▁Council ▁members ▁Category : Ill inois ▁Democr ats ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : N ort he astern ▁Illinois ▁University ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Alexander ▁Hay ▁J app ▁( 1 8 3 7 – 1 9 0 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁author , ▁journalist ▁and ▁publish er . ▁ ▁Life ▁Born ▁at ▁Dun , ▁Ang us , ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁young est ▁son ▁of ▁Alexander ▁J app , ▁a ▁car p enter , ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁Ag nes ▁Hay . ▁After ▁his ▁father ' s ▁early ▁death , ▁the ▁mother ▁and ▁her ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Mont rose , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Mil ne ' s ▁school . ▁At ▁sevent een ▁J app ▁became ▁a ▁book - keeper ▁with ▁Mess rs . ▁Christ ie ▁and ▁S ons , ▁tail ors , ▁at ▁Edinburgh . ▁Three ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁London , ▁and ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁was ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁department ▁of ▁Smith , ▁E lder ▁and ▁Co . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Scotland ▁in ▁poor ▁health , ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁Mess rs . ▁Gr ieve ▁and ▁Oliver , ▁Edinburgh ▁hat ters , ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁le is ure ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 – 1 ▁attended ▁classes ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁in ▁met aph ys ics , ▁logic , ▁and ▁moral ▁philosophy . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁double ▁pri zem an ▁in ▁r het or ic , ▁and ▁received ▁from ▁Professor ▁William ▁Ed mond st ou ne