John Howie (businessman)
John Howie (12 March 1833 – 22 September 1895) was a wealthy Victorian captain of industry and investor, the proprietor of the renowned J & R Howie Hurlford Fireclay Works. He would have been about 350th on a national Rich List of Britain at the time, with a fortune equal to over £200 million today. At his death, he was one of the richest men in Scotland.
John Howie | |
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| Born | 1833 Riccarton, Ayrshire |
| Died | 1895 |
| Occupation | Industrialist |
| Spouse | Mary Paterson |
| Children | Maggie Jessie Reid, Mary Bruce, Agnes Jane, William Frederick Charles, Robert Arthur Douglas, Henry James John |
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