Nathaniel Dunlop
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File:Sir Nathaniel Dunlop by George Frampton 1913, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.jpg 1913, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum]]
Sir Nathaniel Dunlop (1830–1919) was a 19th-century British businessman, shipowner and philanthropist, linked to the Allan Steamship Line. He was the longest serving Chairman of the Clyde Navigation Trust. He was also the first Scottish Chairman of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Nathaniel_Dunlop|website=gracesguide.co.uk|title=Nathaniel Dunlop|accessdate=2018-03-24}}
Life
File:The grave of Nathaniel Dunlop, Glasgow Necropolis.jpg
He was born in Campbeltown on 7 April 1830,{{cite web|url=http://forums.clydemaritime.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=12870|title=Sir Nathaniel Dunlop - a Campbeltown Lad o' Pairts - ClydeMaritime Forums - www.clydemaritime.co.uk|website=forums.clydemaritime.co.uk|accessdate=2018-03-24}} the son of Archibald Dunlop and his wife Jean Smith. He was educated in the grammar school there.{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwestaddress.co.uk/1909_Glasgow_Men/Dunlop_Sir_Nathaniel.htm|website=glasgowwestaddress.co.uk|title=Sir Nathaniel Dunlop|accessdate=2018-03-24}}
He moved to Paisley in 1843 and subsequently around 1845 he moved to Glasgow to work as a clerk for Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers.
He became a manager in 1853.{{cite web|url=http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/eyrwho/eyrwho0524.htm|website=gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk|title=Who's Who in Glasgow in 1909: SIR NATHANIEL DUNLOP [ebook chapter] / George Eyre-Todd, 1909|accessdate=2018-03-24}} The most famous ship built under his control was the SS Canadian. In Glasgow he lived at 1 Montgomerie Crescent in the Kelvinside district.Glasgow Post Office Directory 1890
In 1898 he bought the estate of Shieldhill near Biggar.{{cite web|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/ccc077be-8b8c-4fa2-8b2c-7929d52fe651|title=From Sir Nathaniel Dunlop, Shieldhill, Biggar.|website=The National Archives|accessdate=2018-03-24}} He was knighted Sir Nathaniel Dunlop of Shieldhill in 1907 by King Edward VII. Glasgow University awarded him an honorary doctorate (LLD) in the same year. He did much philanthropic work in Biggar and paid for the church in Quothquan.{{cite web|url=http://www.libbertonquothquan.org.uk/our-history/our-church|title=Our Church - Libberton and Quothquan Parish Church|website=libbertonquothquan.org.uk|accessdate=2018-03-24}}
He died on 15 November 1919 at Shieldhill. He is buried with his in-laws in the Glasgow Necropolis. The large monument stands near the summit north of the main east-west path.
Family
He was married to Ellen Smith (1841-1867), daughter of George Smith (1777-1867), a major Glasgow shipowner. Ellen died at the birth of their only child, a daughter, Ellen Smith Dunlop (1867-1958), who continued his philanthropic work after his death.{{cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Nathaniel-Dunlop/6000000071864600935|title=Sir Nathaniel Dunlop (1830 - 1919) - Genealogy|website=geni.com|accessdate=2018-03-24}}Smith and Dunlop grave, Glasgow Necropolis
Publications
- The Canadian Trade as it Was and Is (1906)
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Category:People from Campbeltown
Category:Scottish shipbuilders
Category:Scottish philanthropists
Category:19th-century British philanthropists
Category:19th-century Scottish businesspeople
Category:20th-century Scottish businesspeople
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