Colquhoun, JOHN, second son of Sir James Colquhoun of Luss, was born in Edinburgh, 6th March 1805, studied at Edinburgh University, served in the army 1829-34, and became a supreme authority on sport in Scotland. The famous record of his experiences, The Moor and Loch, published in 1840, was much extended and improved in the 4th (1878) and 5th (1884) editions. Rocks and Rivers appeared in 1849; Salmon Casts and Stray Shots, 1858; and Sporting Days, 1866. He died at Edinburgh, 27th May 1885.
Colquhoun, JOHN
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 365–366
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