David Greig (born 1837 in
Tillicoultry,
Clackmannanshire,
Scotland
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) was a wealthy gentleman farmer who lived near
Stirling. He was educated at
Dollar Academy and held lands in Stirlingshire and owned small areas of
Stirling and
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
. After the collapse of the
City of Glasgow Bank
The City of Glasgow Bank was a bank in Scotland that was largely known for its spectacular collapse in October 1878, which ruined all but 254 of its 1,200 shareholders since their liability was unlimited.
History
The bank was founded in 1839 wi ...
in 1878, much of the family's money was lost as shareholders had to pay for the crash, forced to pay 26 times the amount of money they had invested to cover the collapse.
People from Tillicoultry
1837 births
People educated at Dollar Academy
Year of death missing
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