Background
Born the son of a Dunbartonshire farmer, Hugh Fraser was apprenticed to Stewart & McDonald, a drapery warehouse in Glasgow, where he became a manager.
manager founder of House of Fraser
Born the son of a Dunbartonshire farmer, Hugh Fraser was apprenticed to Stewart & McDonald, a drapery warehouse in Glasgow, where he became a manager.
Together they expanded the business developing in particular its wholesale business which James Arthur took over completely in 1865.