James Gillespie (philanthropist)
(1726-1797)
18th-century Scottish snuff and tobacco merchant
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James Gillespie (1726–1797) was a Scottish snuff and tobacco merchant in Edinburgh in the 18th century. He never married, and upon his death left a fortune with the request that a hospital and school for the poor should be built, now known as James Gillespie's High School. Gillespie Crescent and Gillespie Street (both north of the school) are named after him.
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28 April 1726 Roslin, Midlothian
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| Died |
8 April 1797 (aged 70)
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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