death_date children nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
1610 george heriot scottish 1539/40 george heriot -lrb- died 1610 -rrb-
 george heriot goldsmith commissioner to parliament from edinburgh
george heriot -lrb- died 1610 -rrb-

george heriot -lrb- 1539/40 -- 1610 -rrb- was a scottish goldsmith and member of the parliament of scotland .
he is perhaps best known as the father of the philanthropist george heriot , his eldest son .
