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John Hill Burton (
August 22,
1809 –
August 10,
1881) was a
Scottish historian,
jurist, and
economist. He was
Historiographer Royal 1867-
1881.
Burton was born and educated in
Aberdeen, the son of W K Burton by his spouse Eliza Paton. After graduating, he moved to
Edinburgh and studied for the Bar, being admitted to the
Faculty of Advocates in
1831. However, he'd little practice, and in
1854 was appointed Secretary to the Prison Board of Scotland, and in
1877 a Commissioner of Prisons.
He became at an early period of his life a contributor to
Blackwood's Magazine and other periodicals, and in
1846 published a life of
David Hume, which attracted considerable attention, and was followed by Lives of
Lord Lovat and Lord President
Forbes. He began his career as a
historian by the publication in
1853 of
History of Scotland from the Revolution to the Extinction of the last Jacobite Insurrection, to which he added (1867-70)
History of Scotland from Agricola's Invasion to the Revolution, in 7 vols., thus completing a continuous narrative. Subsequently he published a
History of the Reign of Queen Anne (1880). Other works of a lighter kind were
The Book-Hunter (1862), and
The Scot Abroad (1864). Burton's historical works display much research and a spirit of candour and honesty. Burton was one of the first historians to introduce the principles of historical research into the study and writing of the history of Scotland.
John Hill Burton married Isabella née Lauder (1810 - 1850) and died at Morton House, Edinburgh. He was interred in
Dalmeny Cemetery, but a monument to him, his wife and children is in
Dean Cemetery where they're buried.
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