BOOK KELSO HOTELS

John Ballantyne
- Favourite Briton.

Born in Kelso, Borders
Born in 1774
Died in 1821

Born 1774. Died 1821 - Scottish printer.


Along with his brother James, attended Kelso Grammar School with Sir Walter Scott. In 1797 James started the Tory Kelso Mail, and in 1802 produced the first two volumes of the Border Minstrelsy. In 1805 Scott became a secret partner in the business and in 1808 it expanded to the printing, publishing and bookselling firm of John Ballantyne & Co

More famous Britons here

Contributors: Do you have a site related to John Ballantyne?
Supply some content for this page and we will gladly add a link to your site. Email here.

4340 views since 13th February 2007

Brit Quote:
Men may be popular without being ambitious, but there is hardly an ambitious man who does not try to be popular. - Lord North
More Quotes

On this day:
St Augustine Introduces Julian Calendar to England - 0597, William the Conqueror crowned - 1066, Domesday Book Commissioned - 1085, First Christmas Tree in Britain - 1800, Mrs Beeton Published - 1861, End of the Soviet Union - 1991
More dates from British history

click here to view all the British counties

County Pages