George William Thomson Omond MA FRHistS (1846–1929) was a Scottish advocate and a prolific writer of history books.
George William Thomson Omond | |
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| Born | 13 September 1846 Craigentor, Crieff, Perthshire, U.K. |
| Died | 18 June 1929 (aged 82) U.K. |
| Pen name | G.W.T. Omond |
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| Nationality | Scottish |
| Genre | Non-fiction, biography, history, Scottish law |
| Spouse | Margaret Isabella Alice Wright |
| Children | one son and three daughters |
Life
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He was born at Craigentor, near Crieff, Perthshire on 13 September 1846. His father was the Rev. John Reid Omond (1804-1892) from Orkney, minister of the Free Church of Scotland at the parish of Monzie, Perthshire, and his mother Margaret Jane Thomson.[1]
George was educated at Edinburgh Academy and the University of Edinburgh where he graduated in 1868 with first class honours in classics and second class in philosophy. He was a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and was created Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Couronne (Belgium) for his books on that country.[2]
In Edinburgh he lived at 32 Royal Circus in the New Town.[3]
He died on 18 June 1929.[4]
Family
editHe married Margaret Isabella Alice Wright on 23 July 1878 at Edinburgh, and they had one son and three daughters.
Career
edit- 1871 - Called to the Scottish Bar as an advocate
- 1885 – Appointed Advocate Depute
- 1886 – Contested West Perthshire constituency in the general election of 1886. He stood as a Liberal Party candidate but was defeated by the standing Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament.
Publications
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- The Merchant Shipping Acts, 1854 to 1876. With notes, and index, and an appendix of relative statutes, etc, Edinburgh, 1877.
- The Lord Advocates of Scotland, from the Close of the Fifteenth Century to the Passing of the Reform Bill, Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1883
- The Arniston Memoirs: Three Centuries of a Scottish House, 1571-1838, Edited from the family papers, Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1887.
- Miserrima, [A novel], London: T. F. Unwin, 1895.
- The Story of Maurice Lestrange, Being an Account of His Travels and Adventures in Scotland during the Year 1765, London: A. & C. Black, 1896.
- The Barton House Conspiracy: a tale of 1886, Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone, [1896.]
- Fletcher of Saltoun, Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier, 1897, ("Famous Scots Series")
- The Early History of the Scottish Union Question, Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier, 1897.
- The Boers in Europe: A Sidelight on History, London: A. & C. Black, 1903.
- Bruges and West Flanders, painted by Amédée Forestier, London: A. & C. Black, 1906.
- Brabant and East Flanders, painted by Amédée Forestier, London: A. & C. Black, 1907.
- Liège and the Ardennes, painted by Amédée Forestier, London: A. & C. Black, [1908].
- Belgium, illustrated by Amédée Forestier, London: A. & C. Black, Series: Peeps at Many Lands, 1908.
- The Lord Advocates of Scotland. Second series, 1834-1880, London: Andrew Melrose, 1914.
- The Law of the Sea: A Short History of Some Questions Relating to Neutral Merchant Shipping, 1756-1916, London: A. & C. Black, 1916.
- The Wielingen dispute through British eyes, 1920.
- 'The Scheldt and the Wielingen', in Transactions of the Grotius Society, Vol. 6, Problems of Peace and War, Papers Read before the Society in the Year 1920, pp. 80–88.
- Belgium and Luxembourg, [with maps], London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1923, Series: Nations of Today.
Sources
edit- Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U214964
- www.bl.uk
- www.openlibrary.org
- www.worldcat.org