James Templeton
Carpet Manufacturer of Glasgow
James Templeton (1802-1883) was in business in Paisley as a manufacturer of Paisley shawls
1839 He started a carpet manufacturing enterprise in Bridgeton which later became J. Templeton and Co.
He invented the first machine-made Axminster carpets
1879 BY mutual agreement, the Subscribers, James Templeton, senior, and Archibald Templeton, retired, as at and from the 30th day of November last, from the Copartnership carried on by them and the other Subscribers, John Stewart Templeton and James Templeton, junior, as Carpet Manufacturers, in Glasgow, under the firms of James Templeton and Company and J. and J. S. Templeton, of which firms the four Subscribers were the sole Partners. The Subscribers, John Stewart Templeton and James Templeton, junior, continue to carry on the business under the same firms.[1]
His descendants ran the company, even after it became a public limited company in 1947.
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- ↑ London Gazette 14 Jan 1879