[5] He was one of the first Scots to have tobacco plantations in "the New World", with major holdings in Virginia.

When after the battle of Prestonpans John Hay, quarter-master of the Pretender, arrived at Glasgow with a letter demanding a loan of £15,000, Buchanan and five others were chosen commissioners to treat with him, and succeeded in obtaining a reduction to £5,500.

Andrew's descendant, Lt Col Carrick Buchanan, gifted Drumpellier House and its grounds to the town of Coatbridge in 1919.

[5] Many Glaswegians traveled by tram to Drumpellier during the 1920s and 30s, to spend their weekends camping in the park.

The park covers an area of 500 acres (2.0 km2) and comprises two natural lochs, lowland heath, mixed woodlands and open grassland.

He planned to build a large stately home for himself on the street called Virginia Mansion, which he did not live to complete.

The Virginia Mansion is situated on the site of the modern-day Corinthian in Ingram Street.

Virginia Street still exists in the Merchant City but none of the original houses survive.

The bank was created in 1750 by Andrew Buchanan of Drumpellier and other "Virginia Dons" Its early staff is unclear but in 1752 Robert Carrick arrived as a trainee banker aged 15 at the time.

Carrick died in 1821 with a personal worth of over £1 million: three times the assets of the bank itself.

George Buchanan of Mount Vernon did not live long to enjoy his properties, urban and rural.

His daughter Mary Buchanan married William Stirling who was a Scottish philosopher and historian.