How to Pronounce James Gillespie (philanthropist)
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Apr 28, 1726 Roslin, Scotland, United Kingdom Died on 01 Jan 1797 (aged 70)
British philanthropist
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About James Gillespie Philanthropist
- James Gillespie was a Scottish snuff and tobacco merchant in Edinburgh in the 18th century.
- He never married, and upon his death left a fortune with the request that a hospital and school for the poor should be built, now known as James Gillespie's High School.
- Gillespie Crescent and Gillespie Street (both north of the school) are named after him.
