Hugh Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of Allander (15 January 1903 – 6 November 1966), was the grandson of Hugh Fraser I, and the father of Sir Hugh Fraser, 2nd Baronet. He inherited his father's shop and built it into the large retail chain now known as House of Fraser.[1]
The Lord Fraser of Allander | |
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| Born | 15 January 1903 |
| Died | 6 December 1966 (aged 63) |
| Alma mater | Glasgow Academy Warriston School |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Spouse | Kathleen Hutcheon |
| Children | 2 |
Career
editBorn in Partick, Hugh Fraser was educated at Glasgow Academy and Warriston School near Moffat.[1] In 1919 he joined his father's business, a shop in Buchanan Street in Glasgow.[1] He became Managing Director in 1924 and Chairman on his father's death in 1927.[1] He expanded the business by acquisition buying department stores throughout Scotland as well as the John Barker Group and Harrods in England and Argentina.[1] In 1948 he established Scottish & Universal Investments ('SUITS') to acquire non-retail businesses including the Glasgow Herald.[1]
In 1945 he purchased Mugdock Castle from The 6th Duke of Montrose. He was created a baronet, styled "of Dineiddwg in the County of Stirling", in 1961,[2] and was subsequently created The 1st Baron Fraser of Allander, of Dineiddwg in the County of Stirling, in 1964.
Family
editIn 1931, he married Kathleen Hutcheon and together they went on to have one son (Hugh Fraser) and one daughter.[1]
Arms
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Fraser, Hugh, first Baron Fraser of Allander". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33252. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "No. 42260". The London Gazette. 24 January 1961. p. 603.
- ^ "Unicorn Pursuivant gave a talk this afternoon to the Allander Probus Club. Here are the arms, too, of Lord Fraser of Allander". Lyon Court. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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