Mann Judd Gordon & Co (chartered accountants: 1919-1980s: Glasgow, Scotland)

Henry Paul began practicing accountancy in Glasgow, Scotland, at some point between 1815 and 1819 . From 1829 he was in partnership with Robert Aitken trading as Paul & Aitken , accountants. In 1832 , Andrew Harvie also became a partner and continued to run the firm following the departure of Henry Paul in 1839 , who left to found the City of Glasgow Bank and was its first manager. From 1832 , the firm traded as Andrew Harvie with Robert Aitken joining the partnership in 1839 . Andrew Harvie died in 1849 and was replaced by his son, George Harvie, who then ran the firm until his own death a year later.

At this time John Mann, snr , formerly the managing clerk, inherited the business and in 1886 he took into partnership his son, John Mann, jnr, and Alexander Thomson and the firm became known as John Mann & Son . The firm also acted as agents for the Caledonian Insurance Co and John Mann, jnr, was also the secretary of the Glasgow Workmen's Dwellings Co Ltd and a partner in Mann, Wright & Co , accountants, London, England, between 1890 and 1902 .

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