Bro. Murdoch, Lord Provost of Glasgow Bro. John Murdoch of Rosebank was a tobacco merchant who was born on the 4th October 1709 to parents Peter Murdoch of Rosehill a Glasgow merchant and sugar refiner (owner of King St sugar works, and wife Mary Luke nee (Claythorn). He married Margaret Lang (daughter of William Land merchant) he had a daughter Ann. Margaret died in 1734 in childbirth. John then married Margaret Bogle, they had a daughter Margaret Murdoch.
again in the dates between. In 1750 he built the first house on Argyle Street standing on the corner of Dunlop Street as the residence for Lord Provost Murdoch alongside the house of Colin Dunlop of Carmyle. The building then became the Buck’s Head Hotel in 1757. The building was later sold to another merchant Thomas Hopkins in 1777.
John lived at Rosebank House (below) in the Bro. Murdoch was involved with the IncorpoCambuslang Area. The front of house was deration of Masons and was responsible for a molished in 1933 with the rest in 1937. couple of members joining gratis on his nomination. He was initiated into Glasgow KilwinIn 1744 he became Baillie in Glasgow Town ning Lodge No.4 on the April 1st 1735, the Council under his Brother in Law Lord Provnight of the consecration of the Lodge and ost Andrew Cochrane. He later succeeded passed away in his house on the 30th June Cochrane as Lord Provost in 1746 to 1748. 1776. He became Lord Provost again in 1750 to 1752 and 1758 to 1760, Cochrane serving Thanks to PGL Glasgow website.
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