Boswell, Alexander, Sir, 1775-1822
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Name (Latin)
Boswell, Alexander, Sir, 1775-1822
Other forms of name
Boswell, Alex. (Alexander), Sir, 1775-1822
Gray, Simon, 1775-1822
Date of birth
1775-10-09
Date of death
1822-03-27
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- The trial of James Stuart, Esq., younger, of Dunearn before the High Court of Justiciary, at Edinburgh 1822:p. 171 ("The charge ... is that of willful murder ... in a duel with the late Sir Alexander Boswell.")
- Concise DNB(Boswell, Sir Alexander, 1775-1822)
- His Edinburgh, 1810:t.p. (Simon Gray)
- NCBELv. 3, p. 368 (Sir Alexander Boswell, 1775-1822; wrote Edinburgh under name Simon Gray)
- Unfortunate duel, 1822:t.p. (Sir Alex. Boswell)
Wikipedia description:
Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st Baronet, (9 October 1775 – 27 March 1822) was a Scottish poet, antiquary and songwriter. The son of Samuel Johnson's friend and biographer James Boswell of Auchinleck, he used the funds from his inheritance to pay for a seat in Parliament and then successfully sought a baronetcy for his political support of the government. However, his finances subsequently collapsed and he was revealed as the author of violent attacks on a rival. Boswell died as a result of wounds received in a duel.
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