Marriages and Children
In 1789 he married Catherine Stuart, whose brother Daniel later edited the Morning Post. His wife's prudence counteracted Mackintosh's own unpractical temperament, and his efforts in journalism became fairly profitable. They had a son, who died in infancy, and three daughters:
- Mary Mackintosh (1789–1876) married Claudius James Rich
- Maitland Mackintosh (1792–1861), married William Erskine
- Catherine Mackintosh (1795-18??) married William Saltonstall Wiseman, 7th Baronet (1794–1845), was the mother of William Saltonstall Wiseman, 8th Baronet, the Naval officer.
In 1797 his wife died, and next year he married Catherine Allen (died 6 May 1830), sister-in-law of Josiah II and John Wedgwood, through whom he introduced Coleridge to the Morning Post. They had two sons, one of whom died in infancy, and two daughters:
- Frances Emma Elizabeth Mackintosh (Fanny) (1800–1889), married Hensleigh Wedgwood.
- Robert Mackintosh (1803), died in infancy.
- Bessy Mackintosh (1804–1823)
- Robert James Mackintosh (1806–1864), colonial governor.
Read more about this topic: James Mackintosh
Famous quotes containing the words marriages and/or children:
“If marriages were made by putting all the men’s names into one sack and the women’s names into another, and having them taken out by a blindfolded child like lottery numbers, there would be just as high a percentage of happy marriages as we have here in England.... If you can tell me of any trustworthy method of selecting a wife, I shall be happy to make use of it.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
“The Navy is the asylum for the perverse, the home of the unfortunate. Here the sons of adversity meet the children of calamity, and here the children of calamity meet the offspring of sin.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)