Henry Dunlop of Craigton

Henry Dunlop of Craigton FRSE DL (1799–1867) was a Scottish cotton manufacturer and merchant who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1837 to 1840.

He was born on 7 June 1799 in Kilbarchan in Renfrewshire the third son of James Dunlop of Linwood (1762–1826) and his wife, Bruce Alice (sic) (1769–1855), daughter of Rev James Alice of Paisley.

[1] In the Disruption of 1843 in the Church of Scotland he played a leading role in the political guidance upon the religious schism.

[4] He was later Vice Chairman of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and remained Vice Chairman when it amalgamated to create the far larger North British Railway.

[1] He sold Craigton House to a merchant, Graham Hutchison, several years prior to his death.