Colonel Sir John Gilmour, 1st Baronet, (1845–1920) was chairman of the

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, and was created a

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in 1897.

Life

He was the son of Allan Gilmour, owner of a large shipping company based in

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, and Agnes Strang. He acquired the estate of Lundin in 1872 and Montrave in 1873. He later acquired estates at Greenside, Pratis and Kilmux (all in

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). He commissioned in to The Fife Light Horse in 1874 as a

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taking command of the

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as Lt-Colonel from 1895 to 1901. He was also

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of The

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s. He married Henrietta Gilmour (1850-1926), his first cousin, in 1873. She was a pioneer of photography. In 1885 they jointly formed the Lundin and Montrave Curling Club, its curling pond being on their own estate at Montrave House, a few miles south of

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. This was one of the first British sporting establishments to have both male and female members. He was created a baronet in June 1897, travelling to

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with Henrietta for

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to bestow this honour upon him, as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations They had seven children, three sons

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(born 1876), Harry (1878-1926), Douglas (born 1889) and two daughters Maud (born 1882) and Henrietta (born 1884). Two children, Allan and Ronald, died in infancy.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilmour, John, 1st Baronet 1845 births 1920 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Deputy Lieutenants of Fife Fife and Forfar Yeomanry officers Conservative Party (UK) politicians