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George Home of Blair Drummond

Biography


Birth: ca. 1740
Death: 1819

Son of Henry Home, Lord Kames and Agatha Drummond. Married Janet Jardine (d. 1840) in 1782. He inherited the title and estate of Blair Drummond from his mother's brother George Drummond of Blair Drummond (d. 1765). (Link)

In 1762-3 he was described by Boswell as "a good honest fellow [who] applies well to his business a a mechant". (LJ020163)

Also known as

  • George Home-Drummond of Blair Drummond

Life with James Boswell

Boswell first met George Home at Home's father Lord Kames, where Boswell was all giddiness. (LJ020163) On January 1, 1763, however, George Home expressed how, when visiting Boswell in his Downing Street lodgings, he "was astonished to find [Boswell] settled on so prudent a plan". They met a few other times during Boswell's 1762-3 London stay as well.

Mentioned in

George Home-Drummond is mentioned in:

  • Journal of my Jaunt, Harvest 1762
  • London Journal 1762-1763

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