George Bogle of Daldowie (1700–1784) was a Scottish merchant based in Glasgow who was one of the Tobacco Lords. As well as trading in tobacco he dealt in other Caribbean commodities, such as tan and sugar.[1] He was an early partner in the Glasgow Tan Work, and in the Eastern Sugarhouse.
He was Rector of the University of Glasgow three times between 1738 and 1750 and was the father of the young adventurer, George Bogle,[1] private secretary to Warren Hastings, who led the first attempted British embassy from India to Tibet and the Emperor of China in 1774.