TheGlasgowStory 

Skip Navigation / Jump to Content

Featured Images

Lion and Unicorn Staircase
Lion and Unicorn Staircase

Kelvin Hall Circus
Kelvin Hall Circus

Mary Speirs

Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection

*Open in New Window
Mary Speirs

A Thomas Annan photograph of a portrait of Mrs Mary Speirs nee Buchanan. The identity of the original artist is unknown.

Mary was born into an important merchant family. She was the daughter of Archibald Buchanan of Silverbanks and Auchentorlie and granddaughter of both George Buchanan of Mount Vernon and Provost Peter Murdoch of Rosehill. She married the great tobacco merchant Alexander Speirs of Elderslie. Alexander was involved in many other businesses in the west of Scotland, as a shareholder in the Tanwork Co, the Port Glasgow Ropeworks and the West Sugar House among others, and the leading partner in the Glasgow Arms Bank.

Reference: Mitchell Library, GC 920.041435 COR

Reproduced with the permission of Glasgow City Council, Libraries Information and Learning

Keywords:
portraits, tobacco lords, tobacco merchants, women



Quick Search


Photo Album

You have 0 images in your photo album.

View Photo Album

Log-In (Optional)

username:
password:
Not a user? Register now for FREE!

Other Options