William Fraser Tytler, of Belnain

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William Fraser Tytler

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: September 04, 1853 (75)
Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee and Anne Fraser, of Belnain
Husband of Margaret Grant, of Burdsyards
Father of Mary Fraser Ruxton
Brother of Patrick Fraser Tytler; James Fraser Tytler of Woodhouselee, WS; Anne Fraser Tytler and Jane Fraser Tytler

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About William Fraser Tytler, of Belnain

Biographical Summary

Tytler of Balnain, William Fraser. 10/09/1777-04/09/1853. Ref: 1537. Male.

  • Titles and British Honours: Vice-Lieutenant Inverness-shire.
  • Place of Birth: Edinburgh.
  • Place of Death: Great Malvern, Worcestershire.
  • Profession: Advocate.
  • Appointments Held: Advocate 1799; Professor 1801-21, Constitutional History, Edinburgh University; Sheriff 1810 Inverness.
  • Marital Status: Married (1801) Margaret Cussans Grant.
  • Mother: Ann Fraser of Balnain.
  • Father: Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee, FRSE 1747-1813.
  • Siblings: James Tytler of Woodhouselee FRSE 1780-1862 and Patrick Fraser Tytler FRSE 1791-1849.
  • Other Family: Grandson of William Tytler of Woodhouselee FRSE 1711-92.
  • References: F J Grant 1944; S Devlin-Thorp Scotland's Cultural Heritage 2,1981,86; Shapin 464.
  • Memberships: Highland Society(1802).
  • Date of Election: 22/06/1807.
  • Proposers: Thos Charles Hope, Sir James Hall, J Playfair (Literary Section Minute 13/02/1807 NLS Acc10,000/3 & NLS Acc10,000/12).
  • Resigned/Removed/Election Cancelled/Not Admitted: Resigned.
  • Date of Resignation: Resigned 1833-6.
  • Fellow Type: OF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 950

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William Fraser Tytler, of Belnain's Timeline

1777
September 10, 1777
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1853
September 4, 1853
Age 75
Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England (United Kingdom)
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