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Benjamin Glasgow, Drapersfield merchant

Reviewed 4 October 2026. He is strongly distinguished from [[Glasgow-2059|Benjamin Glasgow, son of John]], whose recorded death was 8 February 1870. The July report describes a current action, not a repeated advertisement. [[Glasgow-2566|Benjamin Glasgow, son of George]] remains a compatible candidate with no documented mill bridge. The 1858 father clause is ambiguous between the plaintiffs.

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Biography

Benjamin Glasgow was a Cookstown mill partner of William Glasgow. Their 1858 action concerned interference with the River Ardtrea water supply. Benjamin had sought weir levels from John Sloan in 1856.^[1]^[2] He appears as Benjamin Glasgow, Esq., of Drapersfield in a December 1869 property advertisement and in a July 1870 account of land made available for the Cookstown celebration.^[3]^[4]

Research Notes

He is strongly distinguished from Benjamin Glasgow, son of John, whose recorded death was 8 February 1870. The July report describes a current action, not a repeated advertisement. Benjamin Glasgow, son of George remains a compatible candidate with no documented mill bridge. The 1858 father clause is ambiguous between the plaintiffs.

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[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]
== Biography ==
Benjamin Glasgow was a Cookstown mill partner of William Glasgow. Their 1858 action concerned interference with the River Ardtrea water supply. Benjamin had sought weir levels from John Sloan in 1856.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/390574459/ Belfast News-Letter, 22 July 1858, p.3].</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/390575046/ Belfast News-Letter, 23 July 1858, p.4].</ref> He appears as Benjamin Glasgow, Esq., of Drapersfield in a December 1869 property advertisement and in a July 1870 account of land made available for the Cookstown celebration.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/388287498/ Belfast News-Letter, 22 December 1869, p.2].</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/387881589/ Belfast News-Letter, 15 July 1870, p.4].</ref>

== Research Notes ==
He is strongly distinguished from [[Glasgow-2059|Benjamin Glasgow, son of John]], whose recorded death was 8 February 1870. The July report describes a current action, not a repeated advertisement. [[Glasgow-2566|Benjamin Glasgow, son of George]] remains a compatible candidate with no documented mill bridge. The 1858 father clause is ambiguous between the plaintiffs.

== Sources ==
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