William Motherwell

(1797-1835)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Motherwell, William, 1797-1835 NRA: Motherwell William (1797-1835) Poet DNB: Motherwell, William (1797-1835), poet and ballad editor LBT ID: WiMothe1835 VIAF ID: 30455839 LOC ID: n84051561	B/BAP: 1797-10-13 DIED: 1835-11-01
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Scottish poet and ballad-editor; after an irregular education he was appointed sheriff-clerk-depute of Renfrewshire (1819); he was editor of Glasgow Courier (1830).
REFERENCES TO William Motherwell: Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 10: Robert Burns Verse 2: p. 110b p. 110b Ch. 17: Literary Characters Found 1: ¶ 26