George Halket
George Halket or Hacket (died 1756), was a Scottish poet and songwriter. Halket is said by Peter Buchan ("Gleanings of Scotch, English, and Irish Old Ballads") to have been a native of Aberdeenshire. In 1714 he was appointed schoolmaster, precentor, and session-clerk in the parish of Rathen, Aberdeenshire.
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George Halket
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- 1692
- Died
- 1756
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