Alexander Elder, one of the founders of the Elder Dempster Line and the British and African Steam Navigation Company, died in 1915 aged 81. He gave up his partnership in 1888, but retained his seat on the board of both companies.
He gave £20,000 to the University in Liverpool to found a chair of Naval Architecture.
His obituary appeared in the Times 26 Jan 1915. In March the same year, a small article detailing his bequests was published. He was recorded as living at Albert Road, Hesketh Park, Southport. He left some money to found, endow and equip a hospital in Govan named after his father David Elder. There were other bequests as well. Bridge of Allan was mentioned (the United Free Church there) so perhaps he hailed from that area?
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