William McGhie of Balmaghie
Biography
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Son of John McGhie of Balmaghie and Isabel Gordon. A cousin of the 8th Viscount Kenmure. Cloth-merchant in Edinburgh and Secretary to The Society of Hunters (a racing club). "A good-natured man, who has no aversion to be a butt [of a joke], although he takes care to have a good premium for every arrow that he receives".2
Also known as
- McGhie of Balmaghie
- Secretary to the Hunters
Life with James Boswell
Boswell met McGhie at Lord Kenmure's on September 16, 1762.
Notes
Note 1: Boswell states that McGhie was a cousin of Lord Kenmure's. Lord Kenmure's father had a sister, Isabel, who married a John McGhie of Balmaghie.
Note 2: According to Boswell (Harvest, 160962)
Mentioned in
William McGhie is mentioned in:
- Journal of my Jaunt, Harvest 1762
