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John Stirling
Lord Provost of Glasgow
In office
1728–1730
Succeeded byPeter Murdoch of Rosehill
Baillie
In office
1716, 1724
Personal details
Born1677
Died1736
SpouseIsabella Hunter
Children6
Occupationmerchant

John Stirling (1677–1736) was an early 18th-century Scottish merchant who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1728 to 1730.

Life

As a merchant he traded with Virginia and the Caribbean so is presumed to have traded in tobacco and sugar but there is no mention of his owning any plantations there.

He served as Baillie in 1716 and 1724 and was elected Lord Provost of Glasgow in 1728 being succeeded by Peter Murdoch of Rosehill in 1730.

He died in Glasgow in 1736.

Family

He married Isabella Hunter. Their children included William Stirling (b.1717), founder of William Stirling & Sons calico printers. He was uncle to Walter Stirling founder of the Stirling Library in Glasgow. His daughter Janet Stirling married the Glasgow goldsmith Robert Luke.

Artistic recognition

He was portrayed by William Aikman around 1720.

References

  1. The Sterling Genealogy, p. 161
  2. ^ Illustrated Catalogue of the Exhibition of Portraits in the New Galleries of Art in Corporation Buildings
  3. History of Glasgow, J McUre (1830): McUre's List of Glasgow Merchants
  4. "Provosts of Glasgow". 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. Illustrated Catalogue of the Exhibition of Portraits in the New Galleries of Art in Corporation Buildings
  6. The Baronetage of England, p. 422
  7. Illustrated Catalogue of the Exhibition of Portraits in the New Galleries of Art in Corporation Buildings
  8. Past Auction Artnet
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