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Born	May 2, 1779 • Irvine • Scotland
Died	April 11, 1839 (aged 59) • Greenock • Scotland
Notable Works	“Ayrshire Legatees” • “Lawrie Todd” • “The Annals of the Parish”

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John Galt, oil painting by Charles Gray; in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

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