Allan Gilmour
Allan Gilmour was a businessman in the shipping and timber industries and worked for the family firm in Britain and Canada. He was born at Craigton, Mearns, Scotland, the son of John Gilmour, a farmer, and Margaret Urie. In 1819, he was hired as a clerk by Pollok, Gilmour and Company, a firm established by his uncle Allan Gilmour Sr. and partners John and Arthur Pollok.
In 1821, he was promoted to clerk in the company's booming Miramichi, New Brunswick branch. In 1824, he transferred to a new branch in Bathurst, New Brunswick, and in 1826 joined the Saint John, New Brunswick operation. In 1828, he joined a new venture, Allan Gilmour and Company, a partnership established by Allan, his uncle, and William Ritchie of Montreal.
He died in Glasgow, Scotland.
