Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Thorburn, Grant

THORBURN, GRANT, pseudonym , an American author; born in Dalkeith, Scotland, Feb. 18, 1773; emigrated to America in 1794. As the hero of Galt's novel, &ldquo;Lawrie Todd,&rdquo; he was a well-known figure in New York, where he followed the business of seedsman. He was noted for his charity. His publications in book form include: &ldquo;Forty Years' Residence in America&rdquo; (1834); &ldquo;Men and Manners in Great Britain&rdquo; (1834); &ldquo;Fifty Years' Reminiscences of New York&rdquo; (1845); &ldquo;Hints to Merchants,&rdquo; etc. (1847); &ldquo;Notes on Virginia&rdquo; (1848); &ldquo;Life and Writings of Grant Thorburn&rdquo; (1852-1853). He died in New Haven, Conn., Jan. 21, 1863.