Walter Thom (1770–1824) was a Scottish writer and journalist.

Life

He was born at Bervie,

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, and later moved to

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, where he established himself as a bookseller. In 1813 he went to Dublin, as editor of the '' Dublin Journal'', assisted by his son

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. He died in there on 16 June 1824.

Works

Thom was the author of a ''History of Aberdeen'' (Aberdeen, 1811) and of a treatise on ''Pedestrianism'' (Aberdeen, 1813). He also contributed to '' Brewster's Encyclopædia'', to

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's ''Statistical Account of Scotland'', and to

William Shaw Mason William Shaw Mason (1774–1853) was an Irish statistician and bibliographer. Amongst his works was ''A Statistical Account or Parochial Survey of Ireland''. Irish Folk-Lore" ''The Folk-Lore Journal''. Volume 6. Life He graduated B.A. at Trinity C ...

's ''Statistical Account of Ireland''.

References

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