William Creech was a Scottish bookseller. For 40 years Creech was the chief publisher in Edinburgh. He published the first Edinburgh edition of Robert Burns' poems. In 1788 he was a member of the jury in Deacon William Brodie's trial for robbery. Within days, his account of the trial and execution was for sale in his High Street bookshop. He served as Edinburgh's Lord Provost from 1811 to 1813. He is buried at Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh.
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- William Creech was a Scottish bookseller. For 40 years Creech was the chief publisher in Edinburgh. He published the first Edinburgh edition of Robert Burns' poems. In 1788 he was a member of the jury in Deacon William Brodie's trial for robbery. Within days, his account of the trial and execution was for sale in his High Street bookshop. He served as Edinburgh's Lord Provost from 1811 to 1813. He is buried at Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh. A plaque to his, and his father's, memory can be seen at Newbattle Kirk.
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- William Creech was a Scottish bookseller. For 40 years Creech was the chief publisher in Edinburgh. He published the first Edinburgh edition of Robert Burns' poems. In 1788 he was a member of the jury in Deacon William Brodie's trial for robbery. Within days, his account of the trial and execution was for sale in his High Street bookshop. He served as Edinburgh's Lord Provost from 1811 to 1813. He is buried at Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh.
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