John Campbell White, 1st Baron Overtoun, was a Scottish chemical manufacturer, supporter of religious causes, philanthropist and Liberal politician. He was raised to the peerage by Gladstone in 1893,
Reproductie van een foto van een portret van John Campbell White, eerste Baron Overtoun Lord Overtoun, RP F F26821
Overtoun House, the seat of Lord Overtoun
Overtoun Park
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Overtoun Park is a public park in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
John White, 1st Baron Overtoun
…February 1908, aged 65, leaving an estate of £689,022 (equivalent to £71.7 million in 2025). The barony died with him. Other than a donation to build a public park which still bears his name, his legacy to the people of Rutherglen and Cambuslang was the huge amount of toxic waste that his chemical works dumped on their doorsteps for more…
Bandstand (1914) at the centre of the park
Path and rockeries at north-west part of park
Queen Victoria fountain
Park gates at Mill Street / Overtoun Drive