John Galt
Scottish writer (1779-1839) · Writers · Died at 59
John Galt was a Scottish novelist, entrepreneur, and political and social commentator. Galt has been called the first political novelist in the English language, due to being the first novelist to deal with issues of the Industrial Revolution.
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Canada Company office, 1834
Plaque on modern building which occupies the plot in Greenock where his father had the family house built in 1790, marking the garden entrance from Westburn Street to the upstairs flat where Galt died.
The Galt family tomb, inscribed to John Galt, "Author of The Annals of the Parish &c &c."
The old Greenock cemetery entrance from Inverkip Street, with a plaque commemorating John Galt, and in the immediate background John Galt House
John Galt memorial fountain at Greenock EsplanadeAbout this person
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Deceased
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Lived 1779 to 1839 · aged 59
