...family of the name of Niven, and which remains still in the family, the subject of the present article. He became a member of the society of writers to the Signet in 1695. Who he married is not mentioned. He died, previous to the year 1712, and was succeeded by...

...Edinburgh. Destined for the legal profession, he was apprenticed to a relative, Sir Henry Jardine, WS He became a member of the Society of Writers to the Signet in 1831, and was, for the long period of sixty-one years, a well known and honoured citizen of Edinburgh....

...John, having died without issue, his third son Colin, born December 18, 1052, succeeded to Carwhin. He became a member of the Society of Writers to the Signet in the year 1686, and died on January 31, 1715, unmarried, whereupon the estate devolved upon the son...

...George Combe may be said to have entered on the duties and responsibilities of active life in 1812, when he became a member of the Society of Writers to the Signet. He pursued his profession with energy and success for upwards of twenty years, and his training and...

...such cases, Mr. George Combe entered on the duties and responsibilities of active life in 1812, when he became a member of the Society of Writers to the Signet. He pursued his profession with energy and success for upwards of twenty years, and his training and...

...led him to thechurch, but the youthful poet passively acquiesced in his father's decision. In 1791 he became a member of the Society of Writers to the Signet; but the confinement to his desk being found injurious to his health, which was always delicate, he...

...born on the llth of April, 1776, and educated at the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. In 1799 he became a member of the Society of Writers to the Signet, and in 1805 he was appointed their Librarian. In this year he wrote his first article in the Edinburgh...

...He was born April 11, 1776, and was educated at the universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. In 1799 he became a member of the "Society of Writers to the Signet," and in 1805 was made librarian of that fraternity of lawyers. In 1814 he was appointed editor of the...

...born on the llth of April, 1776, and educated at the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. In 1 799 he became a member of the Society of Writers to the Signet, and in 1805 he was appointed their Librarian. In this year he wrote his first article in the Edinburgh...

...Lanarkshire, Mr. Logan came to Edinburgh in 1809, and entered the office of Messrs. Mackenzie & Innes, WS He became a member of the Society of Writers to the Signet in 1829, and afterwards as a partner joined the firm which he had entered as an apprentice twenty years...