation Tax for Students used by accountancy students across the U.K.
Rankin stood unsuccessfully on the Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
(SNP) ticket as a parliamentary candidate for the Lanark constituency
Lanark (UK Parliament constituency)
Lanark was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system....
in 1966 and 1970, and for the North Angus and Mearns constituency
North Angus and Mearns (UK Parliament constituency)
Angus North and Mearns, Scotland, was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1983...
in 1974. He served as SNP national treasurer from 1965–66, and as a member of its National Executive Committee from 1966–68.
In June 2007 Rankin was appointed National Chairman of the Saltire Society
Saltire Society
The Saltire Society was established in 1936 to encourage everything that might improve the quality of life in Scotland and restore the country to its proper place as a creative force in European civilisation....
. For eleven years since its inception, Rankin also served as treasurer and secretary of the Cantilena Music Festival, held twice a year on the Isle of Islay, Scotland.
Henry Cunison Rankin died at Dunfermline
Dunfermline
Dunfermline is a town and former Royal Burgh in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. According to a 2008 estimate, Dunfermline has a population of 46,430, making it the second-biggest settlement in Fife. Part of the town's name comes from the Gaelic word...
on 4 January 2010.