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[[File:Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Linning.png|thumb|Mr. and Mrs. Michael Linning, 1828 - 1834<ref>Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Linning, 1828 - 1834 [http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/M2009.31.7?Lang=1&accessnumber=M2009.31.7 McCord Museum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada] Michael Linning (1774 - 1838) and spouse Janet Wilson (1777-1862)</ref>]] |
[[File:Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Linning.png|thumb|Mr. and Mrs. Michael Linning, 1828 - 1834<ref>Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Linning, 1828 - 1834 [http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/M2009.31.7?Lang=1&accessnumber=M2009.31.7 McCord Museum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada] Michael Linning (1774 - 1838) and spouse Janet Wilson (1777-1862)</ref>]] |
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'''Michael Linning, Writer to the Signet''' [[Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet|WS]] (24 September 1774<ref>Scott, Hew (1920) [https://archive.org/stream/fastiecclesiaesc03scot#page/314/mode/2up Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae, vol. 3] p. 315. Thomas Linning. Retrieved on September |
'''Michael Linning, Writer to the Signet''' [[Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet|WS]] (24 September 1774<ref>Scott, Hew (1920) [https://archive.org/stream/fastiecclesiaesc03scot#page/314/mode/2up Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae, vol. 3] p. 315. Thomas Linning. Retrieved on 3 September 2014.</ref> - 17 February 1838) was a Scottish [[Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet|solicitor]] who wrote [[The First Book of Napoleon]]. He was the son of Thomas Linning and grandson of the Rev. Thomas Linning, Minister of Lesmahogow.<ref>Society of Writers to H.M. Signet (1890) [http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/society-of-writers-to-hm-signet-great-britain/a-history-of-the-society-of-writers-to-her-majestys-signet-electronic-resource-hci/page-22-a-history-of-the-society-of-writers-to-her-majestys-signet-electronic-resource-hci.shtml A history of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet]. p.22. Retrieved on 31 August 2014.</ref> He attended [[University of Glasgow|Glasgow College]] from 1788 to 1793.<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/prizelistsofuniv00addiuoft/prizelistsofuniv00addiuoft_djvu.txt Prize lists of the University of Glasgow from session 1777-78 to session 1832-33]. pp. 41, 42, 47, 53. Retrieved on 7 September 2014.</ref> |
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==Author of the First Book of Napoleon== |
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==National Monument of Scotland== |
==National Monument of Scotland== |
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A second significant title that Linning held was Secretary of the Royal Association of Contributors to the [[National Monument of Scotland]]. He proposed the erecting of the monument<ref>Laurie, William Alexander (1859) [http://books.google.ca/books?id=d8JNAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA200&dq=en&sa=X&ei=u1wGVL3GN8KDiwLcvICYDw&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false The History of Free Masonry and the Grand Lodge of Scotland] Edinburgh. Seton & Mackenzie. Retrieved on |
A second significant title that Linning held was Secretary of the Royal Association of Contributors to the [[National Monument of Scotland]]. He proposed the erecting of the monument<ref>Laurie, William Alexander (1859) [http://books.google.ca/books?id=d8JNAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA200&dq=en&sa=X&ei=u1wGVL3GN8KDiwLcvICYDw&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false The History of Free Masonry and the Grand Lodge of Scotland] Edinburgh. Seton & Mackenzie. Retrieved on 3 September 2014.</ref> in 1822 as a memorial to Scottish soldiers and sailors who died fighting in the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. |
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==Inventor of Peat to Fuel Conversion== |
==Inventor of Peat to Fuel Conversion== |
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In a history of the parish of Mid-Calder, historian Hardy M'Call describes Linning and his work on peat moss conversion to fuel:<ref>M'Call, Hardy Bertram (1894) ''[https://archive.org/details/historyandantiq01mcagoog The history and antiquities of the parish of Mid-Calder]''. Turnbull and Spears. p. 41. Archive.org. Retrieved on |
In a history of the parish of Mid-Calder, historian Hardy M'Call describes Linning and his work on peat moss conversion to fuel:<ref>M'Call, Hardy Bertram (1894) ''[https://archive.org/details/historyandantiq01mcagoog The history and antiquities of the parish of Mid-Calder]''. Turnbull and Spears. p. 41. Archive.org. Retrieved on 31 August 2014.</ref> |
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<blockquote>Mr. Linning was a man of inventive mind. Among his many projects, which were to have united the welfare of mankind at large with the development of his own estate, was a scheme for the conversion of peat into portable fuel... The scene of these experiments is marked by a stone chimney, which still remains on the lands of [[Colzium]], though partially shattered by the memorable thunderstorm of 12th August 1884.</blockquote> |
<blockquote>Mr. Linning was a man of inventive mind. Among his many projects, which were to have united the welfare of mankind at large with the development of his own estate, was a scheme for the conversion of peat into portable fuel... The scene of these experiments is marked by a stone chimney, which still remains on the lands of [[Colzium]], though partially shattered by the memorable thunderstorm of 12th August 1884.</blockquote> |
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Revision as of 00:11, 30 May 2015
Michael Linning, Writer to the Signet WS (24 September 1774[2] - 17 February 1838) was a Scottish solicitor who wrote The First Book of Napoleon. He was the son of Thomas Linning and grandson of the Rev. Thomas Linning, Minister of Lesmahogow.[3] He attended Glasgow College from 1788 to 1793.[4]
Author of the First Book of Napoleon
The First Book of Napoleon is a pseudo-biblical work written under the pen name "Eliakim the Scribe". A pre-publication manuscript copy at the State Library of New South Wales identifies Michael Linning as the author.[5] As a Writer to Her Majesty's Signet, Linning's role was very similar to the ancient biblical role of scribe. In addition, the pen name "Eliakim" may be a semordnilap of Michael (i.e. "Mikaile").
National Monument of Scotland
A second significant title that Linning held was Secretary of the Royal Association of Contributors to the National Monument of Scotland. He proposed the erecting of the monument[6] in 1822 as a memorial to Scottish soldiers and sailors who died fighting in the Napoleonic Wars.
Inventor of Peat to Fuel Conversion
In a history of the parish of Mid-Calder, historian Hardy M'Call describes Linning and his work on peat moss conversion to fuel:[7]
Mr. Linning was a man of inventive mind. Among his many projects, which were to have united the welfare of mankind at large with the development of his own estate, was a scheme for the conversion of peat into portable fuel... The scene of these experiments is marked by a stone chimney, which still remains on the lands of Colzium, though partially shattered by the memorable thunderstorm of 12th August 1884.
The patent application is recorded in February 1837.[8]
References
- ^ Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Linning, 1828 - 1834 McCord Museum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Michael Linning (1774 - 1838) and spouse Janet Wilson (1777-1862)
- ^ Scott, Hew (1920) Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae, vol. 3 p. 315. Thomas Linning. Retrieved on 3 September 2014.
- ^ Society of Writers to H.M. Signet (1890) A history of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet. p.22. Retrieved on 31 August 2014.
- ^ Prize lists of the University of Glasgow from session 1777-78 to session 1832-33. pp. 41, 42, 47, 53. Retrieved on 7 September 2014.
- ^ Michael Linning : Napoleon, the tyrant of the earth, Book 1 by Eliahim (i.e. Eliakim) the scribe, 1809
- ^ Laurie, William Alexander (1859) The History of Free Masonry and the Grand Lodge of Scotland Edinburgh. Seton & Mackenzie. Retrieved on 3 September 2014.
- ^ M'Call, Hardy Bertram (1894) The history and antiquities of the parish of Mid-Calder. Turnbull and Spears. p. 41. Archive.org. Retrieved on 31 August 2014.
- ^ Mechanics Magazine and Journal of Science, Arts and Manufactures, Vol. 26 "List of Irish Patents Granted in the Month of February, 1837"