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Was an unrepentant Edinburgh sorcerer inspiration for Dr Jekyll?

Major Thomas Weir was a preacher and captain of the town guard, a pillar of the community whose life ended in scandal � as an unrepentant sorcerer who was burned at the stake.

Major Thomas Weir was a preacher and captain of the town guard, a pillar of the community whose life ended in scandal - as an unrepentant sorcerer who was burned at the stake.