John Mackay Wilson

Writer, Author

1804 – 1835

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Who was John Mackay Wilson?

John Mackay Wilson was a Scottish writer famous for the six volume Tales of The Borders. He was born in Tweedmouth, on the border between Scotland and England. He gave many talks to Temperance societies. He was against alcohol. There are press cuttings reviewing these on the British Library Website. It is likely he died of an embolism. Two of his plays were The Gowrie Conspiracy and Margaret of Anjou.

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Born
Aug 15, 1804
Nationality
  • Scotland
Profession
Died
1835

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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