MACLE HOSE

James (son of Thomas Macle hose, weaver). b. Govan 16 March 1811; apprentice to George Gallie, bookseller, Glasgow 1823–30; with Me rs. Seeleys, London 1833–8; bookseller with R. Nelson in Glasgow 1838, alone 1841–81 and with his sons 1881 to death; had the largest retail book busine out of London; his circulating library commenced in 1841 held 20,000 volumes; his binding busine begun in 1863 became well known; had upwards of 50 writers in his employment and published many books; bookseller to Glasgow univ. 1864, publisher 1871; author of Old county houses of the old Glasgow gentry; Memoirs and portraits of one hundred Glasgow men 2 vols. 1886; great friend of David Living stone and Daniel Mac mill an the publisher. d. 18 Victoria crescent, Downhill, Glasgow 20 Dec. 1885. Macle hose’s Memoirs , ii 343–6 (1886), portrait .