Sir Thomas Dunlop, 3rd Baronet
Sir Thomas Dunlop, 3rd Baronet, OStJ (11 April 1912 – 18 August 1999) was a Scottish businessman.[1][2]
Life
Dunlop was educated at Kelvinside Academy, Craigflower Preparatory School, Shrewsbury School and St John's College, Cambridge.[1] He qualified as a chartered accountant with McClelland Ker & Co and in 1938 became a partner in the family business, Thomas Dunlop & Sons, Shipowners and Insurance Brokers, founded in 1851. He was the fourth generation.[1]
During the Second World War he served as a major with the Royal Signals in India and the United Kingdom.[1] He returned to the family business and a succession of appointments in Glasgow.[1]
During the 1950s he served as a director of Glasgow & Clyde Shipowners' Association, vice president of the Royal Alfred Seafarers' Society, honorary agent of The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society and chairman of the Underwriters' Association of Glasgow.[1]
In 1955, he became Deacon of the Incorporation of Bakers of Glasgow and a director of the Merchant's House.[1] In the 1960s he served as chairman of the Trustee Savings Bank of Glasgow.[1] Dunlop retired from the family business in 1986.[2]
In March 1965 he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of St John.[3]
He succeeded as the third Baronet on the death of his father in 1963.[1]
References
- "Sir Thomas Dunlop". The Herald (Glasgow). 28 August 1999. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- "Dunlop, Sir Thomas". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com (2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- "No. 43613". The London Gazette. 30 March 1965. pp. 3196–3197.
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Dunlop |
Baronet (of Woodbourne) 1963–1999 |
Succeeded by Thomas Dunlop |