Surname: McDouall (McDowall) Forename(s): Peter Murray d. 1854. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Prominent Chartist and medical doctor. Born c. 1814 in Wigtonshire, Scotland. Moved
to Lancashire and established a successful medical practice, becoming involved in
radical Chartism after researching ill health caused by factory work. Imprisoned for
sedition 1839-1840 and 1848-1850. Author of The Charter: What It Means! The Chartists: What They Want! (1845). Emigrated to Australia just before his death. Biographical information: ODNB. (AC)