Government
The Burgh of Maxwelltown
William Gillies, Provost of Maxwelltown, 1853 - 1859
- Period:
- 19th Century
- Date:
- 7 April 1889
- Artist:
- Robert Gemmell Hutchison
- Description:
William Gillies is the first name engraved on the Provost's Chain of Office, Town Council of the Burgh of Maxwelltown.
William and his son John Lawson Gillies established a sawmill on the north end of Glasgow Street. The 1852 Pigot and Slater Trade Directory records "Wm Gillies & Son, Timber Merchants".
John Lawson Gillies followed his father, and was Provost of Maxwelltown between 1866 and 84.
- Dimensions:
- 9" x 6"
- Source:
- Dumfries Museum & Camera Obscura
- Accession Number:
- DUMFM:0198.485
- Digital Number:
- DMFA069n
- Copyright:
- Dumfries & Galloway Council
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