Author: Finlayson, William
Biography:
FINLAYSON, William (1787-1872: Scottish Poets Recent and Living)
He was born at Pollokshaws, the son of Alexander Finlayson and Janet (Glen) Finlayson. He worked as a weaver before being employed at Leith as an excise officer, a position he held for forty years. His wife was Jean Young; they had five sons, and he died at Leith in the home of one of them. His book is dedicated to the Honourable Sir John Maxwell of Pollok. (Alexander G. Murdoch, The Scottish Poets Recent and Living [1883] 27-8) SR
Books written (1):
Paisley/ Glasgow/ Edinburgh: printed by H. Crichton and T. Auld/ M. Ogle and R. Hutchison/ T. Nelson, 1815