Weir, William

Education

Student United College 1817-1818 Gk. Jun.; Lat. Jun.; Math. Jun. 1818-1819 Lat. Prov.; Ethics; Chem. 1819-1820 Gk. Prov.; Lat. Prov.; Log.; Math. Prov. (Secondar).

Birth/childhood

Born 9.2.1802 son of Oswald Weir, merchant, Mount Hamilton, Ayr and factor to Oswald of Auchencruive and Marion Denholm.

Attended Ayr Academy to 1817.

Career

Also at Edinburgh University 1820-1822 & 1825-1827. and Göttingen University 1824-1825.

Admitted advocate in 1827. [Lawyer]

Editor Glasgow Argus then moved to London as a journalist. Joined editorial staff of Daily News in 1846. Became editor in 1854.

Death

Died London 15.9.1858.

Sources

  • UYUC516:1822(from St Quivox)
  • DNB
  • F. Boase, Modern English Biography...1851-1900. 6v. (Truro, 1892-1921)
  • K. Cameron in Library Review 26 1977 p29