Patrick Chalmers (MP)
Patrick Chalmers, MP | |
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| Born | 31 October 1802 |
| Died | 23 June 1854 (aged 51) |
| Education | Oxford University |
| Occupation(s) | soldier, writer and politician |
Patrick Chalmers FSA (31 October 1802 – 23 June 1854) was a British soldier, writer and politician.
He was the son of another Patrick Chalmers, a merchant from
In later life he became a notable antiquary, being appointed a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 24 January 1850 and writing a book The Sculptured Monuments of the County of Angus describing work he had come across. His health returned in later years, with some suggesting that he run for reelection in the next general election, but on a journey with some young relatives on a continental tour in 1854 he was struck by smallpox, immediately followed by a second bout of the spinal disease that had forced him to resign. Under the care of doctors not familiar with him, he contracted dysentery, of which he died on 23 June. The 16th-century Aldbar Castle was extended by Chalmers between 1843 and 1854, but demolished in 1965.[2]
References
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine on Google Books
- ^ John Giffard, Buildings of Scotland: Dundee and Angus (2012), 383; see illustrated account in https://holeousia.com/2020/02/28/aldbar-castle/
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