1665 - 1773 (108 years)
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Name |
George Buchanan |
Birth |
1665 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
1773 |
Person ID |
I126504 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Nov 2020 |
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Notes |
- GEORGE BUCHANAN, eldest son of George I., Maltster, born 1685, died 1773, Visitor of the Maltmen 1719, City Treasurer 1726, Bailie 1732 and 1738. George II. built himself a fine mansion on the north side of Argyle Street, which till 1828 occupied the site of the Argyle Street portion of Fraser Sons & Co.'s warehouse. He owned all the ground fronting Argyle Street from this house as far east as "Bailie King's close" (a clay lane which ran north from Argyle Street, about where the Arcade now is). This ground formed part of "Palzean's Croft," the westmost section of the Langcroft. By his wife, Cecilia Forbes, George II. left, four sons and four daughters.
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