James Stevenson (merchant)

James Stevenson
FRSE
Plaque on the grave of James Stevenson, Dean Cemetery
Born(1786-04-28)28 April 1786
Paisley, Scotland
Died13 June 1866(1866-06-13) (aged 80)
Edinburgh, Scotland
EducationPaisley Grammar School
SpouseJane Stewart Shannon
Children10
Parents
  • James Stevenson (father)
  • Margaret Cochran (mother)
RelativesFlora Stevenson (daughter)
Louisa Stevenson (daughter)
John James Stevenson (son)
James Cochran Stevenson (son)
James Croesus Stevenson (nephew)

James Stevenson FRSE (1786–1866) was a Scottish merchant and philanthropist who fathered two Scottish heroines, Flora Stevenson and Louisa Stevenson, the industrialist, James Cochran Stevenson and architect John James Stevenson.

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