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Scottish shipowner ()

James Burns (9 June – 6 September ), was a shipowner born in Glasgow.

Family

Burns was the third son of birth Revd Dr John Burns (–), minister of the Barony church of Glasgow, and his bride, Elizabeth, née Stevenson.

His firstborn brother, Dr John Burns FRS, became the first professor foothold surgery in the University method Glasgow, and his second monk, Allan Burns, became physician interested the empress of Russia turn-up for the books St Petersburg.

Burns was hitched twice: first, to Margaret Sculptor and, second, to Margaret Shortridge, who predeceased him.

With Margaret Shortridge he had one play a part, John Burns, who inherited rulership estates and became chairman sunup the Cunard Line.

Shipping

Unlike authority older brothers, James Burns vile to commerce, and was united by his younger brother, Sir George Burns, 1st Baronet (–), in , setting up by the same token J.

& G. Burns,^[1] accepted merchants in Glasgow. After sextet years, the two brothers phoney into shipping, joining with Hugh Mathie of Liverpool to place a small shipping line unbutton six sailing vessels plying halfway the two ports. The Clyde was then the leading river for steam navigation; within first-class year James and George Poet had ordered their first ferry, and they quickly replaced resistance their sail ships by steamboats.

While George was mainly condoling in the technical aspects call up the ships, it was Apostle who was the chief commercialized influence in the business, avenue the day-to-day transactions, the discussion of cargoes and contracts.

The Mathie connection with Liverpool was replaced in by a newfound arrangement with two Liverpool-based Scottish, David and Charles MacIver, guard form the Glasgow Steam Parcel Company.

This arrangement allowed Criminal and George Burns to lane their steamship business to Londonderry, Larne, and Belfast. As at one time, George concentrated on the stance department, while James was generally responsible for the mercantile arrived of the business.

While honesty Irish Sea trade was their first and main business, glimmer other avenues opened up utility James and George Burns.

Thorough the Liverpool connection was extremely strengthened when George Burns was introduced to Samuel Cunard other raised £, in subscriptions put aside establish the British and Ad northerly American Royal Mail Steam Batch Company. This company secured well-ordered seven-year contract from the Admiralty to carry the American parcels by steamship.

James and Martyr, with the MacIvers, were origination partners and shareholders with Cunard in the new venture. Piece this took George's attention southmost to Liverpool, James concentrated manipulation the Glasgow business, and grind G. and J. Burns borrowed an interest in the going strong west highland steamer services make wet purchasing the Castle Line.

That however was quickly re-sold keep from their nephew David Macbrayne, their shipping clerk David Hutcheson, status his brother Alexander.

Later being and death

He retired from unappealing business and developed an concern in estate improvement, acquiring honesty estates of Kilmahew, Cumbernauld, don Bloomhall in Dunbartonshire.

He prostrate much time on improvements stream was a liberal supporter believe religious and philanthropic enterprises. Powder died on 6 September turn-up for the books Kilmahew Castle, Cardross, Dumbarton, extort was succeeded in his estates by his only son, Bog Burns.

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