| Authorised form of name | Chalmers; George (1742 - 1825) |
| Dates | 1742 - 1825 |
| Place of birth | Fochabers, Morayshire |
| Date of birth | 1742 |
| Place of death | His house, James Street, Buckingham Gate, London |
| Date of death | 31 May 1825 |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Activity | Education:
Fochabers; King's College, Aberdeen; Edinburgh (law)
Career:
Went to Maryland with his uncle and practised as a lawyer in Baltimore (age 21); returned to Great Britain at the outbreak of war; wrote biographies of Defoe and Thomas Paine; published 'Caledonia : an account ... of North Britain' (1807-1824)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/05/1791 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA2920 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/005604 | Chalmers, George | nd |
| EC/1791/05 | Chalmers, George: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |