LAUDER, SLR THOMAS DICK, Baronet, was born in 1784. He was the seventh baronet, and was the only eon of Sir Andrew Lauder, the sixth baronet. He sncceeded his father in the baronetcy in 1830. He became a contributor to 'Blackwood's Magazine' at its commence ment, and furnished numerous articles to that periodical, and others. His first contribution to Blackwood, 'Simon Roy, Gardener at Dum phail,' attracted considerable attention, and was by some ascribed to the author of Waverley.' He also published in early life two novels, 'Lochaildhu,' and 'The Wolfe of Badenoch.' His paper on The Parallel Roads of Glenroy; which was read before the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and published in vol. ix. of their 'Transactions; con sists of a description of the geological strata of that district of the Highlands of Scotland. In 1830 Sir T. D. Lauder published an inte restiug ' Account of the Great Floods of August 1829 in the Province of Moray and the adjoining Districts,' 8vo, Edinburgh. In 1837 he
published 'Highland Rambles, with Long Tales to shorten the Way,' 2 vols. 8vo, Edinburgh, and in 1841 'Legendary Tales of the High lands,' 3 vols. I2mo. Ile also published a 'Tour rouud the Coasts of Scotland,' and a ' Memorial of the Royal Progress in Scotland' in 1S42, 4to, Edinb., 1843. For the Edinburgh Tales,' conducted by Mrs. Johnstone, 3 vols. Rdinb., 1545-46, he wrote the story of Farquharson of Inverey,' and ' Donald Lamont, the Braemar Drover.' Sir Thomas Dick Lauder married in ISOS, and had issue two sone and seven daughters. Ile died May 20, 1848, at his residence, the Grange, tear Edinburgh, and was succeeded by his son, Slr John Dick Lauder, who was born in 1813, and married in 1845. Sir T. D. Lauder was deputy lieutenant of the counties of Iladdin,gton and Elgin, and a Fellow of the Royal Society.