Before he became an author, what was the original profession of Sir Walter Scott?
Sir William Scott of Thirlestane Napier, and her husband, John Brisbane, son of an Edinburgh writer. After her death he married Jean, daughter of Sir John Nisbet of Dirleton, East Lothian, and widow of Sir William Scott of Harden. Francis Scott, son of the first marriage, became the sixth Lord Napier on the death of his grandmother, who was predeceased by his mother. Sir William Scott of Thirlestane Sir William Scott, 2nd Baronet of Thirlestane (11 May 1645 – 8 October 1725) was a Scottish lawyer, known as a neo-Latin poet. He was the eldest son of Francis Scott, 1st Baronet of Thirlestane, Selkirkshire, and
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, of Beauclerc Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, of Beauclerc Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet of Beauclerc (17 August 1826 – 8 April 1910) was an English building contractor and publisher. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Scott began his profession as a mason, before setting up his own building firm, completing many major architectural projects in the North East of England and notable railway stations in London. His publishing house, Walter Scott Publishing Co. brought classic literature to the masses for a low price. (He is not to be confused with the novelist and Baronet Sir Walter Scott) Scott was born in Abbey