John White, 1st Baron Overtoun
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, and in 1905 was granted the Freedom of the City of Rutherglen, following being honoured in the same fashion by Dumbarton two years earlier, in recognition of his philanthropic endeavours.
John White, 1st Baron Overtoun
Overtoun House, the seat of Lord Overtoun
Rutherglen is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, immediately south-east of the city of Glasgow, three miles from its centre and directly south of the River Clyde. Having previously existed as a separate Lanarkshire burgh, in 1975 Rutherglen lost its own local council and administratively became a component of the City of Glasgow District within the Strathclyde region. In 1996 the towns were reallocated to the South Lanarkshire council area.
Main Street, the main shopping area of Rutherglen
Rutherglen's prominence in late mediaeval Lanarkshire is shown in the Blaeu Atlas of Scotland (1654) - Castlemilk House (‘Casteltoun’), Shawfield and Farme Castle are also shown
Faces of double-sided seal as published in 1793
Seal as depicted in 1882