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In 1880, he was married to Mary Wilson Watt (1856-1935). They had three daughters: Mary (1881-1955), Jessy
Urquhart (1884-1941) and Helen Agnes (1886-1964)Their only son William Gordon Dewar was drowned in
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Dewar was one of twenty "shadow portraits" created in the
Summerhall building of the college, depicting former Principals. The portraits are now in the Easter Bush buildings.
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General Proficiency from the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland. Through the 1870s he was living at
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Principal of the Dick Vet School in Edinburgh. He was then living at 15 Union Street in the eastern
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Georgian townhouse.
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FECVS (1850–1919) was a 19th/20th-century
Scottish veterinarian who served as Principal of the
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Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland 1859
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Veterinary Advisor to the City of Edinburgh.
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184:"John Robert Urquhart "Tam" Dewar (1850-1919) -"
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80:Kinnernie
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66:New Town
25:Dick Vet
94:Family
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