ARMITSTEAD

1843 Started business in the Cowgate as a flax merchant, after a period in Hull. There was no railway link between Newcastle and Dundee, although there were railways from Dundee to Newtyle and to Arbroath... 1856 Joined Dundee Chamber of Commerce, and proposed using steam ships for the Baltic trade.

Also known as: Armitstead Lecture Trust

Primary location: Dundee United Kingdom