For the English cricketer, see John Glassford (cricketer). For the Canadian linebacker, see John Glassford (Canadian football).
A portrait of Glassford, his family and an enslaved Black servant by Archibald McLauchlan c. 1767
John Glassford (c. 1715 – 27 August 1783) was a Scottish merchant and planter. One of the most prominent Tobacco Lords of Scotland, Glassford owned tobacco-producing slave plantations in the British North American colonies of Virginia and Maryland, for which he has become controversial in the 21st century.[1]
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JohnGlassford (c. 1715 – 27 August 1783) was a Scottish merchant and planter. One of the most prominent Tobacco Lords of Scotland, Glassford owned tobacco-producing...
can be found in discussions of Stirner as a "precursor" of Nietzsche. JohnGlassford believes that there is "staggering similarity" between some of the two...
these merchants was either Andrew Buchanan of Drumpellier or JohnGlassford. Glassford entered the tobacco trade in 1750 and soon acquired a fleet of...
of house of JohnGlassford; a noted Tobacco Lord. The street was opened in 1793 and originally named Great Glassford Street. Glassford's house, known...
"South Alumni Newsletter Fall 2009" (PDF). South Alumni. "JohnGlassford ('72) - JohnGlassford ('72) - All-Star Football Alumnus Star Football Alumnus...
James Glassford (1771 – 1845) was a Scottish legal writer and traveller. He was son of JohnGlassford of Dougalston by his third wife, Lady Margaret Mackenzie...
shipping magnate and philanthropist William Cunninghame – tobacco merchant JohnGlassford – wealthy tobacco merchant, partner in Thistle Bank Sir Thomas Lipton...
production began in 1758, and it was patented in 1758, British patent 727. JohnGlassford invested in the new process with funds from his slave-labor tobacco...
medieval slumber" from trade in tobacco, pioneered by figures such as JohnGlassford. The city was also noted for its locomotive construction industry –...
Henry Glassford Bell (5 November 1803 – 7 January 1874) was a Scottish lawyer, poet and historian. Born in Glasgow, the son of advocate James Bell, he...
Vicarage of Dudley in the County of Worcester, and for other Purposes. JohnGlassford's Settlement Act 1836 6 & 7 Will. 4. c. 31 28 July 1836 An Act for vesting...
Thistle Bank (formally known as Maxwell, Ritchie & Co) in 1761 along with JohnGlassford, James Ritchie of Busbie and Sir Walter Maxwell of Pollok. He was Dean...
Glasgow's Queen Street houses the collection of the Gallery of Modern Art. JohnGlassford The Glasgow Story Retrieved June 2012 Oliver, p.334 Oliver, p.341 Oliver...
industrialist David Dale, and tobacco merchants Andrew Buchanan and JohnGlassford. Pierre Emile L'Angelier is also buried in the graveyard. He is the...
which were purchased in 1767 by JohnGlassford, one of the most successful and respected merchants of his time. JohnGlassford was succeeded by his son Henry...
Around 1797 he purchased Whitehill House, from John Gordon but previously the home of JohnGlassford (who built the mansion). In 1820 he was living at...
(1707-1776) JohnGlassford (1719-1783), tobacco merchant Pierre Emile L'Angelier (1823-1857), the victim in the famous Madeleine Smith murder case John Leitch...
Glassford Peak, at 11,602 feet (3,536 m) above sea level is the third highest peak in the Boulder Mountains of Idaho. Located in the Hemingway–Boulders...
Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2008. "JohnGlassford". Wilfrid Laurier University. Retrieved May 9, 2012. Brown, Josh (November...
and joined forces with the likes of James Oswald, James Dennistoun, JohnGlassford, Thomas Buchanan and many others – ex tobacco lords, sugar & rum merchants...
gained a younger partner, his brother-in-law JohnGlassford, and in 1750 they created Ingram & Glassford, a powerful trading company. They made their...
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