“ Having lost his fortune through a dishonest uncle, lie migrated to Edinburgh, where he took a memorable hand with J. G. Lockhart (q.v.) in the Blackwood's Magazine (q.v.) for October, 1817. Thereafter, till near his death, he was the leading writer for this famous Tory magazine, though he was never strictly its editor. ”

“ WILSON, John, the Christopher North of Blackwood's Magazine (1785-1854) . A Scottish writer, born May 18, 1785, at Paisley, and educated at Glasgow and Oxford. Inheriting fnnn his father an estate of £50,000, he purehased the property of Elleray overlooking Lake Windermere, where he settled as gentleman and poet. ”