Robert Paterson

Robert Paterson (1712-1801), the original of Scott's "Old Mortality," was a Scottish stone-mason, born near Hawick. He devoted 40 years of his life to restoring and erecting monumental stones to the memory of the Scotch Covenanters.

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Robert Patlock, Robert Pollok, Robert Raikes, Robert Rainy, Robert Recorde, Robert Sanderson