Lord
James
Reid
Born [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret Ann (Scott) Reid
— married
1 Jan 1851 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Reid
Died
at age 70
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Aug 2013
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Biography
James Reid was born in a pub, entering into Neilsen & Co Railway Works in Glasgow as an apprentice. Hw quickly worked his way up the ranks and evetually became co-director of the company as Neilsen-Reid. He was made Lord Dean of Guild of Glasgow in 1893. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Entered by Thomas Halliday.
- Moseley, C. (2003) Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, Volume 3, published in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, by Burke's Peerage Ltd
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