Colonial Merchants and the Development of Modern Glasgow
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Colonial Merchants and the Development of Modern Glasgow

By The Alexander Thomson Society
The Mitchell LibraryGlasgow, Glasgow
Oct 18, 2025 to Oct 18, 2025
Overview

Dr Stephen Mullen looks at the Glasgow merchants who enriched the city, and where their wealth came from.

Who made Glasgow the city that it became?

Dr Stephen Mullen, who has written extensively on Glasgow’s merchant classes and their connections to colonialism and slavery, explores some of the individuals and families who contributed to the city’s success, whose names are still commemorated in streets and districts across the city, and their legacy.

Dr Stephen Mullen looks at the Glasgow merchants who enriched the city, and where their wealth came from.

Who made Glasgow the city that it became?

Dr Stephen Mullen, who has written extensively on Glasgow’s merchant classes and their connections to colonialism and slavery, explores some of the individuals and families who contributed to the city’s success, whose names are still commemorated in streets and districts across the city, and their legacy.

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