Tweedie, W. (William), 1836-1914
Variant namesEpithet: Colonel; Bengal Staff Corps
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General William Tweedie (1836-1908) was the son of Rev William King Tweedie, an alumnus of St Andrews University. He served in the Bengal Staff Corps, was Political Resident in Turkish Arabia and H.M.'s Consul-General at Baghdad. He wrote The Arabian Horse, his Country and People, with Portraits of Typical or Famous Arabians and Other Illustrations (1894), a study of the Arabian horse and the Arab people, written while in Baghdad between 1885-1891.
From the guide to the The Seven Mu'Allaquat, 1889, (University of St Andrews)
Epithet: Major-General
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| creatorOf | The Seven Mu'Allaquat, 1889 | University of St Andrews | |
| referencedIn | Vol. CVII (ff. 244). Oct. 1883-Nov. 1884.includes:ff. 1, 229 Louisa Canning, daughter of Lord Stratford de Redcliffe: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1879-1884. ff. 3, 6 Hugh Guion MacDonell, Secretary of Legation at Madrid, etc.; GCMG 1899: Letters t... | British Library |
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Birth 1836
Death 1914
