John Syme (lawyer)
Scottish lawyer & friend of Robert Burns (1755-1831) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Syme (1755 – 24 November 1831) was a Scottish lawyer and one of the poet Robert Burns's closest friends during his time in Dumfries.[1] In the summers of 1793 and 1794[5] he joined Burns on his two short tours of Galloway.[1] Syme and Alexander Cunningham were amongst the most active of the friends and admirers of Burns's works who raised funds for the poet's family and for his mausoleum with the assistance of others such as James Currie. Together with Dr Willam Maxwell he arranged Burns's funeral.[1]