@thisismyglasgow.bsky.socialBorn in 1744, James McGill, but emegrated to North America soon after graduating from Glasgow University. By 1766, he had ended up in Montreal, where he became a trader and merchant, and then a politician.
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@thisismyglasgow.bsky.socialA pair of plaques commemorating James McGill's links to Glasgow. The one on the left marks the location on Stockwell Street where he was born, while the other marks his time at Glasgow University.
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