- Chalmers, James
[E] Chalmers, James, Scottish musician and
printer, son of Professor James Chalmers, of
Marischal College, was born early in the 18th
century ; died at Aberdeen in 1764. He com-
piled a collection of 20 Church tunes [circa
1748] , containing " Observations concerning
the tunes and manner of singing them,"
which is now exceedingly scarce. In 1736 he
was appointed printer to the town council of
Aberdeen, and he published the Aberdeen
Journal, etc. His son, James, born in Aber-
deen, March 31, 1742 ; died June 17, 1810,
succeeded him in bitsiness, and in 1774 was
appointed preceptor of the West Church,
Aberdeen ; a position he held till 1797.entry id: 83-R-46
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