James Thomson (weaver poet), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJames Thomson (weaver poet)
Scottish weaver poet of Currie, near Edinburgh
Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1763
Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1832
Profession: poet
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About James Thomson (weaver poet)
- James Thomson (10 September 1763 – 1832) was a Scottish weaver poet of Currie, near Edinburgh, whose poetry in the Scottish vernacular was published in Leith in the early 19th century.
- He is remembered by the Poet's Glen in Currie, a wooded dell with a scenic riverside path which is a right of way, and by a number of street names (Thomson Road, Thomson Drive, Thomson Crescent) in the east of Currie.
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