Sunday, October 30, 2011
Lord Kinedder
Lord Kinedder was a friend of Sir Walter Scott and a man of noble character. Unfortunately, soon after the death of his wife, someone chose to slander this sensitive man with a false charge of an illicit affair with a neighbor's wife. Even though the accusation was without foundation, it gravely affected this man and he died shortly thereafter. Sadly, his tombstone was erected without his name and at this time cannot be found. Edinburgh University and the National Library of Scotland own the few copies of books and manuscripts which defend this man's character.
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Winston Churchill said, "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it." Lord Kinedder had friends who defended him but those documents are rare and almost as hard to find as his actual resting place. This blog post is a new historical document that defends his honor and pulls his memory from the mists of time for another brief moment. It is unfortunate that his misfortune came at a time when Scott was entertaining King George in 1822 with his famous Scottish celebration.
That's too bad. Unfortunately, the adage, "there's no bad publicity", isn't true in the long run.
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