John Clark (land agent)


John Clark was a Scottish land agent, Gaelic scholar and writer.

Life

Clark was a Highlander, who was drawn into the controversy over the Ossian poems written by James Macpherson, by a chance meeting. He worked for two decades in Wales, in particular on developing the road system, and was the steward of Viscount Hereford. He died at Pembroke in 1807. He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

Works

Clark published: