THOMAS MUIR

Thomas Muir was born in Glasgow in 1765. He trained to be an advocate. Dispatched to France during the Revolution, he represented the British Reform movement in Paris. On his return he was tried for sedition. Transported to Botany Bay, he fled joining whatever ship he could. Eventually he made it back to Europe. Injured in a sea battle, he died from the wounds he sustained. He’s buried in an unmarked grave near Paris.