Background
Calder was born in Castletown, Caithness.
Calder was born in Castletown, Caithness.
He studied at the University of Edinburgh, and, after acting for some time as private tutor in the house of the Review Mr. Gunn at Caithness, became parish teacher at Canisbay.
He died at Elwick Bank, Shapinshay, Orkney, on 15 January 1864.