Sir James Hall of Dunglass, fourth baronet

(1761-1832)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Hall, James, 1761-1832 NRA: Hall Sir James (1761-1832) 4th Baronet Geologist and Chemist DNB: Hall, Sir James, of Dunglass, fourth baronet (1761-1832), chemist and geologist LBT ID: JaHall1832 VIAF ID: 90632778 LOC ID: n88156331	B/BAP: 1761-01-17 DIED: 1832-06-23
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Scottish geologist and friend of John Playfair; he was MP and president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
REFERENCES TO Sir James Hall of Dunglass, fourth baronet: Walter Scott to Lord Montagu of Boughton, 6 May 1819 in Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Found 1: ¶ 2 Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Chapter VIII 1819 Chapter II 1820-21 Found 1: ¶ 20 Saba Holland, A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855) Chapter II Found 1: ¶ 1 Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904, Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891) Chapter XI. Found 1: ¶ 8 Chap. XXII. Found 1: ¶ 2