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Robert Dalglish (merchant)
Robert Dalglish (1770–1844) was a Scottish merchant and calico printer who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1830 to 1832. Life He was born in Glasgow in 1770 and apprenticed around 1784 to Andrew Stephenson a muslin manufacturer on Bell Street. In 1803, with his brother Alexander Dalglish and friend Patrick Falconer, bought 33 Scots acres of land from John Lennox (the land then known as Lennoxfield) and the wider area known as Lennoxtown. He was a partner in the firm Dalglish Falconer & Co. running the Lennoxmill Printfield warehouse at 27 Ingram Street in Glasgow. Dalglish lived at 25 St Vincent Place in the city centre. He became a Glasgow town councillor in 1825 and was elected as Lord Provost in 1830. By the time of his death, over and above his Lennoxtown premises, he had a muslin manufacturing business and separate calico-printing business, both in the city centre. He died in Glasgow on 5 January 1844. Artistic recognition He was portrayed by John Graham-G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Dalglish, Lord Provost Of Glasgow
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
