William Graeme St. Clair

William Graeme St. Clair (27 March 1849 — 29 March 1930) was the editor of The Singapore Free Press, the founder and the conductor of the Singapore Philharmonic Society and a major with the Singapore Voluntary Artillery.

Early life St. Clair was born in Scotland on 27 March 1849. He attended the Royal High School in Edinburgh and the University of Edinburgh.

Career In 1874, St. Clair was appointed the headmaster of the Moulmein Town School in Myanmar. In 1895, he and Walter Makepeace became the proprietors of the newspaper.

In 1887, he revived the Singapore Volunteer Corps as the Singapore Volunteer Artillery. He also arranged the Burmese song Kaya Than for military bands. The arrangement became the Burmese National Anthem in 1886 during the British occupation of Upper Burma.

Personal life and death St. Clair was twice married.