Hugh Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of Allander

He inherited his father's shop and built it into the large retail chain now known as House of Fraser.

[1] Born in Partick, Hugh Fraser was educated at Glasgow Academy and Warriston School near Moffat.

[1] He expanded the business by acquisition buying department stores throughout Scotland as well as the John Barker Group and Harrods in England and Argentina.

[1] In 1948 he established Scottish & Universal Investments ('SUITS') to acquire non-retail businesses including the Glasgow Herald.

[1] In 1931, he married Kathleen Hutcheon and together they went on to have one son (Hugh Fraser) and one daughter.