SIR WALTER SCOTT
Born at Edinburgh in 1771. Called to the Bar, 1792; Sheriff-depute of Selkirk, 1799; Principal Clerk of Session, 1806. Moved to Abbotsford in 1812, where he lived for the rest of his life. Created a baronet in 1820. Ruined in 1826 by the failure of Messrs Constable & Ballantyne, but he worked off the greater part of his debt and his executors were able to settle the balance after his death. Died in 1882.