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James Wilson (civil Servant)
Sir James Wilson, (27 February 1853 – 22 September 1926)WILSON, Sir James’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016 was a British civil servant in British Raj, British India, where he spent most of his career in the Punjab Province (British India), Punjab. After his return to the United Kingdom he was a senior civil servant under the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries (United Kingdom), Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, representing the country at the International Institute of Agriculture. He was also an author of books on dialects and folklore, in India and in Scotland. Career Wilson was born in 1853, the son of Rev. John Wilson, DD, minister and historian of Dunning, Perth and Kinross, Dunning, Perthshire. He was educated at Perth Academy, the University of Edinburgh and at Balliol College, Oxford. He entered the Indian Civil Service (British India), Indian Civil Service in 1873, and arrived in India in November 1875 to take up the po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crieff
Crieff (; gd, Craoibh, meaning "tree") is a Scottish market town in Perth and Kinross on the A85 road between Perth and Crianlarich, and the A822 between Greenloaning and Aberfeldy. The A822 joins the A823 to Dunfermline. Crieff has become a hub for tourism, famous for whisky and its history of cattle droving. Attractions include the Caithness Glass Visitor Centre and Glenturret Distillery. The nearby Innerpeffray Library (founded about 1680) is Scotland's oldest lending library. St Mary's Chapel beside it dates from 1508. Both are open to the public: the library is run by a charitable trust; the chapel is in the care of Historic Scotland. History For a number of centuries Highlanders came south to Crieff to sell their black cattle, whose meat and hides were avidly sought by the growing urban populations in Lowland Scotland and the north of England. The town acted as a gathering point for the Michaelmas cattle sale held during the "October Tryst" each year, when the surrou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
