Joseph Laing Waugh (1868–1928) was a Scottish businessman and writer.
Life
editWaugh was born in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway on 17 April 1868. He moved to Edinburgh around 1890 where he ran a successful wallpaper business.[1] He lived at 3 Comiston Drive in the south-west of the city.[2] His great love however was writing. His work is sentimental in nature and largely consists of humorous biographies of characters from Dumfries and Galloway.[3]
He died in Edinburgh on 22 November 1928. He is buried in Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh.[4] The grave lies under a tree in the south-east section behind the grave of Samuel Bough. It has a portrait medallion by the sculptor William Birnie Rhind. Waugh is also memorialised at 19 East Morton Street, Thornhill, with a bust by Henry Snell Gamley completed after Gamley’s death by Rhind.[5]
Publications
edit- Thornhill and Its Worthies (1905 plus several later editions)
- Robbie Doo (1912) (Robbie Doo was a stone-mason in Thornhill)
- Robert Burns: A Poem (1912)
- Cracks Wi' Robbie Doo (1914)
- Betty Grier (1915)
- Cute McCheyne and Other Stories (1917)
- Heroes in Homespun (1921)
- And A Little Child Shall Lead Them
Family
editHe was married to Isabelle Goldie (1876-1949).
Artistic recognition
editA bust of Waugh is placed on a building in his home town of Thornhill.[6] A portrait also exists in the Dumfries Museum.[7]
In August 2010 a lecture on Waugh was presented to the Thornhill branch of Rotary International.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Other Literary Figures". Dumfriesshirecompanion.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1911-12
- ^ Kailyard and Scottish Literature by Andrew Nash
- ^ Charles Sale (8 January 2014). "Gravestone Photographs Resource Countries index page". Gravestonephotos.com. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ ArtUK. "Joseph Laing Waugh (1868–1928)". Public Catalogue Foundation. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Dan (30 January 2015). "Joseph Laing Waugh | The British Isles were the limit, but now the world!". Wanderersintimeandplace.wordpress.com. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ "Joseph Laing Waugh (1868–1928) | Art UK Art UK | Discover Artworks Joseph Laing Waugh (1868–1928)". Artuk.org. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ "Topic: Joseph Laing Waugh - Rotary Club of Thornhill & District". Rotary-ribi.org. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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