How to Pronounce Allan Gilmour
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Sep 29, 1805 Died on 18 Nov 1884 (aged 79)
Canadian businessman
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About Allan Gilmour
- 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 was born 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.
