James Laidlaw, British consul, was born January 23, 1847 in Scotland.
Collection includes: Scrapbook, 1 vol., 1867-1946, containing biographical sketches, newspaper clippings, etc. regarding the Laidlaw family in England and Scotland, his career as Consul, his involvement in the movement to end shanghaiing and his dispute with Gideon Joubert, a former officer in the Boer army and lecturer in Portland, Oregon.
Gift of John Laidlaw, June 1976.
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James Laidlaw Scrapbook, Mss 2396, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
James Laidlaw Papers, Mss 21, Oregon Historical Society Research Library,Portland, Or.
James Laidlaw Papers, Mss 21, Oregon Historical Society Research Library,Portland, Or.