George Chalmers ( 1742 - 1825 )

Birth: Fochabers, Morayshire (1742) Death: His house, James Street, Buckingham Gate, London (31 May 1825) Profession: Lawyer Education: Fochabers; King's College, Aberdeen; Edinburgh (law) Career: Went to Maryland with his uncle and practised as a lawyer in Baltimore (age 21); returned to Great Britain at the outbreak of war; wrote biographies of Defoe and Thomas Paine; published "Caledonia : an account ... of North Britain" (1807-1824) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 5/05/1791.