William Morehead
William Morehead of Herbertshire FRSE (1737–1793) was an 18th-century Scottish landowner and forefather of the Morehead dynasty of prominent persons in Scotland and India. In 1783 he was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[1][2]
Life
[edit]He was born in 1737 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire the son of Robert Morehead, a merchant.
He studied at Glasgow University.
He died on 18 June 1793 at "Herbertshire" a mansion south of Stirling and is buried in the family burial ground at Denny nearby.
Family
[edit]In 1768 he married Isabella Lockhart. Their children included Robert Morehead and his grandchildren included William Ambrose Morehead and Dr Charles Morehead, both eminent figures in India.
References
[edit]- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X.
- ^ "Founding Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh". geni.com.
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