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Semple was born at Townhead, Paisley, on 21 August 1808.
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David Semple
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Educated at Paisley Grammar School and trained in a lawyer"s office, he went into business on his own account in Paisley, and made a reputation as a conveyancer. Semple for long acted as the agent for the liberals of the burgh. In 1873 he was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
He died at Paisley on 23 December
1878. He is buried in Woodside Cemetery, Paisley, towards the west end of the main east-west path at the crest of the hill.
