Allan Gilmour

Canadian businessman

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Allan Gilmour

Born| 29 September 1805

Craigton, Mearns (Strathclyde), Scotland

Died| 18 November 1884

Glasgow, Scotland

Occupation(s)| Businessman in the shipping and timber industries

Allan Gilmour (29 September 1805 - 18 November 1884) was a businessman in the shipping and timber industries and worked for the family firm in Britain and Canada. He worked for a firm established by his uncle Allan Gilmour Sr.

## Biography[edit]

Allan was born on September 29, 1805, at Craigton, Mearns (Strathclyde), Scotland, the son of John Gilmour, a farmer, and Margaret Urie. In 1819, he was hired as a clerk by Pollok, Gilmour and Company, a firm established by his uncle Allan Gilmour Sr. and partners John and Arthur Pollok.

In 1821, he was promoted to clerk in the company's booming Miramichi, New Brunswick, branch (Gilmour, Rankin & Co). In 1824, he transferred to a new branch in Bathurst, New Brunswick, and in 1826 joined the Saint John, New Brunswick, operation (Robert Rankin and Co.). In 1828, he joined a new venture, Allan Gilmour and Company, a partnership established by Allan, his uncle (Allan Gilmour, Sr), and William Ritchie of Montreal.

He died in Glasgow, Scotland.

## References[edit]

* Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

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