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[[File:George Outram's grave, Warriston Cemetery.jpg|thumb|George Outram's grave, Warriston Cemetery]]

'''George Outram''' (25 March 1805 – 15 September 1856) was a Scottish humorous poet, [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[advocate]], friend of [[John Wilson (Scottish writer)|John Wilson]], and for some time editor of ''[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]'' in Glasgow.

==Life==

Outram was born on 25 March 1805 the son of Elizabeth Knox (1779–1866) and Joseph Outram, manager of the [[Clyde Ironworks]]. He was born in the parish of New Monkland and Coatbridge. In 1807 the family moved to [[Leith]], the harbour area of [[Edinburgh]]. He attended [[Leigh High School|Leith High School]] and then the [[University of Edinburgh]]. He qualified as an advocate in 1827.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.electricscotland.com/history/other/outram_george.htm|title=George Outram|website=www.electricscotland.com|access-date=2018-01-19}}</ref>

In the 1830s he is listed as living at 14 Fettes Row, on the northern fringe of [[New Town, Edinburgh|Edinburgh's New Town]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://digital.nls.uk/83401347|title=Edinburgh Post Office annual directory, 1832-1833|website=National Library of Scotland|access-date=2018-01-19}}</ref>

In 1837 he married Frances McRobbie (d.1880) who had been born in [[Jamaica]]. In the same year he took over the parent company which printed the ''[[Glasgow Herald]],'' founded in 1783 by [[John Mennons]]. Under Outram's leadership the company grew considerably, becoming the "eponymous" Scottish printing company and renaming itself '''George Outram & Co'''. From 19 July 1839 the newspaper bore the name of ''Outram & Co'' as its printer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk/catalogue/name/?nid=OutrGCo|title=Mackintosh Architecture: Biography|website=www.mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk|access-date=2018-01-19}}</ref>

He died at his country residence of Rosemore on the [[Holy Loch]] near [[Dunoon]] on 15 September 1856.

He is buried in [[Warriston Cemetery]] in north [[Edinburgh]].<ref name=":0" /> The grave lies close to the sealed east gate, behind the large monument to the poet [[Alexander Smith (poet)|Alexander Smith]]. He is buried with his wife, three sons, and mother (who died last).

==Works==

He printed privately in 1851 ''[[Legal lyrics and metrical illustrations of the Scotch form of process]]'', and later some of his work was collected posthumously in ''Lyrics, Legal and Miscellaneous'', which was published with a short biography in 1874.

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==References==

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==External links==
*{{cite DNB|wstitle=Outram, George|volume=42}}
*[https://archive.org/details/lyricslegalmisce00outr ''Lyrics, Legal and Miscellaneous'']

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