Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Brydson, Thomas
BRYDSON, THOMAS (1806–1855), poet, was born in Glasgow in 1806. After completing courses of study at the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh he became a licentiate of the established church of Scotland. He officiated as assistant successively in the Middle Church, Greenock, in Oban, and in Kilmalcolm, and in 1839 was ordained minister of Levern Chapel, near Paisley. In 1842 he was presented to the parish of Killmalcolm, where he remained till his death, which, after some years of impaired health, took place suddenly, 28 Jan. 1855. He was the author of two volumes of verse, the one, under the title of ‘Poems,’ published in 1829, and the other, entitled ‘Pictures of the Past,’ in 1832. He also contributed to the ‘Edinburgh Literary Journal,’ the ‘Republic of Letters,' a Glasgow publication, and several of the London annuals. This verses manifest true appreciation of the varied beauties of pastoral scenery, and, though simple and unpretentious, have the charm of sincerity.
[Greenock Advertiser, 30 Jan. 1855; Rogers`s Modern Scottish Minstrel, iv. 172; Grant-Wilson's Poets and Poetry of Scotland, ii. 285.]