Overview
John Blackie LLD DL (1805–1873) was a 19th-century Scottish publisher and the "son" of Blackie & Son who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1863 to 1866.
The company specialised in printing annotated bibles and religious works including Scotland's first religious newspaper, the Scottish Guardian.
Life
He was born near Glasgow on 27 September 1805 the eldest of eight children of John Blackie (1782-1874) and his wife, Catherine Duncan. He was educated at William Angus's English School on Ingram Street then at the Glasgow High School.
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