George Oswald

George Oswald, photograph by Thomas Annan of portrait by Thomas Gainsborough

George Oswald of Scotstoun (1735–1819) was a Scottish merchant of Glasgow. In 1797 he was elected Rector of the University of Glasgow.[1][2]

  1. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). "Oswald, Richard" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 42. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  2. ^ Hancock, David. "Oswald, Richard". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/20924. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)