GREENOCK  , a municipal and See also:

• POLICE (Fr. police, government, civil administration, a police force, Gr. sroXumeia, constitution, condition of a state, roars, city, state)

police See also:

• BURGH [BOURKE, BURKE]
• BURGH, HUBERT DE (d. 1243)

burgh and seaport of See also:

• RENFREWSHIRE

Renfrewshire, See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland, on the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern See also:

• SHORE

shore of the See also:

• FIRTH, CHARLES HARDING (1857– )
• FIRTH, MARK (1819-1880)

Firth of See also:

• CLYDE (Welsh, Clwyd, " far heard," " strong," the Glotta of Tacitus)
• CLYDE, COLIN CAMPBELL, BARON (1792-1863)

Clyde, 23 M . W. by N. of See also:

• GLASGOW

Glasgow by the Caledonian and the Glasgow & See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South-Western See also:

• RAILWAYS

railways, 21 M. by the See also:

• RIVER

river and firth . Pop . (1901) 68,142 . The See also:

• TOWN

town has a See also:

• WATER

water frontage of nearly 4 M. and rises gradually to the hills behind the town in which are situated, about 3 M. distant, See also:

• LOCH, HENRY BROUGHAM LOCH, 1ST BARON (1827-1900)

Loch, Thom and Loch Gryfe, from both of which is derived the water See also:

• SUPPLY (through Fr. from Lat. supplere, to fill up)

supply for domestic use, and for See also:

• DRIVING (from " to drive," i.e. generally to propel, force along or in, a word common in various forms to the Teutonic languages)

driving several See also:

• MILLS, JOHN (d. 1736)
• MILLS, ROGER QUARLES (1832– )

mills and factories . The streets are laid out on the comparatively level See also:

• TRACT (from Lat. tractare, to treat of a matter, through Provencal tractat and Ital. trattato)

tract behind the firth, the older thoroughfares and buildings lying in the centre . The See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west end contains numerous handsome villas and a See also:

• FINE

fine esplanade, r1m. See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long, See also:

• RUNNING

running from See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

Prince's See also:

• PIER (older forms per or Pere, from Med. Lat. pera; the word for piers out of water. For river piers, where a firm, watertight is of obscure origin, and the connexion with Fr. Pierre, Lat. stratum is found at a moderate depth below the river-bed, the pctr

Pier to Fort See also:

• MATILDA (1046-1115)
• MATILDA (1102-1164)

Matilda, which is supplied with submarine mines for the See also:

• DEFENCE
• DEFENCE (Lat. defendere, to defend)

defence of the river . The capacious See also:

• BAY

bay, formerly known as the Bay of St See also:

• LAWRENCE
• LAWRENCE (LAURENTIUS, LORENZO), ST
• LAWRENCE, AMOS (1786—1852)
• LAWRENCE, AMOS ADAMS (1814–1886)
• LAWRENCE, GEORGE ALFRED (1827–1876)
• LAWRENCE, JOHN LAIRD MAIR LAWRENCE, 1ST BARON (1811-1879)
• LAWRENCE, SIR HENRY MONTGOMERY (1806–1857)
• LAWRENCE, SIR THOMAS (1769–1830)
• LAWRENCE, STRINGER (1697–1775)

Lawrence from a religious See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house longsince demolished, is protected by a sandbank that ends here, and is hence known as the Tail of the See also:

• BANK

Bank . The fairway between this bank, which begins to the west of See also:

• DUMBARTON

Dumbarton, and the southern shore constitutes the safest anchorage in the upper firth . There is a continuous See also:

• LINE

line of electric tramways, connecting with See also:

• PORT

Port Glasgow on the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east and See also:

• GOUROCK

Gourock on the west, a See also:

• TOTAL

total distance of 71 M . The See also:

• ANNUAL

annual rainfall amounts to 64 in. and Greenock thus has the reputation of being the wettest town in Scotland . Many of the public buildings are fine structures .

The municipal buildings, an ornate example of See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian See also:

• RENAISSANCE, THE

Renaissance, with a See also:

• TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

tower 244 ft. high, were opened in 1887 . The See also:

• CUSTOM (from O. Fr. costume, costume or coustume; Low Lat. costuma, a shortened form of consuetudo)

custom house on the old steamboat See also:

• QUAY
• QUAY, MATTHEW STANLEY (1833-1904)

quay, in classic See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style with a Doric See also:

• PORTICO (Ital. for " porch," Lat. porticus)

portico, See also:

• DATES

dates from 1818 . The See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county buildings (1867) have a tower and See also:

• SPIRE

spire 112 ft. high . The See also:

• WATT, JAMES (1736-1819)

Watt Institution, founded in 1837 by a son of the famous engineer, See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James Watt, contains the public library (established in 1783), the Watt scientific library (presented in 1816 by Watt himself), and the See also:

• MARBLE (from Lat. marmor, Gr. pApµapos, shining stone)

marble statue of James Watt by See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• FRANCIS
• FRANCIS (FRarrcols) OF SALES, ST (1567-1622)
• FRANCIS (Lat. Franciscus, Ital. Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr. Francois, Ger. Franz)
• FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP (174o-1818)

Francis See also:

• CHANTREY, SIR FRANCIS LEGATT (1782-1841)

Chantrey . Adjoining it are the museum and lecture See also:

• HALL
• HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
• HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
• HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
• HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
• HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
• HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
• HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
• HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
• HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
• HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
• HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
• HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
• HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
• HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
• HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
• HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
• HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)

hall, the See also:

• GIFT (a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. die Gift, gift, das Gift, poison, formed from the Teut. stem gab-, to give, cf. Dutch geven, Ger. geben; in O. Eng. the word appears with initial y, the guttural of later English is due to Scandinavian influence)

gift of James McLean, opened in 1876 . Other buildings are the See also:

• SHERIFF

sheriff See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court house, and the See also:

• SPENCE, THOMAS (1750-1814)

Spence Library, founded by the widow of See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Spence the mathematician . In addition to; lumerous See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board See also:

• SCHOOLS

schools there are the Greenock See also:

• ACADEMY, GREEK
• ACADEMY, ROYAL

academy for secondary See also:

• EDUCATION

education, the technical See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

college (1900), the school of See also:

• ART

art, and a school of See also:

• NAVIGATION (from Lat. navis, ship, and agere, to move)

navigation and See also:

• ENGINEERING

engineering . The charitable institutions include the infirmary; the See also:

• CHOLERA (from the Gr. Xo)du, tile, and Map, to flow)

cholera See also:

• HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital; the See also:

• EYE
• EYE (O. Eng. edge, Ger. Auge; derived from an Indo-European root also seen in Lat. oc-ulus, the organ of vision (q.v.)

eye infirmary; the See also:

• FEVER (Lat. febris, connected with fervere, to burn)

fever reception house; Sir See also:

• GABRIEL (Heb. SKns, man of God)

Gabriel See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

Wood's mariners' See also:

• ASYLUM (from Gr. b.-, privative, arid earl, right'of seizure)
• ASYLUM, RIGHT OF (Fr. droit d'asile; Ger. Asylrecht)

asylum, an Elizabethan See also:

• BUILDING

building erected in 1851 for the See also:

• ACCOMMODATION (Lat. accommodare, to make fit, from ad, to, cum, with, and modus, measure)

accommodation of aged See also:

• MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant, modern marchand; from Lat. mercari, to trade, merx, goods, merchandise)

merchant See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea-men; and the See also:

• SMITHSON, HENRIETTA CONSTANCE (1800-1854)
• SMITHSON, JAMES (1765-1829)

Smithson poorhouse and lunatic asylum, built beyond the southern boundary in 1879 . Near See also:

• ALBERT
• ALBERT (1490'1545)
• ALBERT (149o-1568)
• ALBERT (1522–1557)
• ALBERT (FRANCIS CHARLES AUGUSTUS ALBERT EMMANUEL) (1819—1861)
• ALBERT (FRIEDRICH RUDOLF ALBRECHT)
• ALBERT, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS
• ALBERT, MADAME (c. 2805—2846)

Albert See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

Harbour stands the old west now the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north See also:

• PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church (a See also:

• GOTHIC

Gothic edifice dating from 1591) containing some stained-See also:

• GLASS
• GLASS (O.E. glees, cf. Ger. Glas, perhaps derived from an old Teutonic root gla-, a variant of glo-, having the general sense of shining, cf. " glare," " glow ")
• GLASS, STAINED

glass windows by William See also:

• MORRIS
• MORRIS [MORRISON], CLARA (1849– )
• MORRIS, GOUVERNEUR (1752–1816)
• MORRIS, JOHN (1810-1886)
• MORRIS, RICHARD (1833–1894)
• MORRIS, ROBERT (1734–1806)
• MORRIS, SIR LEWIS (1833–1907)
• MORRIS, WILLIAM (1834-1896)

Morris; in its kirkyard See also:

• BURNS, JOHN (1858– )
• BURNS, ROBERT (1759-1796)
• BURNS, SIR GEORGE

Burns's " Highland See also:

• MARY
• MARY (1457-1482)
• MARY (1496-1533)
• MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

Mary " was buried (1786) . The west parish church in See also:

• NICHOLSON, HENRY ALLEYNE (1844-1899)
• NICHOLSON, JOHN (1822-18J7)
• NICHOLSON, WILLIAM (1753-1815)
• NICHOLSON, WILLIAM (1784-1844)

Nicholson See also:

• STREET
• STREET, GEORGE EDMUND (1824-1881)

Street (1839) is in the Italian Renaissance style and has a campanile . The See also:

• MIDDLE

middle parish church (1759) in See also:

• CATHCART
• CATHCART, SIR GEORGE (1794-1854)
• CATHCART, WILLIAM SCHAW CATHCART

Cathcart Square is in the Classic style with a fine spire . Besides See also:

• BURIAL

burial grounds near the infirmary and attached to a few of the older churches, a beautiful See also:

• CEMETERY (Gr. Korrsnri7pwv, from Hoiµav, to sleep)

cemetery, 90 acres in extent, has been laid out in the south-western See also:

• DISTRICT

district .

The parks and open spaces include See also:

• WELLINGTON
• WELLINGTON, ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF (1769-1852)

Wellington See also:

• PARK (Fr. part; Ital. parco; Sp. Marque; O.Eng. pearroc; connected with Ger. pferch, fold, and pfarrei, district, translating med. Lat. parochia, parish)
• PARK, EDWARDS AMASA (1808–1900)
• PARK, MUNGO (1771-1806?)

Park, Well Park in the See also:

• HEART
• HEART, LUNG

heart of the town (these were the gift of Sir See also:

• MICHAEL
• MICHAEL (1596-1645)
• MICHAEL (Hebrew Sn,q, " Who is like God? ")

Michael See also:

• SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD (1856– )
• SHAW, HENRY WHEELER (1818–1885)
• SHAW, LEMUEL (1781–1861)
• SHAW, RICHARD NORMAN (1831– )

Shaw-See also:

• STEWART, ALEXANDER TURNEY (1803-1876)
• STEWART, BALFOUR (1828-1887)
• STEWART, CHARLES (1778–1869)
• STEWART, DUGALD (1753-1828)
• STEWART, J
• STEWART, JOHN (1749—1822)
• STEWART, JULIUS L
• STEWART, SIR DONALD MARTIN (1824–19o0)
• STEWART, SIR HERBERT (1843—1885)
• STEWART, SIR WILLIAM (c. 1540—c. 1605)
• STEWART, STUART
• STEWART, WILLIAM (c. 1480-c. 1550)

Stewart), Whin See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

Hill, Lyle Road—a broad drive winding over the heights towards Gourock, constructed as a " See also:

• RELIEF

relief See also:

• WORK

work " in the severe See also:

• WINTER, JOHN STRANGE
• WINTER, PETER (c. 1755-1825)

winter of 1899–1880 . Greenock is under the See also:

• JURISDICTION
• JURISDICTION, CRIMINAL LAW, DIVORCE

jurisdiction of a town See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council with See also:

• PROVOST (through O. Fr. prevost, mod. prevot, Lat. praepositus, set over, from praeponere, to place in front)

provost and bailies . It is a See also:

• PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary burgh, represented by one member . The See also:

• CORPORATION (from Lat. corporare, to form into a body, corpus, corporis)

corporation owns the supplies of water (the equipment of See also:

• WORKS

works and reservoirs is remarkably See also:

• COMPLETE

complete), See also:

• GAS

gas, electric See also:

• LIGHT

light and See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power, and the tramways (leased to a See also:

• COMPANY

company) . The See also:

• STAPLE

staple See also:

• INDUSTRIES

industries are See also:

• SHIPBUILDING

shipbuilding (established in 176o) and See also:

• SUGAR

sugar refining (1765) . Greenock-built vessels have always been esteemed, and many See also:

• CUNARD, SIR SAMUEL

Cunard, P . & O. and See also:

• ALLAN, DAVID (1744–1796)
• ALLAN, SIR HUGH (1810–1882)
• ALLAN, SIR WILLIAM (1782–1850)

Allan liners have been constructed in the yards . The town has been one of the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief centres of the sugar See also:

• INDUSTRY (Lat. industria, from indu-, a form of the pre, position in, and either stare, to stand, or struere, to pile up)

industry . Other important industries include the making of boilers, See also:

• STEAM
• STEAM (0. Eng. steam, vapour, smoke, cf. Du. steam; the origin is unknown)

steam-engines, locomotives, anchors, See also:

• CHAIN (through the O. Fr. citable, chcene, &c., from Lat. catena)

chain-cables, See also:

• SAILCLOTH

sailcloth, See also:

• ROPES, JOHN CODMAN (1836–1899)

ropes, See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper, woollen and worsted goods, besides See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general engineering, an See also:

• ALUMINIUM (symbol Al; atomic weight 27.0)

aluminium factory, a See also:

• FLAX

flax-See also:

• SPINNING (from O. Eng. spinnen, to spin, cf. Ger. spinnen, &c., the Teut. root is seen, to draw out, cf. span, spider)

spinning See also:

• MILL
• MILL (O. Eng. mylen, later myln, or miln, adapted from the late Lat. molina, cf. Fr. moulin, from Lat. mola, a mill, molere, to grind; from the same root, mol, is derived " meal;" the word appears in other Teutonic languages, cf. Du. molen, Ger. muhle)
• MILL, JAMES (1773-1836)
• MILL, JOHN (c. 1645–1707)
• MILL, JOHN STUART (1806-1873)

mill, distilleries and an oil-refinery . The See also:

• SEAL
• SEAL, FUR
• SEAL, HAIR

seal and See also:

• WHALE

whale See also:

• FISHERIES

fisheries, once vigorously prosecuted, are See also:

• EXTINCT

extinct, but the fishing-fleets for the See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home See also:

• WATERS, TERRITORIAL

waters and the See also:

• NEWFOUNDLAND

Newfoundland grounds are considerable . Till 1772 the town leased the first harbour (finished in 171o) from Sir See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John Shaw, the See also:

• SUPERIOR

superior, but acquired it in that and the following See also:

• YEAR

year, and a graving See also:

• DOCK

dock was opened in 1786 . Since then additions and improvements have been periodically in progress, and there are now severaltidal harbours—among them See also:

• VICTORIA
• VICTORIA (or VITTORIA), TOMMASSO LUDOVICO DA (C. I540-C. 1613)
• VICTORIA [ALEXANDRINA VICTORIA]

Victoria harbour, Albert harbour, the west harbour, the east harbour, the See also:

• NORTHERN

northern tidal harbour, the western tidal harbour, the See also:

• GREAT

great harbour and James Watt dock (completed in 1886 at a cost of £65o,000 with an See also:

• AREA

area of 2000 ft. by 400 ft. with a See also:

• DEPTH

depth at See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low water of 32 ft.), Garvel graving dock and other dry docks .

The quayage exceeds See also:

• LOO (formerly called " Lanterloo," Fr. lanturlu, the refrain of a popular 17th-century song)

loo acres in area and the quay walls are over 3 M. in length . Both the Caledonian and the Glasgow & South-Western railways (in Prince's Pier the latter company possesses a landing-See also:

• STAGE (Fr. 6/age; from Lat. stare, to stand)

stage nearly 1400 ft. long) have See also:

• ACCESS (Lat. accessus)

access to the quays . From first to last the outlay on the harbour has exceeded £1,500,000 . In the earlier See also:

• PART

part of the 17th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century Greenock was a fishing See also:

• VILLAGE

village, consisting of one See also:

• ROW, JOHN (c. 1525—1580)

row of thatched cottages . A century later there were only six slated houses in the See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place . In 1635 it was erected by See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles I. into a burgh of See also:

• BARONY

barony under a See also:

• CHARTER (Lat. charta, carta, from Gr. Xap-rns, originally for papyrus, material for writing, thence transferred to paper and from this material to the document, in O. Eng. boc, book)

charter granted to John Shaw, the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government being administered by a See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

baron-bailie, or See also:

• MAGISTRATE (Lat. magistratus, from magister, master, properly a public office, hence the person holding such an office)

magistrate, appointed by the superior . Its commercial prosperity received an enormous impetus from the Treaty of See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

Union (1707), under which See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade with See also:

• AMERICA

America and the West Indies rapidly See also:

• DEVELOPED

developed . The See also:

• AMERICAN

American See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War of See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

Independence suspended progress for a brief See also:

• INTERVAL

interval, but revival set in in 1783, and within the following seven years See also:

• SHIPPING

shipping trebled in amount . Meanwhile Sir John Shaw—to whom and to whose descendants, the Shaw-Stewarts, the town has always been indebted—by charter (dated 1741 and 1751) had empowered the householders to elect a council of nine members, which proved to be the most liberal constitution of any Scots burgh See also:

• PRIOR (from Lat. prior—former, and hence superior, through O. Fr. priour)
• PRIOR, MATTHEW (1664-1721)

prior to the Reform See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

Act of 1832, when Greenock was raised to the status of a parliamentary burgh with the right to return one member to See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament . Greenock was the birthplace of James Watt, William Spence (1777–1815) and Dr John See also:

• CAIRD, EDWARD (1835-1908)
• CAIRD, JOHN (182o–1898)

Caird (182o–1898), See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal of Glasgow University, who died in the town and was buried in Greenock cemetery . John See also:

• GALT
• GALT, JOHN (1779-1839)
• GALT, SIR ALEXANDER TILLOCH (1817-1893)

Galt, the novelist, was educated in Greenock, where he also served some See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time in the custom house as a clerk . Rob See also:

• ROY, WILLIAM (1726-1790)

Roy is said to have raided the town in 1715 .