John Craig
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Positions held
Biographical Notes
Craig, John. Chairman and Managing Director of David Colville & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow; Director of Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Ardrossan Harbour Co,, and several other companies. Born at Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, and obtained a commercial training. Has always held position with David Colville & Sons, and is Chairman of several other firms, including Archibald Russell, Ltd.; Fullwood Foundry Co., Ltd.; Motherwell Machinery & Scrap Co., Ltd. ; Murdostoun Colliery Co., Ltd.; Polmaise Patent Fuel Co., Ltd.; Carnlough Lime Co., Ltd.; Smith & McLean, Ltd.; Clyde Alloy Steel Co., Ltd. Address : Cambusnethan Priory, Wishaw, Lanarkshire.
Source: 1929 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
Biographical Notes
Craig, John. Director of Bank of Scotland. Chairman and Managing Director of David Colville & Sons. Ltd., and Colvilles Ltd., Glasgow ; Director of Harland & Wolf Ltd., Ardrossan Harbour Co., and several other companies. Born at Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, and obtained a commercial training. Has always held position with David Colville & Sons, and is Chairman of several other firms, including Archibald Russell. Ltd. ; Fullwood Foundry Co. Ltd. ; Motherwell Machinery & Scrap Co. Ltd. ; Murdostoun Colliery Co. Ltd. ; Polmaise Patent Fuel Co. Ltd. ; Carnlough Lime Co. Ltd. ; Smith & McLean Ltd. ; Clyde Alloy Steel Co. Ltd. ; Address: Cambusnethan Priory, Wishaw, Lanarkshire.
Source: 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
Positions held
| Position | Company | Correspondence Address |
| Director: | Archibald Russell Ltd. |
Cambusnethan Priory, Wishaw |
| Source: 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory |
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| 17 Dec |
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Newspaper article (Coal, Iron, and Engineering Companies) |
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Newspaper article (Coal, Iron, and Engineering Companies) |
Biographical Notes
Craig, John, C.B.E., D.L., J.P. Born at Clydesdale, Lanarkshire. and obtained a commercial training. Chairman and Managing Director Colvilles. Ltd., Glasgow. Chairman of several other firms, including Lanarkshire Steel Co. Ltd. ; Archd. Russell Ltd. ; Smith & McLean Ltd. ; Clyde Alloy Steel Co. Ltd. ; Fullwood Foundry Co. Ltd. Motherwell Machinery & Scrap Co. Ltd. ; Polmaise Patent Fuel Co. Ltd. ; Carnlough Lime Co. Ltd. ; James Nimmo & Co. Ltd. ; & Dunlop Ltd. Director of Bank of Scotland ; Scottish Temperance & General Assurance Co. Ltd. ; Harland & Wolff Ltd. ; The Steam Company of Scotland Ltd. ; Ardrossan Harbour Co. ; and several other companies. Address: Cambusnethan Priory, Wishaw, Lanarkshire.
Source: 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
Positions held
Biographical Notes
Craig, Sir John, C.B.E., D.L., J.P. Born at Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, and obtained a commercial training. Chairman and Managing Director of Colvilles Ltd., Glasgow. Chairman of several other firms, including Lanarkshire Steel Co. Ltd. ; Archd. Russell Ltd. ; Smith & McLean Ltd. ; Clyde Alloy Steel Co. Ltd. ; Fullwood Foundry Co. Ltd. ; Motherwell Machinery & Scrap Co. Ltd. ; Polmaise Patent Fuel Co. Ltd. ; Carnlough Lime Co. Ltd. ; James Nimmo & Co. Ltd.: Nimmo & Dunlop Ltd. ; Scottish Temperance & General Assurance Co. Ltd. Director of Bank of Scotland ; Harland & Wolff Ltd. ; The Steel Company of Scotland Ltd. ; Ardrossan Harbour Co. ; James Dunlop & Co. Ltd., and several other companies. Address: Cambusnethan Priory, Wishaw, Lanarkshire.
Source: 1945 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
Biographical Notes
Craig, Sir John, C.B.E., D.L., J.P. Born at Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, and obtained a commercial training. Chairman & Joint Managing Director of Colvilles Ltd., Glasgow. Chairman of several other firms, including Lanarkshire Steel Co. Ltd. ; Archd. Russell Ltd. ; Smith & McLean Ltd. ; Clyde Alloy Steel Co. Ltd. ; Fullwood Foundry Co. Ltd. ; Motherwell Machinery & Scrap Co. Ltd. ; Polmaise Patent Fuel Co. Ltd. ; Carnlough Lime Co. Ltd. ; James Nimmo & Co. Ltd. Nimmo & Dunlop Ltd. ; Scottish Temperance & General Assurance Co. Ltd. ; Chairman: The Steel Company of Scotland Ltd. Director of Bank of Scotland, Harland and Wolff Ltd., James Dunlop & Co. Ltd., and several other companies. Address: Cambusnethan Priory, Wishaw, Lanarkshire.
Source: 1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
Positions held
Biographical Notes
Craig, Sir John, C.B.E., D.L., J.P. Born at Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, and obtained a commercial training. Chairman & Joint Managing Director of Colvilles Ltd., Glasgow. Chairman of several other firms, including Lanarkshire Steel Co. Ltd. ; Archd. Russell Ltd. ; Smith & McLean Ltd. ; Clyde Alloy Steel Co. Ltd. ; Fullwood Foundry Co. Ltd. ; Motherwell Machinery & Scrap Co. Ltd. ; Polmaise Patent Fuel Co. Ltd. ; Carnlough Lime Co. Ltd. ; James Nimmo & Co. Ltd. Nimmo & Dunlop Ltd. ; Scottish Temperance & General Assurance Co. Ltd. ; and The Steel Company of Scotland Ltd. Director of Bank of Scotland, Harland and Wolff Ltd., James Dunlop & Co. Ltd., and several other companies. Address: Cambusnethan Priory, Wishaw, Lanarkshire.
Source: 1950 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
- 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1929 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd. [DMM Ref: L-01597 - Tom Bainbridge Collection]
- 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1945 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1950 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd. [DMM Ref: L-01599 - Tom Bainbridge Collection]
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Kathleen Allison
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Constructing family tree with regards to Mrs Gay Sommerville Newall (nee Craig).
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