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'''Andrew Galbraith''' (1799–1885) was a 19th-century Scottish businessman who served as [[Lord Provost]] of [[Glasgow]] from 1857 to 1860. |
'''Andrew Galbraith''' (1799–1885) was a 19th-century Scottish businessman who served as [[Lord Provost]] of [[Glasgow]] from 1857 to 1860. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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[[File:Johnstone Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1146410.jpg|thumb|330px|right|Johnstone Castle, Renfrewshire]] |
[[File:Johnstone Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1146410.jpg|thumb|330px|right|Johnstone Castle, Renfrewshire]] |
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He was born in [[Campbeltown]] on 6 February 1799. |
He was born in [[Campbeltown]] on 6 February 1799. |
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Together with his younger brother Archibald Galbraith they ran A & A Galbraith, cotton spinners in Glasgow. The business had offices at 4 Bothwell Street and factories on Garngad Road. Later he also had mills at Oakbank near Glasgow. His mills employed 1200 persons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kosmoid&id=I15963|title = Individual Page}}</ref> |
Together with his younger brother Archibald Galbraith they ran A & A Galbraith, cotton spinners in Glasgow. The business had offices at 4 Bothwell Street and factories on Garngad Road. Later he also had mills at Oakbank near Glasgow. His mills employed 1200 persons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kosmoid&id=I15963|title = Individual Page}}</ref> |
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He retired to [[Johnstone Castle]] in [[Renfrewshire]].<ref>Glasgow Post Office Directory 1884</ref> |
He retired to [[Johnstone Castle]] in [[Renfrewshire]].<ref>Glasgow Post Office Directory 1884</ref> |
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He died at the castle on 29 November 1885 and was buried with his wife and daughters in the [[Glasgow Necropolis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://historicgraves.com/glasgow-necropolis/gla-necr-sig-0019/grave|title = GLA-NECR-SIG-0019 | Historic Graves}}</ref> |
He died at the castle on 29 November 1885 and was buried with his wife and daughters in the [[Glasgow Necropolis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://historicgraves.com/glasgow-necropolis/gla-necr-sig-0019/grave|title = GLA-NECR-SIG-0019 | Historic Graves| date=25 May 2014 }}</ref> |
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==Family== |
==Family== |
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Latest revision as of 10:38, 3 November 2024
Andrew Galbraith (1799–1885) was a 19th-century Scottish businessman who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1857 to 1860.
Life
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He was born in Campbeltown on 6 February 1799.
Together with his younger brother Archibald Galbraith they ran A & A Galbraith, cotton spinners in Glasgow. The business had offices at 4 Bothwell Street and factories on Garngad Road. Later he also had mills at Oakbank near Glasgow. His mills employed 1200 persons.[1]
He joined Glasgow town council in the 1840s and served as Dean of Guild from 1848 to 1850. He was elected Lord Provost of Glasgow in 1857. At this time he lived at 153 St Georges Road in Glasgow.[2]
He retired to Johnstone Castle in Renfrewshire.[3]
He died at the castle on 29 November 1885 and was buried with his wife and daughters in the Glasgow Necropolis.[4]
Family
[edit]He was married to Margaret Bogle Scott (1807-1850) from Port Glasgow.
Artistic recognition
[edit]He was portrayed in old age by Norman Macbeth.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Individual Page".
- ^ Glasgow Post Office Directory 1858
- ^ Glasgow Post Office Directory 1884
- ^ "GLA-NECR-SIG-0019 | Historic Graves". 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Andrew Galbraith (B.1799), Lord Provost of Glasgow (1857–1860) | Art UK".
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