BOOK BALLYRONEY HOTELS

Thomas Reid
- Favourite Briton.

Born in Ballyroney, County Down
Born on 4th of April 1818
Died on 22nd of October 1883

Born 1818. Died 1883 - Irish children's writer.

Emigrated to New Orleans in 1840, served in the US army, returned to UK in 1849. Books included The Rifle Rangers (1850), War Trail (1857) and Headless Horseman (1866). Returned to New York where he founded the Onward Magazine before returning to England in 1870.

Links:
http://www.allbookstores.com/author/Thomas_M_Reid.html bibliography

More famous Britons here

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

5480 views since 6th February 2007

Brit Quote:
Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing. - Oscar Wilde
More Quotes

On this day:
Henry VIII ex-communicated - 1538, 1st Bowler Hats go on sale - 1849, The Wright Brothers take Flight - 1903, Mary Bell found Guilty - 1968, IRA bomb Harrods - 1983, Work begins on the Channel Tunnel - 1988, Ian Huntly found Guilty of Soham Murders - 2003
More dates from British history

click here to view all the British counties

County Pages