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'''William Preston Lauder''' [[FRSE]] FRCPE FRCSE (1788-1 April 1850) was a Scottish physician, specialising in [[obstetrics]].
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'''William Preston Lauder''' [[FRSE]] FRCPE FRCSE (1788 – 1 April 1850) was a Scottish physician, specialising in [[obstetrics]].


==Life==
==Life==


Lauder was born at the family home on Carrubbers Close,<ref>Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1790-92</ref> off the [[Royal Mile]] in [[Edinburgh]] around 1788, the son of Dr [[Colin Lauder]] and one of 10 children to his first wife, Margaret Milne.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lauder-37|title=William Preston Lauder MRCS (d. 1852)|last=|first=|date=|website=www.wikitree.com|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-01-19}}</ref> He was educated at the [[Royal High School, Edinburgh|High School]] in Edinburgh and attended the [[University of St Andrews]] to study medicine, rather than the [[University of Edinburgh]] possibly to avoid any claim of discrimination. He gained his [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]] in 1809.
Lauder was born at the family home on Carrubbers Close,<ref>Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1790-92</ref> off the [[Royal Mile]] in [[Edinburgh]] around 1788, the son of Dr [[Colin Lauder]] and one of 10 children to his first wife, Margaret Milne. He was educated at the [[Royal High School, Edinburgh|High School]] in Edinburgh and attended the [[University of St Andrews]] to study medicine, rather than the [[University of Edinburgh]] possibly to avoid any claim of discrimination. He gained his [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]] in 1809.


He returned to Edinburgh as a physician also acting as [[Obstetrics|Physician-Accoucheur]] to the Edinburgh New Town Dispensary. At that time he also lectured on midwifery and the “Diseases of Women and Children” at Surgeon Square.
He returned to Edinburgh as a physician also acting as [[Obstetrics|Physician-Accoucheur]] to the Edinburgh New Town Dispensary. At that time he also lectured on midwifery and the "Diseases of Women and Children" at Surgeon Square.


In 1825 he was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]], his proposer being a cousin, [[Thomas Dick Lauder]]. He resigned in 1839<ref>{{cite book|title=BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF FORMER FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH 1783 – 2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf}}</ref> largely due to his relocation to [[London]].
In 1819 he was elected a member of the [[Harveian Society of Edinburgh]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ww4e59xv|title= A Record of the Edinburgh Harveian Society|last=Watson Wemyss|first=Herbert Lindesay|publisher=T&A Constable, Edinburgh|year=1933|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Minute Books of the Harveian Society|url=http://archives.rcpe.ac.uk/calmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DEP%2fHAR%2f1%2f1%2f1&pos=17|location= Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh}}</ref> In 1825 he was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]], his proposer being a cousin, [[Thomas Dick Lauder]]. He resigned in 1839<ref>{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0-902-198-84-X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf}}</ref> largely due to his relocation to [[London]].


In 1828 he was living at 91 [[Sloane Street]] in [[London]], and had properties in [[Edinburgh]], [[Cupar]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] and [[Wallingford, Oxfordshire|Wallingford]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/b21977239|title=Statement of facts respecting Dr. William Preston Lauder, now of 91, Sloane Street, Chelsea, formerly of Wallingford, Reading, Cupar of Fife, and Edinburgh|last=Carnegy|first=Robert|last2=Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh|date=1828|publisher=London : printed by A. Hancock|others=Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh}}</ref> In June 1831 he was living at 22 Sloane Street, and was involved in a forgery case being tried at the [[Old Bailey]] where Joseph Backler obtained £5 from Lauder’s shopkeeper neighbour, Eden Bowler, using a cheque in Lauder’s name. Backler was found guilty and sentenced to death, however his sentence was later commuted to imprisonment.<ref>{{Citation|title=JOSEPH BACKLER, Deception > forgery, 30th June 1831.|url=https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?div=t18310630-11|issue=t18310630-11|accessdate=2018-01-19}}</ref>
In 1828 he was living at 91 [[Sloane Street]] in [[London]], and had properties in [[Edinburgh]], [[Cupar]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] and [[Wallingford, Oxfordshire|Wallingford]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/b21977239|title=Statement of facts respecting Dr. William Preston Lauder, now of 91, Sloane Street, Chelsea, formerly of Wallingford, Reading, Cupar of Fife, and Edinburgh|last1=Carnegy|first1=Robert|last2=Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh|date=1828|publisher=London : printed by A. Hancock|others=Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh}}</ref> In June 1831 he was living at 22 Sloane Street, and was involved in a forgery case being tried at the [[Old Bailey]] where Joseph Backler obtained £5 from Lauder's shopkeeper neighbour, Eden Bowler, using a cheque in Lauder's name. Backler was found guilty and sentenced to death, however his sentence was later commuted to imprisonment.<ref>{{Citation|title=JOSEPH BACKLER, Deception > forgery, 30th June 1831.|url=https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?div=t18310630-11|issue=t18310630-11|accessdate=2018-01-19}}</ref>


He died at his home at 8 [[Sloane Street]] in [[London]] on 1 April 1850 (some accounts state 1852). On his death he bequeathed several portraits to his eldest niece.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://digital.nls.uk/95427299|title=Account of the sirname Edgar|last=|first=|date=|website=National Library of Scotland|page=143|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-01-19}}</ref>
He died at his home at 8 [[Sloane Street]] in [[London]] on 1 April 1850 (some accounts state 1852). On his death he bequeathed several portraits to his eldest niece.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://digital.nls.uk/95427299|title=Account of the sirname Edgar|website=National Library of Scotland|page=143|language=en|access-date=2018-01-19}}</ref>


==Family==
==Family==
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William Preston Lauder FRSE FRCPE FRCSE (1788 – 1 April 1850) was a Scottish physician, specialising in obstetrics.

Life

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Lauder was born at the family home on Carrubbers Close,[1] off the Royal Mile in Edinburgh around 1788, the son of Dr Colin Lauder and one of 10 children to his first wife, Margaret Milne. He was educated at the High School in Edinburgh and attended the University of St Andrews to study medicine, rather than the University of Edinburgh possibly to avoid any claim of discrimination. He gained his MD in 1809.

He returned to Edinburgh as a physician also acting as Physician-Accoucheur to the Edinburgh New Town Dispensary. At that time he also lectured on midwifery and the "Diseases of Women and Children" at Surgeon Square.

In 1819 he was elected a member of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh.[2][3] In 1825 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, his proposer being a cousin, Thomas Dick Lauder. He resigned in 1839[4] largely due to his relocation to London.

In 1828 he was living at 91 Sloane Street in London, and had properties in Edinburgh, Cupar, Reading and Wallingford.[5] In June 1831 he was living at 22 Sloane Street, and was involved in a forgery case being tried at the Old Bailey where Joseph Backler obtained £5 from Lauder's shopkeeper neighbour, Eden Bowler, using a cheque in Lauder's name. Backler was found guilty and sentenced to death, however his sentence was later commuted to imprisonment.[6]

He died at his home at 8 Sloane Street in London on 1 April 1850 (some accounts state 1852). On his death he bequeathed several portraits to his eldest niece.[7]

Family

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He married Harriet Dalmer, daughter of General Harry Dalmer, and sister of Lieutenant General Thomas Dalmer. They had no children. His wife died at Sloane Street in February 1861.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1790-92
  2. ^ Watson Wemyss, Herbert Lindesay (1933). A Record of the Edinburgh Harveian Society. T&A Constable, Edinburgh.
  3. ^ Minute Books of the Harveian Society. Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
  4. ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X.
  5. ^ Carnegy, Robert; Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (1828). Statement of facts respecting Dr. William Preston Lauder, now of 91, Sloane Street, Chelsea, formerly of Wallingford, Reading, Cupar of Fife, and Edinburgh. Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh. London : printed by A. Hancock.
  6. ^ JOSEPH BACKLER, Deception > forgery, 30th June 1831., retrieved 19 January 2018
  7. ^ "Account of the sirname Edgar". National Library of Scotland. p. 143. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  8. ^ The Lancet: March 1861
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