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James Laing (other)
James Laing may refer to: *James Laing (doctor) (c. 1749–1831), Scottish medical man and plantation owner in Dominica *James Laing (footballer) (1897–1917), Scottish footballer * Jim Laing, Canadian sportscaster and radio station owner *James Laing (archer), participated in Archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's recurve individual The men's individual recurve archery event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was part of the archery programme and took place at the Yamuna Sports Complex The Yamuna Sports Complex is a sports complex located in New Delhi, India. Inaugurated in ... *James Laing (shipbuilder) (1823–1901), Tyne and Wear shipbuilder and High Sheriff of Durham, 1879 See also *James Lang (other) *Jamie Laing (born 1988), on the British TV series ''Made in Chelsea'' {{hndis, Laing, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Laing (doctor)
James Laing (c.1749–1831) was a Scottish doctor and slave plantation owner in Dominica. Life He was born in the parish of Crimond, c. 1748, the son of Alexander Laing and Jane Henderson.''Scottish Notes and Queries'' 1929, p. 239 According to later testimony, he was resident as a young man in Dominica, by the later 1760s. There were other Scots of the same name in the Caribbean at this period, including Dr James Laing in Tobago, from Elgin, Moray. Laing acquired lands in Scotland, at Haddo-Rattray, Buchan, in 1789. According to the ''Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'' (London, 1846), writing about Crimond, "There is an ancient seat called Haddo, and an elegant modern mansion has been built on the estate of Rattray." In that year Laing had given evidence on plantation life in Dominica to the Privy Council, later commented on by John Ranby (pamphleteer), John Ranby, James Stephen (British politician), James Stephen and Eric Williams. In 1793 Laing was provost marshal in Domin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
