John Stirling | |
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Lord Provost of Glasgow | |
In office 1728–1730 | |
Succeeded by | Peter Murdoch of Rosehill |
Baillie | |
In office 1716, 1724 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1677 |
Died | 1736 |
Spouse | Isabella Hunter |
Children | 6 [1] |
Occupation | merchant |
John Stirling (1677–1736) [2] was an early 18th-century Scottish merchant who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1728 to 1730.
As a merchant he traded with Virginia and the Caribbean so is presumed to have traded in tobacco and sugar but there is no mention of his owning any plantations there. [3]
He served as Baillie in 1716 and 1724 [2] and was elected Lord Provost of Glasgow in 1728 being succeeded by Peter Murdoch of Rosehill in 1730. [4]
He died in Glasgow in 1736. [5]
He married Isabella Hunter. Their children included William Stirling (b.1717), [6] founder of William Stirling & Sons calico printers. He was uncle to Walter Stirling founder of the Stirling Library in Glasgow. His daughter Janet Stirling married the Glasgow goldsmith Robert Luke. [7]
He was portrayed by William Aikman around 1720. [8]
John Stirling | |
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Lord Provost of Glasgow | |
In office 1728–1730 | |
Succeeded by | Peter Murdoch of Rosehill |
Baillie | |
In office 1716, 1724 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1677 |
Died | 1736 |
Spouse | Isabella Hunter |
Children | 6 [1] |
Occupation | merchant |
John Stirling (1677–1736) [2] was an early 18th-century Scottish merchant who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1728 to 1730.
As a merchant he traded with Virginia and the Caribbean so is presumed to have traded in tobacco and sugar but there is no mention of his owning any plantations there. [3]
He served as Baillie in 1716 and 1724 [2] and was elected Lord Provost of Glasgow in 1728 being succeeded by Peter Murdoch of Rosehill in 1730. [4]
He died in Glasgow in 1736. [5]
He married Isabella Hunter. Their children included William Stirling (b.1717), [6] founder of William Stirling & Sons calico printers. He was uncle to Walter Stirling founder of the Stirling Library in Glasgow. His daughter Janet Stirling married the Glasgow goldsmith Robert Luke. [7]
He was portrayed by William Aikman around 1720. [8]