Yates Stirling Jr.
On July 20, 1924, he became Captain of the Yard, Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., with additional duty as Assistant Superintendent of the Naval Gun Factory. He was promoted to rear admiral on October 6, 1926 and in December that year Stirling was designated Chief of Staff to Admiral Charles F. Hughes, Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, based at San Pedro, California. At the October 27, 1927 Navy Day Ceremonies at San Pedro harbor, despite an all-day downpour, thousands of Southern Californians gathered for the festivities, including ships' tours, band performances of patriotic music and the key-note address given by Stirling, "Merchant Marine, the Navy and the Nation".
Sir James Stirling, 1st Baronet
He served on the town council of Edinburgh in 1771, he filled the office of treasurer in 1773–4, and served three consecutive terms as Lord Provost from 1790 to 1800 in total. For his conduct during the reform riots in 1792 (in Edinburgh called the Dundas Riots) he was on 17 July of that year created a baronet. He was then living on the south-east corner of St Andrew Square.