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Sir Donald Currie GCMG (17 September 1825 – 13 April 1909) was a Scottish shipowner, politician and philanthropist. Early life and career. He was born at Greenock, Renfrewshire, on 17 September 1825, the third son of ten children of James Currie (1797–1851) and Elizabeth (1798–1839), daughter of Donald Martin, all of Greenock.
Apr 9, 2024 · Sir Donald Currie (born Sept. 17, 1825, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scot.—died April 13, 1909, Sidmouth, Devonshire, Eng.) was a shipowner and politician, founder of the Castle Line of steamers between England and South Africa, and later head of the amalgamated Union–Castle Line.
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Donald Currie. navigation search. May 1894. Sir Donald Currie (1825-1909), of Donald Currie and Co and founder of the Castle Steamship Co. 1912 DNB [1] CURRIE, Sir DONALD (1825–1909), founder of the Castle Steamship Company, born at Greenock on 17 Sept. 1825, was third son of ten children of James Currie (1797–1851) and Elizabeth (1798 ...
Formed in 1862 by Donald Currie as Donald Currie & Co. to run a regular sailing ship service to India and familiarly known as "Currie's Calcutta Castles". The first steamships entered service on the India route in 1872 and the same year, a passenger and private mail service from the UK to South Africa was inaugurated.
SIR DONALD CURRIE (1825-1909), British shipowner, was born at Greenock on the 17th of September 1825. At a very early age he was employed in the office of a shipowner in that port, but at the age of eighteen left Scotland for Liverpool, where shipping business offered more scope.
