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Surname[edit]

Could we have a clear source for construing the surname as Neill, rather than Smith Neill?
--Jerzy•t 22:17, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The great grandfather of James George Smith Neill was Andrew Smith of Swindridgemuir in Ayrshire. James' grandfather married Andrew's daughter, and on Andrew's death the property passed to James' grandparents on the condition they took the name Smith. Hence Smith-Neill. Over generations the name has reverted to Neill, and Smith has become a given name. Although James' father went by Smith-Neill, James dropped the hyphen - James George Smith Neill. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jane Broadmore (talk • contribs) 04:20, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Editorial Tone[edit]

opposition that would have appalled any but a real leader of men... inflicted the death penalty on all his prisoners with the most merciless rigor.... criticized his superior's action with a total want of restraint... his very grave acts of insubordination..

I am no kind of expert on military history, but this is quite an opinionated text? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.249.213.73 (talk) 11:10, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

'Neill received his reward in an army colonel and appointment and aide-de-camp to the queen.'[edit]

This garbled sentence needs editing. JF42 (talk) 12:10, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Reading on, much of this is article is barely intelligible. It need substantial revision. JF42 (talk) 12:13, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]