Sir Thomas Dunlop, 1st Baronet
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Sir Thomas Dunlop, 1st Baronet GBE DL (2 August 1855 – 29 January 1938) was a Scottish businessman.
Life
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Dunlop was the eldest son of Thomas Dunlop (1831–1893), a grain merchant and founder of the shipping company, Thomas Dunlop & Sons, and his wife, Robina Jack.[1] He became a senior partner in his father's company and later a director of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Bruce Peebles Ltd and the Scottish Union and National Insurance Company.
In 1914, he became Lord Provost of Glasgow[2] and was created a baronet in 1916 due to this position[3] and appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in 1918.[4]
Dunlop is buried with his family in the Glasgow Necropolis. The grave lies on the southern path of the main upper section.
Family
[edit]In 1879 Dunlop was married to Dorothy Euphemia Mitchell (1855–1892), daughter of Peter Mitchell of Longniddry. When she died he married her younger sister, Margaret Mitchell (1857–1952).[5]
When he died the baronetcy fell to his eldest son, Thomas Dunlop (1881–1963).
References
[edit]- ^ Burke's Peerage: Sir Thomas Dunlop
- ^ "No. 28977". The London Gazette. 17 November 1914. p. 9398.
- ^ "No. 29730". The London Gazette. 1 September 1916. p. 8592.
- ^ "No. 30460". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 January 1918. p. 365.
- ^ Burkes Peerage: Peter Mitchell
- 1855 births
- 1938 deaths
- Nobility from Glasgow
- Businesspeople from Glasgow
- 19th-century Scottish businesspeople
- 20th-century Scottish businesspeople
- Scottish bankers
- Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
- Lord provosts of Glasgow
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- Deputy lieutenants of Lanarkshire
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