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William Richard Middlemore

Biography


Birth: 1730
Death: n/a

Son of Richard Middlemore (b. ca. 1699) and Elizabeth. Married to Mary Douglas. Sometime officer in the army.1

Life with James Boswell

Boswell met him on October 6, 1762 at Kelhead, and described him as "an ugly, stupid, well-tempered gentleman".

Notes

Note 1: According to Boswell in Journal of my Jaunt, 1762.


Mentioned in

William Richard Middlemore is mentioned in:

  • Journal of my Jaunt, Harvest 1762

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