McManus 168

Full name

John Austin Gloag

Date of birth

03-03-1819^[1]

Place of birth

Perth^[1]

Gender

Male

Marital status

Married^[2]

Name of spouse

Elizabeth Georgiana Lake^[3] - youngest surviving daughter of the late Right Honourable Warwick, Viscount Lake^[3][2]

Children

Elizabeth Duncan Lake Gloag b. 1867

Home address

21 Marshall Place^[4][5][6]
Perth

30 Reform Street^[7]
Dundee

1 Windsor Street (1864)^[8][9]
Dundee

Age at death:

63 years^[10]

Place of death:

10 Inverleith Place, Edinburgh^[10]

Date of death:

10-01-1883^[10]

Buried:

St Serf's Church Yard Dunning^[11]

Religious affiliation

Established Church:^[12]

Political affiliation

Conservative:^[12] Avowed himself to be 'a Conservative all my life.':^[13] Later stood as a Parliamentary candidate for Dundee in the 1874 election when he polled 573 votes out of a total 11,563. His obituary stated that John Austin Goag accepted that this was 'sufficient intimation that Dundee was not in sympathy with his political aspirations.'^[12]

Clubs / societies

Member of the Eastern Club:^[12] A keen fisher and player of chess:

Public offices

Broughty Ferry Rifle Corps - a founding member:^[14] Liff & Benvie Parochial Board - a member of the Committee of Management:^[15] Supporter of the Albert Institute proposals in 1863 and was instrumental in the establishment of the 'Albert Institute Company Limited.'^[12] The British Association - Secretary of the Committee for its proposed meeting in Dundee:^[16]

Related subscribers

Subscriber 259 – Alexander Clayhills – John Austin Gloag acted as agent, factor, trustee and beneficiary of Alexander Clayhills .

Occupation

Writer^[6]

Employment

Self Employed^[17]

Place of work

John A Gloag^[18]

Work address

19 High Street^[19][20]
Dundee

18^[18] Meadowside^[17]
Dundee

Career to date:

John Austin Gloag's career association with Dundee spanned the years 1849-1866. On the death of Charles Walker Snr., writer in Dundee, in June 1849,^[21] John Austin Gloag entered into partnership the following month with his son, also Charles, to form the firm of 'Walker & Gloag.'^[22] The firm was listed in the Dundee Directory of 1850 as writers and agents for the 'Alliance, Colonial and Insurance Co. of Scotland,' operating from 19 High Street, Dundee.^[23] The census record of 1851 listed Gloag as having been a 'solicitor,' at both Perth and also Dundee.^[4] Thereafter, it would appear that Gloag's base as a writer lay solely within Dundee, where he was well known in legal and social circles. He also held connections with the surrounding district, being as he was, agent and factor for the Invergowrie estates, under Mr Clayhills and, subsequently, Captain Clayhills Henderson.^[24] This was a position which had been held by his predecessor, Charles Walker, Snr.^[21] It would appear, that by 1861, John A Gloag forged a business on his own account, his erstwhile partner, Charles Walker Jnr. having departed (no indications of his disappearance have been uncovered). John Austin Gloag, by now operating from 18 Meadowside, remained in Dundee until he married in 1866,^[2] whereupon he moved to Edinburgh. There, he continued to practise law as Writer to the Signet and Procurator.