Joseph Laing Waugh
Joseph Laing Waugh (1868-1928) was a Scottish businessman and author.
Life
He was born in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway on 17 April 1868. He moved to Edinburgh around 1890 where he ran a successful wallpaper business.[1] He lived at 3 Comiston Drive in the south-west of the city.[2] His great love however was writing. His work is sentimental in nature and largely consists of humorous biographies of characters from Dumfries and Galloway.[3]
He died in Edinburgh on 22 November 1928. He is buried in Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh.[4] The grave lies under a tree in the south-east section behind the grave of Samuel Bough. It has a portrait medallion by the sculptor William Birnie Rhind.
Publications
- Thornhill and Its Worthies (1905 plus several later editions)
- Robbie Doo (1912) (Robbie Doo was a stone-mason in Thornhill)
- Robert Burns: A Poem (1912)
- Cracks Wi' Robbie Doo (1914)
- Betty Grier (1915)
- Cute McCheyne and Other Stories (1917)
- Heroes in Homespun (1921)
- And A Little Child Shall Lead Them
Family
He was married to Isabelle Goldie (1876-1949).
Artistic Recognition
A bust of Waugh is placed on a building in his home town of Thornhill.[5] A portrait also exists in the Dumfries Museum.[6]
In August 2010 a lecture on Waugh was presented to the Thornhill branch of Rotary International.[7]
References
- ↑ "Other Literary Figures". Dumfriesshirecompanion.com. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ↑ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1911-12
- ↑ Kailyard and Scottish Literature by Andrew Nash
- ↑ Charles Sale (2014-01-08). "Gravestone Photographs Resource Countries index page". Gravestonephotos.com. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ↑ "Dan" (2015-01-30). "Joseph Laing Waugh | The British Isles were the limit, but now the world!". Wanderersintimeandplace.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ↑ "Joseph Laing Waugh (1868–1928) | Art UK Art UK | Discover Artworks Joseph Laing Waugh (1868–1928)". Artuk.org. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ↑ "Topic: Joseph Laing Waugh - Rotary Club of Thornhill & District". Rotary-ribi.org. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2017-06-26.