Thomas Dunlop & Sons

Thomas Dunlop & Sons is a shipping firm founded in 1851, in Glasgow, Scotland. The firm had business ties with foreign grain and flour merchants, as well as shipowners and brokers.

About

The company was most famous for the Clan Line of sailing ships and the Queen Line of steamers. The original location of the headquarters was Madeira Court on Argyle Street, moving later to the Corn Exchange Buildings at 5 Waterloo Street, both in Glasgow. After the merger in 1881, the Clan Line headquarters was relocated to 109 Hope Street, Glasgow.
The founder of the company was Thomas Dunlop. His son was Sir Thomas Dunlop, 1st Baronet, who became a senior partner in the company.