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Colin Macnaughton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 June 1903 |
| Died | 4 August 1936 (aged 33) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Known for | Landscape paintings, wood engravings |
Colin Macnaughton (23 June 1903 - 4 August 1936) was a Scottish painter and art teacher. He died drowning while trying to save other swimmers in trouble.[1][2]
Life
[edit]His father was Colin Macnaughton [Snr] (14 September 1838 - 6 December 1924), a minister.[3] He was born at Knocksapplebeg, at Southend in Argyll. He took over the St. Duthus ministry in Tain, Ross-shire in the years 1871 - 1883.[4]
His mother was Mary Robertson (1863 - 1951), daughter of William Robertson of Stornoway and Ms. Lindsay. Colin [Snr] and Mary married on 11 August 1886 at the Waterloo Hotel in Edinburgh.[5]
Colin Macnaughton was born on 23 June 1903 at Tain, Ross-shire.[6]
He had three sisters Ethel, Clare, Blanche and one brother Iain.
In the 1920s the family moved to Edinburgh and stayed at 39 Braid Road.
Art
[edit]He became the Art Master of George Watson's College in Edinburgh.
Death
[edit]He died from drowning when trying to save other swimmers at St. Abbs on 4 August 1936.
Drowning.[death 1936 at Coldringham] Funeral.[9]
Works
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/173971423/person/292263925380/facts
- ^ https://www.killearnkirk.org.uk/information/our-history/
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000269/18860814/065/0004
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/173971423/person/292263925436/facts
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19360805/190/0006
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000563/19360805/099/0006
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19360807/234/0007
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19361128/422/0011
Category:1903 births
Category:1887 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters