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)
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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.
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