James Roberton Mac College

Background

College, James Roberton Mac was born on April 2, 1856 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of Hugh and Janet (Roberton) M.

Education

Educated academic, high school and technical college, Glasgow.

Career

With Henry Fyfe & Son, Glasgow, 1871-1878, partner Thomson & Mac College, 1878-1882. Agent, 1882-1896, treasurer, 1896-1920, president, since 1920, Lorraine Manufacturing Company, cotton and worsted goods. President Ponemah Mills, Morris Plan Company of Rhode Island, Moshassuck Valley Railroad Сompany.

Vice president Industrial Trust Company of Providence.

Executor, trustee F. A. Sayles Estate. Director Providence Gas Company, Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Mathieson Alkali Works, and other corporations.

President North.E. Cotton Manufacturers’ Association, and National Association Cotton Manufacturers, 1905-1907. President International Conference Cotton Growers and Manufacturers, Washington, 1906, Atlanta, Georgia., 1907.

President Home Market Club, Boston, 1908-1909, Rhode Island Anti-Tuberculosis Association, 1907-1911.

Director Chamber of Commerce of United States of America, 1914-1920.

Achievements

• James Roberton Mac College has been listed as a noteworthy manufacturer by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Agnes Bogle, April.

Father:

Hugh M.

Mother:

Janet (Roberton) M.

Spouse:

Agnes Bogle