. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. e literary world, by purchasing thecopyrights of some of the most celebrated authorsof the time, frequently in conjunction with hisfriend. Alderman Cadell, the eminent publisher. In 1775 he was elected for the borough ofMalmesbury, having Charles James Fox for hiscolleague, and in the next parliament he was re-turned for Wotton Bassett. He lost his seat atthe dissolution in 1784, and died July 9, owed his rise entirely to his own talents andexertions, and was
. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. e literary world, by purchasing thecopyrights of some of the most celebrated authorsof the time, frequently in conjunction with hisfriend. Alderman Cadell, the eminent publisher. In 1775 he was elected for the borough ofMalmesbury, having Charles James Fox for hiscolleague, and in the next parliament he was re-turned for Wotton Bassett. He lost his seat atthe dissolution in 1784, and died July 9, owed his rise entirely to his own talents andexertions, and was much esteemed by persons ofrank and learning. He was the friend of DrJohnson, and other eminent literary men of histime. He wrote a paper in The Mirror, , and some other anonymous pieces. He ex-celled in the epistolary branch of writing, andseveral of his letters to the many men of eminence with whom he was acquainted have beenprinted in their lives or correspondence. Besidesliberal bequests to various persons, he left onethousand pounds to the Stationers Company forcharitable purposes. His portrait is subjoined. Mr. Strahan married in early life, and had several children, but was survived only by two ofhis three sons; namely, the Rev. Dr. GeorgeStrahan, prebendary of Rochester, who died May18, 1824; and Andrew, his third son. The lat-ter, born about 1749, succeeded his father as jointpatentee, with Mr. Eyre, in the office of kingsprinter, and pursued his steps, not only in the ex-tent but in the liberality of his encouragement of STRANG. 528 STRANGE authors. In 1797, he was elected for New-port, Hants, and sat in parliament till 1818. Hewas a whig, and always voted with that died Aug. 25, 1831, aged 83. Strang, or Strong, a surname originally of ancient family of this name possessed, at one time, theestate of Balcaskie, parish of Carnbee, in that county. JohnStrang of Balcaskie, married, before 1362, Cecilia, sister ofRichard Anstruther of that
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