George William Thomson Omond MA

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(1846–1929) was a Scottish advocate and a prolific writer of history books.

Life

He was born at Craigentor, near

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, Perthshire on 13 September 1846. His father was the Rev. John Reid Omond (1804-1892) from Orkney, minister of the Free Church of Scotland at the parish of Monzie, Perthshire, and his mother Margaret Jane Thomson. George was educated at

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and the

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where he graduated in 1868 with first class honours in classics and second class in philosophy. He was a fellow of the

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and was created Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Couronne (Belgium) for his books on that country. In Edinburgh he lived at 32 Royal Circus in the New Town. He died on 18 June 1929.Biography adapted from his ''Who was Who'' entry available online.

Family

He married Margaret Isabella Alice Wright on 23 July 1878 at

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, and they had one son and three daughters.

Career

* 1871 - Called to the Scottish

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as an advocate * 1885 – Appointed Advocate Depute * 1886 – Contested West Perthshire constituency in the general election of 1886. He stood as a

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candidate but was defeated by the standing

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Member of Parliament.

Publications

* ''The

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Acts, 1854 to 1876. With notes, and index, and an appendix of relative statutes, etc'', Edinburgh, 1877. * ''The

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s of Scotland, from the Close of the Fifteenth Century to the Passing of the

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'', Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1883 * ''The Arniston Memoirs: Three Centuries of a Scottish House, 1571-1838,'' Edited from the family papers, Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1887. * ''Miserrima'', novel London: T. F. Unwin, 1895. * ''The Story of Maurice Lestrange, Being an Account of His Travels and Adventures in Scotland during the Year 1765'', London: A. & C. Black, 1896. * ''The Barton House Conspiracy: a tale of 1886'', Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone, 896.* '' Fletcher of Saltoun,'' Edinburgh:

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, 1897, ( "Famous Scots Series") * ''The Early History of the Scottish Union Question'', Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier, 1897. * ''The

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in Europe: A Sidelight on History'', London: A. & C. Black, 1903. * ''

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and

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'', painted by

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, London: A. & C. Black, 1906. * ''

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and

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'', painted by Amédée Forestier, London: A. & C. Black, 1907. * '' Liège and the Ardennes'', painted by Amédée Forestier, London: A. & C. Black,

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* ''

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'', illustrated by Amédée Forestier, London: A. & C. Black, Series: Peeps at Many Lands, 1908. * ''The

s of Scotland. Second series, 1834-1880'', London:

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, 1914. * ''The Law of the Sea: A Short History of Some Questions Relating to Neutral

, 1756-1916'', London: A. & C. Black, 1916. * ''The Wielingen dispute through British eyes'', 1920. * 'The

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and the Wielingen', in ''Transactions of the

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'', Vol. 6, Problems of Peace and War, Papers Read before the Society in the Year 1920, pp. 80–88. * ''

and

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'', ith maps London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1923, Series: Nations of Today.

Sources

* Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn,

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, Dec 2007 http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U214964 * www.bl.uk * www.openlibrary.org * www.worldcat.org

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Omond, William 1846 births 1929 deaths People educated at Edinburgh Academy Scottish biographers Scottish non-fiction writers Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Fellows of the Royal Historical Society