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MICHIE, Archibald (1810-1899)

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Born: 1810

Died: 1899

Title: Sir

Editorial Description

colonial statesman; admitted to Middle Temple, Nov 1834, called to bar, 1838; corresponded with Francis Place; associated with the reformer Robert Lowe in the Atlas newspaper; emigrated to Australia, where he became MP for Melbourne, 1857-8 and Attorney General, 1863-5. (Hutchinson, Middle Templars, p. 162)

Works as Listed by Roger Cooter (1989)

771.1 — 771.1 *A Challenge to Phrenologists; or Phrenology Tested by Reason and Facts. London: James S. Hodson at the Depot for American Literature, 112 Fleet St., 1839. Pp. 206. (Noted in Lit Gaz, 16 Nov 1839); reviewed PHREN J, 13 (1840): 80-90. Listed in Horine [B6] but attributed to A[lexander] M[ackay]. [Trinity Coll, Dub]

Editorial Information

Identifier	771.
Type	Person
Source	Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
PDF page	238
Printed page	233
Database ID	2234

Original Transcription

771. MICHIE, Sir Archibald (1810-99), colonial statesman; admitted
to Middle Temple, Nov 1834, called to bar, 1838; corresponded with
Francis Place; associated with the reformer Robert Lowe in the Atlas
newspaper; emigrated to Australia, where he became MP for Melbourne,
1857-8 and Attorney General, 1863-5. (Hutchinson, Middle Templars,
p. 162)