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Address:
Overtoun House Overtoun House Milton Brae, Dumbarton, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park G82 2SH, Scotland

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, where his chemical works was based, both honours in recognition of his philanthropic endeavours. White's persona as a generous and committed Scottish Presbytarian was at odds with his exploitation of the workers at his Shawfield Chemical Works, the source of his great wealth. Politician and leader of the nascent Labour Party, Keir Hardie, exposed the scandalous working conditions there in a series of pamphlets published in 1899 entitled White Slaves.
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