Richard Parker – seaman and mutineer – was born at Exeter in 1767. He joined the Royal Navy at a young age and served for many years. Illness forced his early departure from the sea. But, after marriage and financial hardship, Richard Parker was forced back to the navy. At the […]
James Murray ~ assassin: “On July 30 [1820], James Murray a young Radical [involved in the 1820 rebellion] made a spectacular attempt to assassinate the Duke of Atholl at his home in Dunkeld House. Murray gained an audience with Atholl and pretended to show him a letter demanding a redress of grievances. Murray […]
(Robert) Douglas Strachan – stained glass artist – (1875-1950) was a notable stained glass artist. He was responsible for the window of the Knox chapel in St John’s Kirk, Perth. Strachan was born in Aberdeen and studied at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen and at the Royal Academy in London. Strachan’s designs are […]
Patrick Haldane – politician and lawyer – born to John Haldane of Gleneagles (as a Whig represented Perthshire and Dunbartonshire in parliament; member of the first parliament of the UK) and Mary Drummond (daughter third Lord of Madderty and Lady Beatrix Graham) around 1683/4. He attended St Andrews University and attained […]
Robert Johnson (1770-1796) – draughtsman and engraver – born in County Durham and apprenticed as a copperplate-engraver. Developing as an artist, Johnson began to produce book illustrations and drawings. In 1794, Johnson set himself up in Newcastle as a copperplate-engraver. In the summer of 1796, Johnson accepted a commission from the […]