William Galloway was born in Nepean, Ontario July 1875. The family moved to Iroquois in Stormont Glengarry County, about 1879-80, where his father, David Galloway worked as a ploughman. A baby sister was born in 1880, but survived only a month. In 1881, a brother David joined the family.
Sometime before 1886, the family returned to Scotland and in 1887 at the age of 12, he sailed to Valparaiso in Chile. It is quite possible that the return cargo was potash, since that was a major import from Chile at that time.

Before he was 17, he sailed to South Africa and spent about 5 years travelling and building there. He was assistant foreman building the Pretoria Law Courts and Potchefstroom & Krugersdorp jails.

Before the outbreak of the Boer war, 1898, he returned to Glasgow, enrolled in an architecture building degree program under Professor Gourlay. By the time he was 26, he was in charge of an expansion at Glasgow University while employed by Messrs Alexander Muir & Sons.

Later, he worked for Sir William Copeland as master of works.

In 1910 he participated in the Nigerian Railway Survey. Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, also Canadian born, was on that same survey and it is possible that they met at that time.

On the 26th April 1911, following the birth of his fourth child, he Sailed to Ghana, then the Gold Coast, to work for Sir WIlliam Arroll
D.R. Moir was a fellow second class passenger on the same voyage aboard the Tarquah.

Later, he formed a partnership Thompson, Moir and Galloway and they constructed many houses on the Accra Ridge, Kingsway Stores, Tarquah House, Bank of British West Africa, Colonial Bank, The Wesleyan Girls' High School, the African & Eastern Trade Corporation and Kumasi Post Office. I believe that he was heavily involved in building Achimota College, which was also a major project spurred by Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg. He also mentioned an association with building Korle Bu hospital.

He was on the same voyage to Ghana as the Governor General on 22nd September 1920 aboard the Appam, and on 23rd August 1924 aboard the Aba.

Among his other interests, he was a director of African Products Ltd, the managing director of which company being Captain T. Boevey Barrett.
Captain Barrett, from Gloucester had also served in the South African (Boer) war and in the King's Royal Rifles in France, during WW1. Barrett also frequently sailed to Ghana, including voyages in 1917, 1919, 1924. William Galloway was on the same voyage in 1919 aboard the Appam.

Captain Barrett was accused of fraud following the failure of African Products Ltd. He was sentenced to three years penal servitude, probably a severe hardship for this 48 year old ex army officer. However in December 1930 he received a free pardon and compensation.

William Galloway returned to his home in Glasgow, Aburi Lodge, in 1946, after the second World War. He died on Good Friday 1947 - having lived as an explorer, a builder, a pioneer.

His home in Accra, a rather grand edifice, was called "Ivanhoe Bungalow". I do not know the reason behind the name at this time.