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William L Mathieson
William Law Mathieson (1868-1938) was Scottish historian. He was born at Wardie, Leith, Edinburgh, on 25 February 1868, the third surviving son of George Mathieson, a shipowner, and his wife, Isabe...view moreWilliam Law Mathieson (1868-1938) was Scottish historian. He was born at Wardie, Leith, Edinburgh, on 25 February 1868, the third surviving son of George Mathieson, a shipowner, and his wife, Isabella Melrose. Mathieson was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Edinburgh University; at the latter he distinguished himself in the history classes and won the Lord Rector’s Prize in 1893. He wrote a number of books on historical subject, including Great Britain and the Slave Trade, 1839-1865 (1929); British Slave Emancipation, 1838-1849 (1932); The Sugar Colonies and Governor Eyre, 1849-1866 (1936); Church and Reform in Scotland : A History from 1797 to 1843 (1916); England in Transition, 1789-1832 (1920); The Awakening of Scotland : A History from 1747 to 1797 (1910); Scotland and the Union : A History of Scotland from 1695 to 1747 (1905); English Church Reform, 1815-1840 (1923); Politics and Religion : A Study in Scottish History from the Reformation to the Revolution (1902). Mathieson passed away in 1938 at the age of 70.view less