John Dewar Sr.

John Dewar (6 January 1805 – 22 January 1880) was a Scottish businessman from Perth who founded the John Dewar & Sons Scotch whisky distillery in 1846.

John Dewar Sr.
Born	(1805-01-06)6 January 1805
Died	22 January 1880(1880-01-22) (aged 75)
Burial place	Wellshill Cemetery, Perth, Scotland
Occupation	Whisky distiller
Spouse	Jane Gow ​ (m. 1845)​
Children	8, including John, Arthur and Thomas

Personal life

In 1845, Dewar married Jane Gow, with whom he had the following children:^[1]

1. John (1849–1852)
2. Agnes (1850–1852)
3. James Gow (1852–1922)
4. Alexander (1854–1855)
5. John Alexander (1856–1929)
6. Charles (1858–1933)
7. Arthur (1860–1917)
8. Thomas Robert (1864–1930)

On his death, sons Tommy and John took over management of the business.^[2]

Death

Dewar died in 1880, aged 74. He was interred in Perth's Wellshill Cemetery.^[3] His wife survived him by twenty years and was buried beside him.^[1]