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James Miller

1792–1865

A Scottish publisher and writer from Haddington, he helped continue a family business that left a lasting mark on local printing, bookselling, and charitable life. He is especially remembered for writing about East Lothian and preserving pieces of its history in print.

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St Baldred of the Bass, a Pictish legend : The Siege of Berwick, a tragedy : with other poems and ballads, founded on the local traditions of East Lothian and Berwickshire

St Baldred of the Bass, a Pictish legend : The Siege of Berwick, a tragedy : with other poems and ballads, founded on the local traditions of East Lothian and Berwickshire

by James Miller

About the author

Born in Haddington in 1791 and active into the mid-19th century, he worked alongside his father George Miller in a family partnership known for printing, publishing, bookselling, and writing. The John Gray Centre describes the Millers as having left East Lothian a lasting legacy through both their literary output and their charitable work.

He is associated with local historical writing, including The Lamp of Lothian; or, The History of Haddington in Connection with the Public Affairs of East Lothian and of Scotland. That mix of publishing and history-writing helps explain why his name still appears in collections and library records connected with East Lothian.

The available sources are not fully consistent on his birth year: some list 1791, while your prompt gives 1792. His death year is consistently given as 1865.