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Alexander Mason Trotter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 November 1890 |
| Died | 15 December 1946 (aged 56) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
Alexander Mason Trotter (17 November 1890 - 15 December 1946) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]
Life
[edit]His father was William Trotter (c. 1853), a coachman and horse breeder from Legerwood in Berwickshire.[3]
His mother was Helen Stewart Mason, known as Ellen, (born c. 1858) from Westruther in Berwickshire. William and Ellen married in Galashiels on 3 June 1881.
Alexander Mason Trotter was born at 11 Merchiston Mews, Newington, Edinburgh on 17 November 1890 at 10pm.[4]
He married Barbara Ethel Avis (1899 - 24 July 1937) from Fulham in London. They married on 29 April 1922 in Camberwell, London.
They had 2 sons.
After Barbara died he married again, to Mina Bryson (2 January 1904 - 1 April 2001) from Kelso. They married on 24 January 1938 in Edinburgh.
Art
[edit]Death
[edit]He died on 15 December 1946 on Ravenshall, Gatehouse of Fleet.[6]
Works
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
- ^ http://www.gatehouse-folk.org.uk/userfiles/files/Who%20Did%20What/Artists/Trotter%2C%20Alexander%20Mason1.pdf
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1108/records/2280488
- ^ https://www.royalscottishacademy.org/artists/562-alexander-mason-trotter-arsa/overview/
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/70845/records/7357744
- ^ https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/8045/
Category:1890 births
Category:1946 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters