Michael Linning

Michael Linning WS (24 September 1774^[2] - 17 February 1838) was a Scottish solicitor and the probable author of The First Book of Napoleon. He was the son of Thomas Linning and grandson of the Rev. Thomas Linning, Minister of Lesmahogow.^[3] He attended Glasgow College from 1788 to 1793.^[4]

^ Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Linning, 1828 - 1834 McCord Museum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Michael Linning (1774 - 1838) and spouse Janet Wilson (1777-1862)
^ Scott, Hew (1920) Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae, vol. 3 p. 315. Thomas Linning. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
^ Society of Writers to H.M. Signet (1890) A history of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet. p.22. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
^ Prize lists of the University of Glasgow from session 1777-78 to session 1832-33. pp. 41, 42, 47, 53. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

[1] Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Linning, 1828 - 1834 McCord Museum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Michael Linning (1774 - 1838) and spouse Janet Wilson (1777-1862)

[2] Scott, Hew (1920) Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae, vol. 3 p. 315. Thomas Linning. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

[3] Society of Writers to H.M. Signet (1890) A history of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet. p.22. Retrieved 31 August 2014.

[4] Prize lists of the University of Glasgow from session 1777-78 to session 1832-33. pp. 41, 42, 47, 53. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

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