1843 - 1902 (59 years)
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Name |
Alexander Geddes |
Birth |
3 May 1843 |
Glass, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
2 Jul 1902 |
Person ID |
I96113 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Nov 2020 |
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Notes |
- A wealthy businessman and great-great grandfather of UK Prime Minister and Tory party leader David Cameron who built Blairmore House.
Was apparantly known as the 'Chicago Grain King', he made a fortune in the States,
Alexander Geddes, a member of the Chicago board of trade, died yesterday after an illness of two months at his old home in Blairmore, Scotland, where he had gone in search of health. His death was due to a general collapse of the nervous system. He had been at Blairmore only a few days, having left Chicago for Scotland a month ago. Mrs. Geddes was with him when he died. The remains will be buried near Mr. Geddes' birthplace in Scotland.
Mr. Geddes emigrated from Scotland to Montreal in 1860, and there associated himself with Muir & Co. in the dry goods business. At the end of two years he removed to Milwaukee, where he entered the employ of Alexander Mitchell. In 1863 he came to Chicago and entered the commission business. Shortly afterwards he organized a company, which did extensive trading on the board under the name of Alexander Geddes & Co., of which concern Mr. Geddes was the head until his death.
In November, 1877, Mr. Geddes married Miss Frances Sharp. His widow, two sons, and three daughters survive him. Mr. Geddes was a member of the Chicago club.
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