Galloway

A territorial name from the former Celtic princedom and the modern district in south-west Scotland. The name can be found in Dunbartonshire from about the sixteenth century. There were other families bearing this name who later appeared on the east coast of Scotland. Robert Galloway, author of ‘poems, epistles and songs in the Scottish dialect’, was born in 1752. He was originally a shoemaker, but became a bookseller and librarian in Glasgow. He died in 1794. General Sir Archibald Galloway was a distinguished soldier who served in the East India Company for thirty-five years. He became chairman of the company in 1849. He was created a Knight of the Order of the Bath and died in 1850. The name is now perhaps best known for the rare breed of native Scottish cattle still found in the district.

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