Alexander McLachlan
Alexander McLachlan (1818–1896) was a Scottish-born Canadian poet who was active in the mid-nineteenth century and wrote in both Scottish dialect and poetic convention of the homesickness of Scottish immigrants to Canada. Both his contemporary and later critics have called him "the Canadian Robert Burns", after a Scottish national poet who also authored Scottish traditional verse. McLachlan's bound verse includes the titles The Spirit of Love (1846), Lyrics (1858), The Emigrant (1861) and Poems and Songs (1871).
Alexander McLachlan
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- Name
- Alexander McLachlan
- Born
- 1818
- Birthplace
- Johnstone, Scotland
- Died
- 1896
- Place of death
- Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
- Occupation
- Poet, farmer
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
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In 1820, his father immigrated to Canada and settled in Caledon Township on 100 acre of land, leaving his family in Scotland. At some point in the 1830s, he died, leaving Alexander his land. McLachlan immigrated in 1840. One year later he married his cousin Clamina, and went on to have eleven children.
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• Name — Alexander McLachlan • Born — 1818 • Birthplace — Johnstone, Scotland • Died — 1896 • Place of death — Orangeville, Ontario, Canada • Occupation — Poet, farmer • Language — English • Notable Works — The Emigrant and Other Poems • Years Active — 1846–1874
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Alexander McLachlan lived from 1818 to 1896 and was a writer. Alexander McLachlan was born in 1818 and died in 1896.
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Works available in classic reprint
• Alexander McLachlan, Lyrics, Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007 • Alexander McLachlan, The Emigrant and Other Poems, Forgotten Books, 2012 ASIN: B008522B64 • Alexander McLachlan, Poetical Works [The Poetical Works of Alexander McLachlan (1900)], selected and edited with introd. biographical sketch, notes and glossary, Ulan Press, 2012, ASN: B00AE60W7M
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- 1.Webster's New Biographical Dictionary, Springfield, Merriam Webster, Inc. 1983 p 637
- 2.Robert Burns and Friends (Essays by W. Ormiston Roy Fellows presented to G. Ross Roy), Patrick Scott & Kenneth Simson, eds., Book Surge Publishing, 2012, , , Chapter "Alexander McLachlan: 'The Robert Burns' of Canada", contribution of Edward J. Cowan, pp. 131-149
- 3.Encyclopædia Britannica Online.
- 4.Edwards, Mary Jane. 12.
- 5.Alexander McLachlan: Our Forgotten Poet. In The Hills. 24 November 2020.
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