Sir Louis Stewart Gumley LLD (7 May 1870 – 30 September 1941) was a Scottish property agent who founded the firm Gumleys and who served as
Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1935 to 1938. Gumleys merged in 1989 to become Speirs Gumley.
Life
He was born in
Dublin in Ireland on 7 May 1870 the son of Thomas Franc Sadler Gumley and his wife Wilhelmina Moffat.
He moved to
Edinburgh around 1890 with his mother, following the death of his father, and they lived in a flat at 11 Howe Street.
He founded Gumleys in 1898 at 84
Leith Walk.
In 1910 he was running a property business at 89
Leith Walk and living at 3 Dundas Street in
Edinburgh's Second New Town.
[Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1910-11]
In 1935 he succeeded Sir
William Johnston Thomson
Sir William Johnston Thomson MIME (1881 – 18 September 1949) was a 20th century Scottish engineer and businessman, highly involved in the early automobile industry, who served two consecutive terms as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1932 to 19 ...
as
Lord Provost of Edinburgh.
He died on 30 September 1941 at
Bowness-on-Windermere in the
Lake District
The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes, forests, and mountains (or ''fells''), and its associations with William Wordswor ...
but was returned to
Edinburgh for burial in
Warriston Cemetery in the north of the city. The grave lies at the west end of the upper section close to the main entrance path.
Artistic recognition
His portrait by
Stanley Cursiter
Stanley Cursiter (29 April 1887 – 22 April 1976) was an Orcadian artist who played an important role in introducing Post-impressionism and Futurism to Scotland. He served as the keeper (1919–1930), then director (1930–1948), of the Nati ...
was painted in 1937 and is held by
City of Edinburgh Council
The City of Edinburgh Council is the local government authority for the city of Edinburgh, capital of Scotland. With a population of in mid-2019, it is the second most populous local authority area in Scotland.
In its current form, the counci ...
.
Recognition
He was knighted by King
George V during his period as Lord Provost.
Family
In 1901, he married Catherine Isabella Horne Lindsay (1876-1951). His sons included Charles Stewart Gumley
WS (1908-1977) and Ronald Guthrie Tait Gumley (1912-1998).
References
1870 births
1941 deaths
Businesspeople from Dublin (city)
Lord provosts of Edinburgh
Scottish businesspeople
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