David George Sandeman

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(1757–1835) was an 18th/19th century Scottish merchant who was a founder of Sandemans Port and one of the co-founders of the Commercial Bank of Scotland. His family were all Glasites, an independent Christian sect, founded by one of their ancestors and sometimes called Sandemanians.

Life

He was born on 28 June 1757 in

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the son of George Sandeman of Springland (1724-1803) and his wife, Jean Duncan of Seaside. His younger brother was George Sandeman (1765-1841). In 1790/91 they jointly founded the company of Sandeman's Port. In 1798 David left the company to found the Commercial Bank of Scotland. Between 1805 and 1810 he moved to

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setting up David George Sandeman & Co at 11 Forth Street in the eastern

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. In 1810 he founded the Commercial Bank of Scotland, originally housed at 22 Picardy Place at the head of

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. In 1835, shortly before his death, he was elected a Fellow of the

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. His proposer was

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. He died at 4 Melville Street in the West End of Edinburgh on 24 May 1835.

Family

He married twice, firstly to Hannah Sandeman (1765-1794) who is presumed to be his cousin. In 1797 he married Margaret Fraser of Dumballoch in Perth. Their daughter Margaret Chisholm Sandeman (b.1802) died in

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. Their son was David Chisholm Sandeman (1806-1852).https://www.myheritage.com/names/david_sandeman

References

1757 births 1835 deaths People from Perth, Scotland Scottish businesspeople Scottish bankers Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Scottish Glasites {{Scotland-business-bio-stub