William Henry Ogilvie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Henry Ogilvie

Scottish-Australian poet

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1869

Place of Birth: Kelso, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Jan-1963

Profession: writer, poet, songwriter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Will H.
Ogilvie (21 August 1869 – 30 January 1963) was a Scottish-Australian narrative poet and horseman, jackaroo, and drover, and described as a quiet-spoken handsome Scot of medium height, with a fair moustache and red complexion.
He was also known as Will Ogilvie, by the pen names including 'Glenrowan' and the lesser 'Swingle-Bar', and by his initials, WHO. Ogilvie was part of the trio of Australian bush poets, with Banjo Paterson (1864–1941) and Henry Lawson (1867–1922).
His Fair girls and gray horses (1896) was considered second only to Banjo Paterson's Man from Snowy River (1895).
A reader ballot in 1914 saw him placing seventh of Australia's twelve most favourite poets.Wearing the title of 'Universally acclaimed in Australia as a bush balladist of the "Outback"', Will H.
Ogilvie wrote over 860 poems, including A Scotch night, The Australian, Summer country, Kings of the earth, and Whaup o' the rede.