Walter Crum studied at
Anderson's University under
Thomas Graham.[6] He then worked for
James Thomson for two years[1] before going into the same business, the printing of
calico, on his own account. He directed the existing family firm at Thornliebank, already large employers, into dyeing, particularly with
Turkey red.[7]
Crum purchased the Birkenshaw Estate (later
Rouken Glen Park).[8] He was an early collector of photographs.[9]
Family
Crum married Jessie, daughter of William Graham. Their children included:
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abcMacLehose, James (1886). "24. Walter Crum".
Memoirs and portraits of 100 Glasgow men. Glasgow: James MacLehose & Sons. Retrieved 4 February 2016 – via Gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk.
^Stewart, George (1881). "Walter Ewing".
Curiosities of Glasgow citizenship. Glasgow: James Maclehose. Retrieved 4 February 2016 – via Gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk.
Walter Crum studied at
Anderson's University under
Thomas Graham.[6] He then worked for
James Thomson for two years[1] before going into the same business, the printing of
calico, on his own account. He directed the existing family firm at Thornliebank, already large employers, into dyeing, particularly with
Turkey red.[7]
Crum purchased the Birkenshaw Estate (later
Rouken Glen Park).[8] He was an early collector of photographs.[9]
Family
Crum married Jessie, daughter of William Graham. Their children included:
^
abcMacLehose, James (1886). "24. Walter Crum".
Memoirs and portraits of 100 Glasgow men. Glasgow: James MacLehose & Sons. Retrieved 4 February 2016 – via Gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk.
^Stewart, George (1881). "Walter Ewing".
Curiosities of Glasgow citizenship. Glasgow: James Maclehose. Retrieved 4 February 2016 – via Gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk.