James Gillespie | |
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| Born | 28 April 1726 |
| Died | 8 April 1797 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Occupation(s) | Snuff and tobacco merchant |
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.[1] Gillespie Crescent and Gillespie Street (both north of the school) are named after him.
- ^ Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1890). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 21. London: Smith, Elder & Co.