Andrew Leslie
Scottish shipbuilder
Andrew Leslie (1818–1894) was a Scottish shipbuilder.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Andrew Leslie (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born 1818, died Jan 27, 1894.1
About
Born in 1818 in Garth, Dunrossness, Shetland to Christian Allison and Robert Leslie, Leslie later moved to Aberdeen. In 1853 Leslie relocated to Hebburn in North-East England where he founded the shipbuilding company A. Leslie and Company. When Andrew Leslie retired in 1886, A. Leslie and Company merged with the locomotive manufacturer R and W Hawthorn to create Hawthorn Leslie and Company.
In Hebburn, Leslie largely funded St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, which opened in 1873, and built other buildings including homes for his workers, schools for their children. He was married to Margaret Leslie. Leslie also lived at Coxlodge Hall in Gosforth
He died on 27 January 1894 aged 75. He is buried in a family plot at Rosebank Cemetery in Edinburgh, against the west wall, near the north-west corner.
From Wikipedia’s article on Andrew Leslie, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- A. Leslie and CompanyFounder5
Career
- Date not recordedFounded A. Leslie and Company3
Personal life
- Born1818, Shetland Islands4
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataAndrew Leslie on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAndrew Leslie on Wikipedia
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- 5WikidataA. Leslie and Company, Founder
- 6Wikimedia CommonsAndrew Leslie photo by Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0