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'''Beith''' is a town in [[Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]] |
'''Beith''' is a town in [[Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]]. |
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One of its main claims to fame is that a signatory of the [[American Declaration of Independence]], [[the Rev. John Witherspoon]], was a former minister of its parish. |
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Dr [[Henry Faulds]], the originator of the forensic use of [[fingerprint]]ing as a means to identify criminals, was born in Beith in [[1843]]. |
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It was also home to many world-famous cabinet works, such as [[Stevenson and Higgins]]. |
Revision as of 09:50, 15 June 2004
Beith is a town in Ayrshire, Scotland.
One of its main claims to fame is that a signatory of the American Declaration of Independence, the Rev. John Witherspoon, was a former minister of its parish.
Dr Henry Faulds, the originator of the forensic use of fingerprinting as a means to identify criminals, was born in Beith in 1843.
It was also home to many world-famous cabinet works, such as Stevenson and Higgins.