Donald Robert Macgregor

He was born in Perth the son of Lt Evan Macgregor and was educated at the Public School in Perth. He was apprenticed to the firm of William Allan & Co, timber merchants in Leith where he lived at 13 Bernard Street as an insurance agent.Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1850

In 1841 when William Allan & Co was dissolved he set up on his own as shipbroker also being a merchant and steamship owner in Leith. He traded with the Baltic and Australia and also ran a fleet between Scotland and Russia.Leith and its Antiquities vol.2 by J Campbell Irons

He was Colonel of the Leith Volunteer Corps, 1st Midlothian Rifles, in succession to Col. Henry Arnaud HEICS.Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh; vol. 6, p. 244

In 1855 he lived at 18 Minto Street in Newington, Edinburgh. In 1874 he defeated Robert Andrew Macfie to become MP for Leith Burghs. In 1878 he left Leith to take the seat of the Chiltern Hundreds. He died in "Saint Bothwell" (sic) on 6 December 1889.Leith and its Antiquities vol.2 by J Campbell Irons

He was married to Mary Anderson of Woodburn House in south Edinburgh (previously from Newcastle) who predeceased him.1871 census: Edinburgh They had no children.

From 1875 (possibly following the death of Mary's brother who had remained at Woodburn House) they moved as a married couple to Woodburn House in south Edinburgh.Owners of Lands and Heritages 1874

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