Name Alexander Allardyce | ||
Alexander Allardyce (1846–1896) was a Scottish author.
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Life
Allardyce was the son of James Allardyce, farmer, born on 21 January 1846 at Tilly-minit, Gartly, parish of Rhynie, Aberdeenshire. Receiving his first lessons in Latin from his maternal grandmother), he was educated at Rhynie parish school, Aberdeen Grammar School, and the University of Aberdeen. In 1868 he became sub-editor of the Friend of India at Serampore, Bengal. Lord Mayo appreciated him so highly that he offered him an assistant-commissionership, but he kept to journalism.
Allardyce was on the Friend of India till 1875, having apparently at the same time done work for the Indian Statesman. In 1875, he succeeded John Capper as editor of the Ceylon Times, and one of his early experiences of office was tendering an apology to the judicial bench for contempt.
Returning to Europe, Allardyce was for a time at Berlin and afterwards in London, where he wrote for Fraser's Magazine, The Spectator, and other periodicals. In 1877 he settled at Edinburgh as reader to the house of Messrs. William Blackwood and Sons, and assistant-editor of Blackwood's Magazine. He died at Portobello on 23 April 1896, and was buried in Rhynie parish churchyard, Aberdeenshire.
Works
Allardyce wrote:
In 1888 he edited two rare works (each in 2 vols.):
Allardyce regularly wrote political and literary articles for Blackwood's Magazine, and short stories as in the third series of Tales from Blackwood. At the time of his death he was preparing the volume on Aberdeenshire for Messrs. Blackwood's series of county histories.
Family
When comparatively young Allardyce married his cousin, Barbara Anderson, who survived him. There were no children.