Arthur Connell (Lord Provost)
Arthur Connell (1717–1775) was an 18th-century Scottish sugar merchant and importer, who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1772 to 1774.[1] He was partner in the firm of Somervell Connell and Company.
Life[edit]
He was born in 1717 at the manse in East Kilbride, the son of Rev Matthew Connell.[2]
In 1746 he commanded a company of the Glasgow Volunteers at the Battle of Falkirk.[3]
He lived at Enoch Bank mansion house at the junction of West George Street and Renfield Street, near Glasgow Cross. His house had large grounds including orchards.[4] The house was rebuilt around 1802 and renamed Gilmorehill House.[5] It was demolished in 1870 to make way for the Gilbert Scott Building at Glasgow University. The university gym stands where the house stables stood.[6]
In 1764 he became Dean of Guild for Glasgow Town Council. Connell was a magistrate in the city and had property both in Glasgow and the West Indies.
In 1772 he succeeded Colin Dunlop of Carmyle as Lord Provost.
Family[edit]
In 1747 he was married to Magdalen Wallace, daughter of Thomas Wallace of Cairnhill.[7]
Their children included Sir John Connell, father to the chemist Arthur Connell.[8]
Artistic recognition[edit]
His portrait by Robert Harvie is held at Glasgow Museum Resource Centre.[9] It was donated by Mrs Anne D. Houston of Johnstone Castle.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Provosts of Glasgow". 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Glasgow Museums Collections Online".
- ^ "Glasgow, Enoch Bank, Gilmourhill, Woodlands, Old Clairmont House | Canmore".
- ^ "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Gilmorehill House".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Sir John Connell
- ^ "Arthur Connell (1717–1775), Provost of Glasgow (1772–1773) | Art UK".
- ^ "April 2018". 21 April 2018.
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