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Scottish poet, antiquary, and songwriter
- Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st Baronet, FRSE, FSA (9 October 1775 – 27 March 1822) was a Scottish poet, antiquary, and songwriter.
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Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st Baronet, FRSE, FSA (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 ...
Alexander Boswell was a Scottish poet who wrote in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His work is part of the Scottish Romantic literary tradition, which emphasized intense emotion, the sublime power of nature, and a fascination with folklore and mythology.
He was the eldest son of a judge, Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck, and his wife Euphemia Erskine. As the eldest son, he was heir to his family's estate of Auchinleck in Ayrshire. Boswell's mother was a strict Calvinist, and he felt that his father was cold to him. As a child, he was delicate.
Jul 29, 2019 · James Boswell was a biographer and the father of Sir Alexander Boswell. He shifted his energies into writing satirical and scurrilous squibs and verses on political adversaries. For reasons which are not altogether clear, the main target of his bile was James Stuart of Dunearn (1775-1849), a prominent Whig.
Jun 10, 2015 · Alexander was a member of Parliament and a baronet, which explains the relatively posh memorial. His father, the genius of the place, is buried in the adjacent wall and his crypt is...
- Andrew O'hagan
Alexander Boswell, who was born, October 9, 1775, succeeded his father in the possession of the family estate. He was distinguished as a spirited and amiable country gentleman, and also as a literary antiquary of no inconsiderable erudition.
Aug 19, 2001 · Boswell's father, Alexander, an Edinburgh lawyer, was himself the eldest son and heir of another James Boswell, Laird of Auchinleck, a substantial Ayrshire estate about seventy miles...
