List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
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List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is a complete list of Moderators of the General Assembly
of the Church of Scotland
from the Reformation
to the present day. Some listed below also currently have their own article. The location of the parish
or other post during the Moderator's year in office is also listed (in brackets).
Since 1714 the General Assembly
has normally been held annually every May. Moderators-designate are nominated in the October of the previous year; a formal vote is taken at start of the General Assembly (in May), then the new Moderator takes the chair. He/she holds office for one year; his/her final act is to formally open the following year's General Assembly and preside over the formal election of a successor.
The Moderator of the current year (when a minister
) is styled "The Right Reverend
", while past Moderators are styled "The Very Reverend
".
No General Assembly until 1638
No General Assembly after 1653 until the restoration of Presbyterianism
in 1690. Gabriel Cunningham (now very old) acted as Interim Moderator in 1690 (as though there had been no gap) until Kennedie was chosen to succeed him.
The "Disruption
" in the Church of Scotland took place in 1843, with approximately one-third of the ministers leaving to form the Free Church of Scotland.
The union of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland
occurred in 1929, the newly reunited church henceforth being known as the Church of Scotland.
Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
The Moderator of the General Assembly of Church of Scotland is a Minister, Elder or Deacon of the Church of Scotland chosen to "moderate" the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is held for a week in Edinburgh every May....
of the Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland, known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is a Presbyterian church, decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation....
from the Reformation
Scottish Reformation
The Scottish Reformation was Scotland's formal break with the Papacy in 1560, and the events surrounding this. It was part of the wider European Protestant Reformation; and in Scotland's case culminated ecclesiastically in the re-establishment of the church along Reformed lines, and politically in...
to the present day. Some listed below also currently have their own article. The location of the parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
or other post during the Moderator's year in office is also listed (in brackets).
Since 1714 the General Assembly
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of Scotland, and is thus the Church's governing body[1] An Introduction to Practice and Procedure in the Church of Scotland, A Gordon McGillivray, 2nd Edition .-Church courts:As a Presbyterian church,...
has normally been held annually every May. Moderators-designate are nominated in the October of the previous year; a formal vote is taken at start of the General Assembly (in May), then the new Moderator takes the chair. He/she holds office for one year; his/her final act is to formally open the following year's General Assembly and preside over the formal election of a successor.
The Moderator of the current year (when a minister
Minister of religion
In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform functions such as teaching of beliefs; leading services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing spiritual guidance to the community...
) is styled "The Right Reverend
Right Reverend
The Right Reverend is a style applied to certain religious figures.*In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain it applies to bishops except that The Most Reverend is used for archbishops .*In some churches with a...
", while past Moderators are styled "The Very Reverend
Very Reverend
The Very Reverend is a style given to certain religious figures.*In the Roman Catholic Church, by custom, priests who hold positions of particular note: e.g...
".
16th century
- 1560 none mentioned
- 1561 (May and December) none mentioned
- 1562 (June) and 1568 (Dec) John KnoxJohn KnoxJohn Knox was a Scottish clergyman and a leader of the Protestant Reformation who brought reformation to the church in Scotland. He was educated at the University of St Andrews or possibly the University of Glasgow and was ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 1536...
(Edinburgh) - 1563 (June) none mentioned
- 1563 (Dec.), 1564 (June) and 1568 (July) John WillockJohn WillockJohn Willock , Scottish reformer, was a native of Ayrshire and was educated at the University of Glasgow....
(Superintendent of the West) - 1564 (Dec.), 1565 (Dec.), 1566 (June and Dec.) and 1572 (Aug.) John Erskine of DunJohn Erskine of Dun-Biography:The son of Sir John Erskine, Laird of Dun, he was educated at King's College, University of Aberdeen. At the age of twenty-one Erskine was the cause — probably by accident — of a priest's death, and was forced to go abroad, where he came under the influence of the new learning...
(Superintendent of AngusAngusAngus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...
and MearnsMearnsMearns can refer to*Mearns Academy* Mearns, Alberta* Mearns Castle*Mearns Castle High School* Mearns FM* Mearns Primary School* Kincardineshire, the County of Kincardine, The Mearns in Scotland* Newton Mearnsin biology:...
) - 1567 (June) George BuchananGeorge Buchanan (humanist)George Buchanan was a Scottish historian and humanist scholar. He was part of the Monarchomach movement.-Early life:...
(Principal, St Leonard's College, University of St AndrewsUniversity of St AndrewsThe University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
) - 1567 (July and Dec.), 1576 (April), 1578 (June) John Row (St Johnstoun)
- 1569 (Feb.), 1577 (Oct.), 1582 (Oct.), 1586 (May), 1593 (April) and 1597 (March) David Lindsay (LeithLeith-South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....
) - 1569 (July) William Christison (DundeeDundeeDundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
) - 1570 (March), 1576 (Oct.), 1581 (Oct.) John CraigJohn Craig (minister)John Craig was a Scottish minister. He was originally a member of the Dominican Order, but was converted to the thinking of John Calvin, and joined with John Knox in Scotland....
(EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
) - 1570 (July), 1575 (Aug.), 1581 (April), 1583 (Oct.), 1595 (March) and 1597 (April) Robert Pont (EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
: St Cuthbert'sSt Cuthbert'sSt Cuthberts Catholic Community College for Business and Enterprise is a high school situated in St Helens, Merseyside, England. The school has been awarded Specialist Business and Enterprise College status. It has over 900 students. It is one of few schools in the world with a built-in hotel and...
) - 1571 (March) George Hay (RathvenRathvenRathven is a village and civil parish in Moray, Scotland. It has a population of 12,378. The parish includes the former burghs of Buckie, Findochty and Portknockie....
) - 1571 (August) Gilbert Gardin (Fordyce)
- 1572 (March) Robert Hamilton (St AndrewsSt AndrewsSt Andrews is a university town and former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife in Scotland. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle.St Andrews has a population of 16,680, making this the fifth largest settlement in Fife....
) - 1573 (March) and 1578 (Oct.) David FergusonDavid Ferguson (reformer)-Life:His date of birth is debated, and he is reputed to have been a native of Dundee. Robert Wodrow states that he was by trade a glover, but gave up business and went to school, in order to fit himself for the duties of a preacher or expounder among the reformers. The Scottish doctor of the...
(DunfermlineDunfermlineDunfermline is a town and former Royal Burgh in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. According to a 2008 estimate, Dunfermline has a population of 46,430, making it the second-biggest settlement in Fife. Part of the town's name comes from the Gaelic word...
) - 1573 (Aug.) and 1577 (April) Alexander Arbuthnot (Principal of King's College, AberdeenKing's College, AberdeenKing's College in Old Aberdeen, Scotland is a formerly independent university founded in 1495 and an integral part of the University of Aberdeen...
) - 1574 (March) and 1580 (Oct.) Andrew Hay (RenfrewRenfrew-Local government:The town of Renfrew gave its name to a number of local government areas used at various times:*Renfrew a town to the west of Glasgow*Renfrewshire, the present unitary local council area in which Renfrew is situatated....
) - 1574 (Aug.) John DuncansonJohn DuncansonJohn Duncanson was a Scottish clergyman. He was tutor and chaplain to King James VI, and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1574 and 1576....
(Minister at the King's HouseKing's HouseKing's House or Kings House may mean:*Carcosa Seri Negara, the former official residence for British High Commissioners in Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
) - 1575 (March) James Boyd (Bishop of Glasgow)
- 1578 (April), 1582 (April and June), 1587 and 1594 Andrew MelvilleAndrew MelvilleAndrew Melville was a Scottish scholar, theologian and religious reformer. His fame encouraged scholars from the European Continent to study at Glasgow and St Andrews.-Early life and early education:...
(Principal of the College, Glasgow) - 1579 (July) and 1583 (April) Thomas Smieton (Minister at PaisleyPaisleyPaisley is the largest town in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland and serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area...
, later Principal of the University of GlasgowPrincipal of the University of GlasgowThe Principal of the University of Glasgow is the working head of the University, acting as its chief executive. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of the University as well as its strategic planning and administration. The Principal is appointed by the University Court and is...
) - 1580 (July) James Lawson (EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
) - 1588 (Feb.) and 1592 Robert BruceRobert Bruce (moderator)Robert Bruce was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland which was called on 6 February 1588 to prepare defences against a possible invasion by the Spanish Armada....
(EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
) - 1588 (Aug.) Thomas BuchananThomas BuchananThomas Buchanan is the name of:*Thomas Buchanan , Scottish Liberal politician, Under-Secretary of State for India*Thomas Buchanan , Northern Ireland politician...
(Ceres) - 1589 (Feb.) none mentioned
- 1589 (June) and 1590 (March) James MelvilleJames Melville (1556-1614)James Melville was a Scottish divine and reformer, son of the laird of Baldovie, in Forfarshire. He was educated at Montrose and St Leonard's College, St Andrews....
(AnstrutherAnstrutherAnstruther is a small town in Fife, Scotland. The two halves of Anstruther are divided by a small stream called Dreel Burn. Anstruther lies 9 miles south-southeast of St Andrews. It is the largest community on the stretch of north-shore coastline of the Firth of Forth known as the East Neuk,...
, FifeFifeFife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
) - 1590 (Aug.) and 1602 Patrick GallowayPatrick GallowayPatrick Galloway was a Scottish minister, a Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.-Life:He was born about 1551. In 1576 he was appointed minister of the parishes of Foulis Easter and Longforgan, Perthshire...
(Minister at the King's HouseKing's HouseKing's House or Kings House may mean:*Carcosa Seri Negara, the former official residence for British High Commissioners in Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
) - 1591 Nicol DalgleishNicol DalgleishNicol Dalgleish was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1591. This met during a disturbed period in Scotland's history. The Church, in particular, was trying to establish its independence of King James IV and the civil courts. The highlight of the meeting was when they...
(PittenweemPittenweemPittenweem is a small and secluded fishing village and civil parish tucked in the corner of Fife on the east coast of Scotland. According to the 2006 estimate, the village has a population of 1,600. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,747....
) - 1595 and 1606 James Nicholson (MeigleMeigleMeigle is a village in Strathmore, Scotland. It lies in the council area of Perth and Kinross in the Coupar Angus and Meigle ward. The nearest town is Forfar in neighbouring Angus. Other smaller settlements nearby are Balkeerie, Kirkinch and Kinloch. Meigle is accessed from the north and south...
, later Bishop of DunkeldBishop of DunkeldThe Bishop of Dunkeld is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunkeld, one of the largest and more important of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th century cleric named Cormac...
) - 1597 (March) Peter BlackburnPeter BlackburnPeter Blackburn was a Scottish scholar and prelate. Born in Glasgow, he became a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Glasgow.On 2 September 1600, King James VI of Scotland provided him as Bishop of Aberdeen, attaching to the appointment a seat in the Parliament of Scotland - an innovation...
(AberdeenAberdeenAberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, later Bishop of AberdeenBishop of AberdeenThe Bishop of Aberdeen was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Aberdeen, one of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th century cleric named Nechtan...
) - 1597 (May) Robert RollockRobert RollockRobert Rollock was the first principal of the University of Edinburgh.-Life:He was the son of David Rollock of Powis, near Stirling. He received his early education at the school of Stirling from Thomas Buchanan, a nephew of George Buchanan, and, after graduating at St Andrews, became a regent...
(Principal of the College of Edinburgh) - 1600 Robert WilkieRobert WilkieRobert Leon Wilkie is an American lawyer who served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs. An intelligence officer in the United States Naval Reserve, he was nominated for his current position by U.S. President George W. Bush on June 20, 2006, and his appointment was...
(Principal, St Leonard's College, St Andrews)
17th century
- 1601 John HallJohn Hall (Scotland)John Hall was the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, meeting in Burntisland in 1601. The Assembly asked King James the VI of Scotland to order a revised translation of the Holy Scriptures...
(St Giles,Edinburgh) - 1605 John Forbes AMMaster of Arts (Scotland)A Master of Arts in Scotland can refer to an undergraduate academic degree in humanities and social sciences awarded by the ancient universities of Scotland – the University of St Andrews, the University of Glasgow, the University of Aberdeen and the University of Edinburgh, while the University of...
(AlfordAlford, AberdeenshireAlford is a large village in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, lying just south of the River Don. It lies within the Howe of Alford which occupies the middle reaches of the River Don....
, AberdeenshireAberdeenshireAberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
) - 1606 James Nicholson (Meigle, later Bishop of Dunkeld)
- 1608 James LawJames LawJames Law was Archbishop of Glasgow. Entering the church after graduation from university, he rose to the position of Bishop of Orkney, reorganising the diocese, before rising to hold the position of Archbishop of Glasgow....
AM (Bishop of OrkneyBishop of OrkneyThe Bishop of Orkney was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Orkney, one of thirteen medieval bishoprics within the territory of modern Scotland. It included both Orkney and Shetland. It was based for almost all of its history at St...
, later Archbishop of GlasgowArchbishop of GlasgowThe Bishop of Glasgow, from 1492 Archbishop of Glasgow, was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Glasgow and then, as Archbishop of Glasgow, the Archdiocese of Glasgow...
) - 1610, 1616, 1617 and 1618 John Spottiswood AM (Archbishop of GlasgowArchbishop of GlasgowThe Bishop of Glasgow, from 1492 Archbishop of Glasgow, was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Glasgow and then, as Archbishop of Glasgow, the Archdiocese of Glasgow...
, later Archbishop of St AndrewsArchbishop of St AndrewsThe Bishop of St. Andrews was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of St Andrews and then, as Archbishop of St Andrews , the Archdiocese of St Andrews.The name St Andrews is not the town or church's original name...
)
No General Assembly until 1638
- 1638, 1641 and 1643 Alexander HendersonAlexander Henderson (theologian)Alexander Henderson was a Scottish theologian, and an important ecclesiastical statesman of his period. He is considered the second founder of the Reformed Church in Scotland, and its Presbyterian churches are largely indebted to him for the forms of their dogmas and organization.-Life:He was born...
AM (LeucharsLeucharsLeuchars is a small town near the north-east coast of Fife in Scotland.The town is nearly to the north of the village of Guardbridge, which lies on the north bank of the River Eden where it widens to the Edenmouth estuary before joining the North Sea at St Andrews Bay. Leuchars is north-east of...
, later EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
) - 1639, 1652 and (?)1653 David Dickson AM (IrvineIrvine, North AyrshireIrvine is a new town on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland. According to 2007 population estimates, the town is home to 39,527 inhabitants, making it the biggest settlement in North Ayrshire....
, AyrshireAyrshireAyrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
) - 1640 Andrew Ramsay AM (EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
) - 1642, 1645, 1647, 1649, 1651 Robert Douglas AM (EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
) - 1644 James BonarJames BonarJames Bonar was a Scottish civil servant, political economist and historian of economic thought. He was born in Perth but brought up, from the age of four, in Glasgow where his father was a Church of Scotland Minister...
AM (MayboleMayboleMaybole is a burgh of barony and police burgh of South Ayrshire, Scotland. Pop. 4,552. It is situated south of Ayr and southwest of Glasgow by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. ...
, AyrshireAyrshireAyrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
) - 1646 Robert Blair AM (St AndrewsSt AndrewsSt Andrews is a university town and former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife in Scotland. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle.St Andrews has a population of 16,680, making this the fifth largest settlement in Fife....
) - 1648 George GillespieGeorge GillespieGeorge Gillespie was a Scottish theologian.-Life:He was born at Kirkcaldy, where his father, John Gillespie, was parish minister, and studied at St. Andrews University as a "presbytery bursar". On graduating he became domestic chaplain to John Gordon, 1st Viscount Kenmure , and afterwards to John...
AM (EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
) - 1650 Andrew CantAndrew CantAndrew Cant was a Presbyterian minister and leader of the Scottish Covenanters. About 1623 the people of Edinburgh called him to be their minister, but he was rejected by James I. Ten years later he was minister of Pitsligo in Aberdeenshire, a charge which he left in 1638 for that of Newbattle in...
AM (AberdeenAberdeenAberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
) - 1652 Gabriel Cunningham (DunlopDunlop, East AyrshireDunlop is a village and parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It lies on the A735, north-east of Stewarton, seven miles from Kilmarnock. The road runs on to Lugton and the B706 enters the village from Beith.-The village:...
, IrvineIrvine, North AyrshireIrvine is a new town on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland. According to 2007 population estimates, the town is home to 39,527 inhabitants, making it the biggest settlement in North Ayrshire....
)
No General Assembly after 1653 until the restoration of Presbyterianism
Presbyterianism
Presbyterianism refers to a number of Christian churches adhering to the Calvinist theological tradition within Protestantism, which are organized according to a characteristic Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures,...
in 1690. Gabriel Cunningham (now very old) acted as Interim Moderator in 1690 (as though there had been no gap) until Kennedie was chosen to succeed him.
- 1690 Hugh Kennedie AM (EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
: Trinity College Church) - 1692 and 1697 William Crichton AM (EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
: Tron Church) - 1694 John Law AM (EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
: High ChurchHigh churchThe term "High Church" refers to beliefs and practices of ecclesiology, liturgy and theology, generally with an emphasis on formality, and resistance to "modernization." Although used in connection with various Christian traditions, the term has traditionally been principally associated with the...
) - 1695 Patrick Simson (RenfrewRenfrew-Local government:The town of Renfrew gave its name to a number of local government areas used at various times:*Renfrew a town to the west of Glasgow*Renfrewshire, the present unitary local council area in which Renfrew is situatated....
) - 1698 and 1703 George Meldrum AM (EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
: Tron Church and Professor of DivinityDivinityDivinity and divine are broadly applied but loosely defined terms, used variously within different faiths and belief systems — and even by different individuals within a given faith — to refer to some transcendent or transcendental power or deity, or its attributes or manifestations in...
, EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
) - 1699 George Hamilton (EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
: High ChurchHigh churchThe term "High Church" refers to beliefs and practices of ecclesiology, liturgy and theology, generally with an emphasis on formality, and resistance to "modernization." Although used in connection with various Christian traditions, the term has traditionally been principally associated with the...
) - 1700 David Blair AM (Edinburgh: Old Church)
18th century
- 1701 and 1704 Thomas Wilkie AM (Edinburgh: CanongateKirk of the CanongateThe Kirk of the Canongate, or Canongate Kirk, serves the Parish of Canongate in Edinburgh's Old Town, in Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. The parish includes the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Scottish Parliament. It is also the parish church of Edinburgh Castle, even...
) - 1702 David Williamson AM (Edinburgh: West Kirk)
- 1705, 1708, 1711 and 1715 William CarstaresWilliam CarstaresWilliam Carstares , a minister of the Church of Scotland, was born at Cathcart, near Glasgow, Scotland.He was the son of the Rev John Carstares, a member of the Covenanting party of Protestors...
AM (Principal of the College of Edinburgh) - 1706, 1713, 1718, 1724 and 1728 William WishartWilliam Wishart (primus)William Wishart was the Principal of Edinburgh University from 1716 to 1730. He is not to be confused with William Wishart who was principal from 1736 to 1754....
DD (South Leith, later Principal of the College of Edinburgh) - 1707 John Stirling (Principal of the College of Glasgow)
- 1709 John Currie (Haddington)
- 1710, 1714, 1717, 1722 and 1726 William Mitchell (Edinburgh: High Church)
- 1712, 1716, 1720, 1727 and 1730 William Hamilton (educator)William Hamilton (educator)William Hamilton was a Scottish Presbyterian theologian and minister of the Church of Scotland. He was Professor of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh from 1709 to 1732 and also Principal of the University from 1730 to 1732....
DD (Professor of Divinity, later Principal of the University of Edinburgh) - 1719 James Grierson (Edinburgh: Trinity College Church)
- 1721 Thomas Black (Perth)
- 1723 and 1731 James SmithJames Smith (educator)James Smith was the Principal of Edinburgh University from 1732 to 1736. He was also a Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland....
(Cramond; later Principal of the University of Edinburgh) - 1725 and 1729 James Alston AM (Dirleton)
- 1732 and 1737 Neil CampbellNeil Campbell (minister)Neil Campbell was a Scottish Minister, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland at the start of the Original Secession and Principal of Glasgow University during a flourishing period of the Scottish Enlightenment.-Life:...
DD (Principal of Glasgow University) - 1733 John GowdieJohn GowdieJohn Gowdie was a Scottish academic and Church of Scotland minister.He was the Principal of the University of Edinburgh from 1754 to 1762, having previously been a Professor of Divinity there. In 1733, he was appointed Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.-External links:*...
DD (Edinburgh: New North, also Principal of the University of Edinburgh) - 1734 James Gordon DD (Alford)
- 1735 Alexander Anderson AM (St Andrews)
- 1738 and 1741 James Ramsay AM (Kelso)
- 1739 James Bannatyne (Edinburgh: Trinity College Church)
- 1740 George LoganGeorge Logan (minister)-Life:He was son of George Logan of Ayrshire, by his wife, a daughter of A. Cunningham, minister of Old Cumnock. He was educated at Glasgow University, and graduated M.A. in 1696...
(Edinburgh: Trinity College Church) - 1742 Thomas Tullideph (Principal, St Leonard's College, St Andrews)
- 1743 Robert Wallace DD (Edinburgh: New North)
- 1744 John Adams (Dalrymple)
- 1745 William WishartWilliam Wishart (secundus)William Wishart was the Principal of Edinburgh University from 1736 to 1753. He is not to be confused with William Wishart who was principal from 1716 to 1730. He was also a Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.He was a critic of George Berkeley and David Hume, and...
DD (Principal (Secundus) of the University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1746 John Lumsden (Professor of Divinity, King's College, Aberdeen)
- 1747 Robert Kinloch AM (Edinburgh: High Church)
- 1748 George Wishart DD (Edinburgh: Tron Church)
- 1749, 1752 and 1756 Patrick Cumming DD (Edinburgh: Old Church, also Professor of Church History)
- 1750 Robert Patoun AM (Renfrew)
- 1751 James Mackie (St Ninians)
- 1753 Alexander WebsterAlexander WebsterAlexander Webster , Scottish writer and minister, son of James Webster, a covenanting minister originally from Fife, was born in Edinburgh.Alexander became a minister in the Church of Scotland, beginning his career in Culross in Fife...
DD (Edinburgh: Tolbooth) - 1754 and 1760 Robert Hamilton DD (Professor of Divinity, Edinburgh)
- 1755 George Reid AM (St Evox)
- 1757 William LeechmanWilliam Leechman-Life:The son of William Leechman, a farmer of Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, he was educated at the parish school; theT father had taken down the quarters of Robert Baillie of Jerviswood, which had been exposed after his execution on the tolbooth of Lanark...
DD (Professor of Divinity, later Principal of the University of Glasgow) - 1758 Thomas Turnbull (Borthwick)
- 1759 George Kay DD (Edinburgh: Old Greyfriars')
- 1761 John Hyndman DD
- 1762 Robert Trail DD (Professor of Divinity, University of Glasgow)
- 1763 William RobertsonWilliam Robertson (historian)William Robertson FRSE FSA was a Scottish historian, minister of religion, and Principal of the University of Edinburgh...
DD (Edinburgh: Old Greyfriars, also Principal of the University of Edinburgh) - 1764 Alexander GerardAlexander GerardAlexander Gerard , philosophical writer, son of Rev. Gilbert Gerard, was educated at Aberdeen, where he became Professor, first of Natural Philosophy at Marischal College in 1750, and afterwards between 1760–1771 of Divinity, taking up the post of Professor of Divinity at King's College in 1771. As...
DD (Professor of Theology, Marischal College, Aberdeen) - 1765 James Oswald DD (Methven)
- 1766 John Hamilton DD (Glasgow: High Church)
- 1767 James Murison DD (Principal of the New College, St Andrews)
- 1768 Gilbert Hamilton DD (Cramond, near Edinburgh)
- 1769 James MacKnight DD (Maybole)
- 1770 Alexander CarlyleAlexander CarlyleVery Rev Alexander Carlyle was a Scottish church leader, and autobiographer.He was born in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, the son of the local minister and brought up in Prestonpans, East Lothian. He was a witness to the Battle of Prestonpans in 1745 where he was part of the government Edinburgh...
DD (Inveresk) - 1771 Robert Walker (Edinburgh: The High Kirk)
- 1772 Adam Fergusson (Moulin)
- 1773 and 1784 John Drysdale DD (Edinburgh: Tron)
- 1774 Robert HenryRobert HenryRobert Henry was a Scottish historian.Born into a farming family at St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, Henry was educated at Stirling High School and the University of Edinburgh. After teaching at Annan, he entered the Church of Scotland, becoming minister at New Greyfriars in Edinburgh in 1768...
DD (Edinburgh: New Greyfriars') - 1775 David Shaw DD (Coylton)
- 1776 John Ker DD (Forfar)
- 1777 James Brown AM (Edinburgh: New Church)
- 1778 Patrick Grant DD (Urray)
- 1779 James Gillespie (St Andrews)
- 1780 Harry Spens DD (Wemyss)
- 1781 William DalrympleWilliam Dalrymple (moderator)William Dalrymple D.D. was a Scottish religious writer, minister and moderator of the Church of Scotland. He is remembered in a poem by Robert Burns.-Biography:...
DD (Ayr) - 1782 Joseph M'Cormick DD (Prestonpans, later Principal of St Leonard's College, St Andrews)
- 1783 Henry Grieve DD (Dalkeith)
- 1785 Sir Henry Moncrieff-Wellwood, Bart., DD (Edinburgh: West)
- 1786 Duncan Shaw DD (Aberdeen)
- 1787 Robert ListonRobert Liston (minister)Robert Liston was a Scottish Minister, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.-Life:...
(AberdourAberdourAberdour is a scenic and historic village on the south coast of Fife, Scotland. It is on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, looking south to the island of Inchcolm and its Abbey, and to Leith and Edinburgh beyond. According to the 2006 population estimate, the village has a population of...
) (last to be elected without DD) - 1788 Archibald DavidsonArchibald DavidsonArchibald Davidson was a Scottish Minister, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and Principal of Glasgow University.-Life:...
DD (Principal of the University of Glasgow) - 1789 George HillGeorge Hill (minister)George Hill was a Minister of St Andrews. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1789, but an active member for much longer, where he succeeded William Robertson as leader of the Moderates. He was Principal of St Mary's College, St Andrews as well as Dean of the...
DD Professor of Divinity, St Andrews University) - 1790 John WalkerJohn Walker (naturalist)John Walker was a Scottish minister and natural historian. He was Professor of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh from 1779 to 1803....
MD, DD (Professor of Natural History, Edinburgh) - 1791 Robert SmallRobert Small (minister)Robert Small was a Scottish Minister who was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1791, which seems to have been a fairly routine meeing...
DD (Dundee, St Mary's), Mathematician and Astronomer - 1792 Andrew HunterAndrew Hunter (minister)Andrew Hunter was a Minister in Edinburgh. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1792, was Professor of Divinity at Edinburgh University and a Founding Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh....
DD (Professor of Divinity, EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1793 Thomas HardyThomas Hardy (minister)Thomas Hardy, was a Scottish Minister, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and Professor of Eccesiastical History at Edinburgh University. He was better known for his political and social activities than his scholarship, though he was a popular and eloquent preacher. His...
DD (Professor of Church History, EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1794 Robert ArnotRobert ArnotRobert Arnot , Scottish Presbyterian Minister, Professor of Divinity in St Andrews University, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1794....
DD (Professor of Divinity, University of St AndrewsUniversity of St AndrewsThe University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
) - 1795 James MeekJames MeekJames Meek was Minister of Cambuslang from 1774 until his death. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1795, but is most remembered as the model Enlightenment cleric who wrote the entry for Cambuslang in the First Statistical Account of Scotland.-Biography :James...
DD (Cambuslang), Historian and Meteorologist - 1796 William GreenfieldWilliam Greenfield (Minister)William Greenfield was a Scottish minister, literary critic, author and mathematician whose career ended in scandal, resulting in him being excommunicated from the Church of Scotland, having his university degrees withdrawn, and his family assuming the name Rutherfurd.He served as joint-minister...
DD (Edinburgh: High Church, also Professor of Rhetoric at the University of Edinburgh) - 1797 John AdamsonJohn Adamson (minister)John Adamson was a Scottish Minister and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. He was the son of Lawrence Adamson, Schoolmaster of Leuchars. He was educated in St Andrews University where he received the degree of M.A. in 1757...
DD (St Andrews) Professor of Civil History in the United College, St AndrewsUnited College, St AndrewsThe United College is one of the two statutory colleges of the University of St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland... - 1798 William TaylorWilliam Taylor (minister)William Taylor was a Scottish Minister, Principal of Glasgow University and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.-Parish Minister:...
DD (Glasgow: High, also Principal of the University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
) - 1799 William MoodieWilliam MoodieWilliam Moodie FRSE was a Scottish Minister, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, philologist, and Professor of Hebrew at Edinburgh University.-Early life:...
DD (Edinburgh: St Andrew's, also Professor of Hebrew at the University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1800 George Baird DDGeorge Husband BairdGeorge Husband Baird was a Church of Scotland minister, educational reformer and the Principal of the University of Edinburgh from 1793 to 1840.-Early life:...
(Principal, University of Edinburgh)
19th century
- 1801 William Ritchie DD (Kilwinning)
- 1802 James Finlayson DD (Edinburgh: High Church, also Professor of Logic at the University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1803 Gilbert GerardGilbert Gerard (theological writer)Gilbert Gerard , Scottish theological writer ; son of Alexander Gerard ; minister of Scots church, Amsterdam; professor of Greek at King's College, Aberdeen, 1791, of divinity, 1795; Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 1803.-Bibliography:* Compendious View of the Evidences...
DD (Professor of Divinity, University of Aberdeen) - 1804 John Inglis DD (Edinburgh)
- 1805 George Hamilton DD (Gladsmuir)
- 1806 William Taylor DD, jr. (Glasgow)
- 1807 James Sheriffs DD (Aberdeen)
- 1808 Andrew Grant DD (Kilmarnock)
- 1809 Francis Nicoll DD (Mains and Strathmartine)
- 1810 Hugh Meiklejohn DD (Abercorn, also Professor of Church History at the University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1811 Alexander Rankin DD (Glasgow: North West Church)
- 1812 William MacMorine DD (Caerlaverock)
- 1813 Andrew Brown DD (Edinburgh: Old Church, also Professor of Rhetoric at the University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1814 David Ritchie DD (Edinburgh: St Andrew's, also Professor of Logic at the University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1815 Lewis Gordon DD (Drainie)
- 1816 John Cook DD (Professor of Divinity, St Andrews)
- 1817 Gavin Gibb DD (Glasgow: St Andrew's, also Professor of Hebrew, University of Glasgow)
- 1818 John Campbell DD (Edinburgh)
- 1819 and 1843 Duncan MacFarlan DD (Drymen, later Principal of the University of Glasgow)
- 1820 Thomas M'Knight DD (Edinburgh: Old Church)
- 1821 Duncan Mearns DD (Professor of Divinity, Aberdeen)
- 1822 David Lamont DD (Kirkpatrick-Durham)
- 1823 Alexander Brunton DD (Edinburgh: Tron Kirk, also Professor of Oriental Languages, University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1824 Andrew Duncan DD (Ratho)
- 1825 George Cook DD (Laurencekirk)
- 1826 Thomas Taylor DD (Tibbermore)
- 1827 Robert Haldane DD (Principal, St Mary's College, St Andrews)
- 1828 Stevenson M'Gill DD (Professor of Divinity, Glasgow)
- 1829 Patrick Forbes DD (Oldmachar)
- 1830 William Singer DD (Kirkpatrick-Juxta)
- 1831 James Wallace DD (Whitekirk)
- 1832 Thomas Chalmers DD LLD (Professor of Divinity, University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1833 John Stirling DD (Craigie)
- 1834 Patrick M'Farlan (Greenock)
- 1835 William Aird Thomson DD (Perth)
- 1836 Norman Macleod DD (The Highlanders' Friend) (Glasgow: St Columba)
- 1837 Matthew Gardiner DD (Bothwell)
- 1838 William Muir DD LLD (Edinburgh: St Stephen's)
- 1839 Henry Duncan DD (Ruthwell)
- 1840 Angus Makellar DD (Pencaitland)
- 1841 Robert GordonRobert Gordon (minister)The Rev. Dr Robert Gordon was a Scottish minister and writer. He was a prominent minister in the Disruption of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland on18 May 1843.He was the inventor of a self-registering hygrometer.-Life:...
DD (Edinburgh: High Church) - 1842 David Welsh DD (Professor of Church History, University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
)
The "Disruption
Disruption of 1843
The Disruption of 1843 was a schism within the established Church of Scotland, in which 450 ministers of the Church broke away, over the issue of the Church's relationship with the State, to form the Free Church of Scotland...
" in the Church of Scotland took place in 1843, with approximately one-third of the ministers leaving to form the Free Church of Scotland.
- 1844 John LeeJohn Lee (University Principal)John Lee was a British academic and polymath and was the principal of the University of Edinburgh from 1840 to 1859. He was also a Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland....
DD LLD MD (Principal, University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1845 Alexander Hill DD (Professor of Divinity, Glasgow)
- 1846 James Paul DD (Tullynessle)
- 1847 John Paul DD (Edinburgh: West Kirk)
- 1848 George Buist DD (Professor of Church History, St Andrews)
- 1849 Alexander L. Simpson DD (Kirknewton)
- 1850 John Graham DD (Killearn)
- 1851 John Macleod DD (Morven)
- 1852 Lewis W. Forbes DD (Boharm)
- 1853 James Barr DD (Glasgow: St Enoch's)
- 1854 James Grant DD DCL (Edinburgh: St Mary's)
- 1855 Andrew Bell DD (Linlithgow)
- 1856 John Crombie DD (Scone)
- 1857 James Robertson DD (Professor of Church History, University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1858 Matthew Leishman DD (Govan)
- 1859 John Cook DD (Professor of Church History, St Andrews)
- 1860 James Maitland DD (Kells)
- 1861 Colvin Smith DD (Inveraray)
- 1862 James Bisset DD (Bourtie)
- 1863 James Craik DD (Glasgow: St George's)
- 1864 William R. Pirie DD (Principal, University of Aberdeen)
- 1865 James Macfarlane DD (Duddingston, near Edinburgh)
- 1866 John Cook DD (Haddington)
- 1867 Thomas J. Crawford DD (Professor of Divinity, University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1868 James S. Barty DD (Bendochy)
- 1869 Norman Macleod DD (Glasgow: The Barony)
- 1870 George Ritchie DD (Jedburgh)
- 1871 R. H. Stevenson DD (Edinburgh: St George's)
- 1872 Robert Jamieson DD (Glasgow: St Paul's)
- 1873 Robert GillanRobert GillanRobert Gillan was a Church of Scotland minister.-Biography:Gillan was born at Hawick, Roxburghshire. His father, the Rev. Robert Gillan, son of another minister of the same name, was appointed minister of Ettrick on May 11, 1787, and transferred to Hawick December 30, 1789...
DD (Inchinnan) - 1874 Samuel Traill DD (Professor of Divinity, Aberdeen)
- 1875 James Sellar DD (Aberlour)
- 1876 George Cook DD (Borgue)
- 1877 K. M. Phin DD (Convener of the Home Mission Committee)
- 1878 John TullochJohn TullochJohn Tulloch was a Scottish theologian.He was born at Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, and educated at the University of St Andrews and University of Edinburgh. In 1845 he became minister of St Paul's, Dundee, and in 1849 of Kettins, in Strathmore, where he remained for six years. In 1854 he was...
DD LLD (Principal, St Mary's College, St Andrews) - 1879 J. Crystal DD LLD (Auchinleck)
- 1880 Archibald Watson DD (Dundee)
- 1881 James Smith DD (Cathcart)
- 1882 William Milligan DD (Professor of Biblical Criticism, Aberdeen)
- 1883 John Rankin DD (Sorn)
- 1884 Peter M'Kenzie DD (Dingwall: Urquhart)
- 1885 A. F. Mitchell DD (Professor of Church History, St Andrews)
- 1886 John Cunninghame DD LLD (Principal, St Mary's College, University of St Andrews)
- 1887 G. Hutchison DD (Banchory-Ternan)
- 1888 W. H. Gray DD (Liberton)
- 1889 Paton J. Gloag DD LLD (Galashiels)
- 1890 A. K. H. Boyd DD LLD (St Andrews)
- 1891 James MacGregor DD (Edinburgh: St Cuthbert's)
- 1892 A. H. Charteris DD LLD (University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1893 J. Marshall Lang DD LLD (Glasgow: The Barony)
- 1894 Robert Herbert StoryRobert Herbert StoryRobert Herbert Story was a Scottish divine and Principal of the University of Glasgow.-Biography:Story was born on the 28th January 1835 at Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, and educated at the universities of Edinburgh, St Andrews and Heidelberg. In 1859, he was assistant minister at St...
DD LLD (Principal of the University of Glasgow) - 1895 Donald Macleod DD (Glasgow: Park Church)
- 1896 Archibald Scott DD (Edinburgh: St George's)
- 1897 William Mair DD (Earlston)
- 1898 Thomas Leishman DD (Linton)
- 1899 John Pagan DD (Bothwell)
- 1900 Norman Macleod DD (Inverness)
20th century
- 1901 James Mitchell DD (South Leith)
- 1902 James C. Russell DD (Campbeltown)
- 1903 John Gillespie LLD (Mouswald)
- 1904 John M'Murtrie DD (Convener, Committee on Foreign Missions)
- 1905 Andrew J. Milne LLD (Fyvie)
- 1906 T. B. W. Niven DD (PollokshieldsPollokshieldsPollokshields is a district in the Southside of Glasgow, Scotland. It is a conservation area which was developed in Victorian times according to a plan promoted by the original landowners, the Stirling-Maxwells of Pollok, whose association with the area goes as far back as...
) - 1907 J. R. Mitford Mitchell DD (Convener, Colonial Committee)
- 1908 Theodore Marshall DD (Convener, Home Mission Committee)
- 1909 James Robertson DD (Whittinghame)
- 1910 P. M’Adam Muir DD (Glasgow Cathedral)
- 1911 Alexander Stewart DD (Principal of St Mary’s College, University of St AndrewsUniversity of St AndrewsThe University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
) - 1912 S. Marcus Dill DD (Alloway)
- 1913 Andrew Wallace Williamson DD (Edinburgh: High Kirk (St Giles’ Cathedral))
- 1914 Thomas Nicol DD (Professor of Biblical Criticism, Aberdeen)
- 1915 David Paul LLD (Edinburgh: Robertson Memorial)
- 1916 John Brown DD (Glasgow: Bellahouston)
- 1917 James Cooper DD DCL DLitt (Professor of Church History, Glasgow)
- 1918 James N. Ogilvie DD (Edinburgh: New Greyfriars')
- 1919 William Paterson Paterson DD LLD (University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1920 Thomas Martin DD (Peebles)
- 1921 James A. M'Clymont CBE DD (Convener of the Committee on Chaplains to H. M. Forces)
- 1922 John Smith DD (Glasgow: Partick)
- 1923 George Milligan DD DCL (University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
) - 1924 David Cathels DD (Hawick)
- 1925 John WhiteJohn White (moderator)John White was a minister of the Church of Scotland. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1925 and again at the reunion Assembly of 1929...
DD LLD (Glasgow: The Barony) - 1926 John D. M'Callum DD (Larkhall)
- 1927 Norman Maclean DD (Edinburgh: St Cuthbert's)
- 1928 J. Montgomery Campbell DD (Dumfries)
- 1929 Joseph Mitchell DD (Mauchline)
The union of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland
United Free Church of Scotland
The United Free Church of Scotland is a Scottish Presbyterian denomination formed in 1900 by the union of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland and the Free Church of Scotland...
occurred in 1929, the newly reunited church henceforth being known as the Church of Scotland.
- 1929 John WhiteJohn White (moderator)John White was a minister of the Church of Scotland. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1925 and again at the reunion Assembly of 1929...
CH DD LLD (Glasgow: The Barony) - 1930 Andrew N. Bogle DD (Joint-Secretary, Church and Ministry Department)
- 1931 John A. Graham CIEOrder of the Indian EmpireThe Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:#Knight Grand Commander #Knight Commander #Companion...
DD (Kalimpong, India) (Founder of Dr. Graham's HomesDr. Graham's HomesDr Graham's Homes is a famous and well-respected Heritage School in the Hill station town of Kalimpong in West Bengal, India. The school is situated on Deolo Hill overlooking the town. The school was founded in 1900 by Rev. Dr...
) - 1932 H. R. MackintoshH. R. MackintoshHugh Ross Mackintosh was a Scottish theologian, and parish minister. He was born in Paisley, where his father held the Free Church Gaelic charge. He attended Edinburgh University, before proceeding to New College, Edinburgh to study divinity...
DD DPhil ThD (Professor of Dogmatics, University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1933 Lauchlan MacLean WattLauchlan MacLean WattLauchlan MacLean Watt was the minister of Glasgow Cathedral from 1923-44, and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1933. He was a published poet and author, and respected as a literary critic....
DD LLD (Glasgow CathedralGlasgow CathedralThe church commonly known as Glasgow Cathedral is the Church of Scotland High Kirk of Glasgow otherwise known as St. Mungo's Cathedral.The other cathedrals in Glasgow are:* The Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew...
) - 1934 Peter Donald Thomson DD (Glasgow: Kelvinside (Botanic Gardens))
- 1935 Marshall B. Lang DD (Whittingehame)
- 1936 Daniel Lamont DD (Professor of Practical Theology, New College, EdinburghNew College, EdinburghNew College was opened in 1846 as a college of the Free Church of Scotland, later of the United Free Church of Scotland, and from the 1930s has been the home of the School of Divinity of the University of Edinburgh...
) - 1937 Dugald Macfarlane DD (Kingussie)
- 1938 James Black DD (Edinburgh: St George's West)
- 1939 Archibald Main DD LLD DLitt (Glasgow)
- 1940 J. R. Forgan DD (Ayr: Trinity)
- 1941 J. H. Cockburn DD TheolD LHD (Dunblane CathedralDunblane CathedralDunblane Cathedral is the larger of the two Church of Scotland parish churches serving Dunblane, near the city of Stirling, in central Scotland.-History:...
) - 1942 C. W. G. Taylor CBE DD (Edinburgh: St George's)
- 1943 John Baillie DD DLitt (Professor of Divinity, University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1944 E. J. Hagan DD (Edinburgh: Warrender)
- 1945 A. J. Campbell DD (Evie, Orkney)
- 1946 John McKenzie CIE DD (former Principal, The Wilson College, Bombay, India)
- 1947 Matthew Stewart DD (Hamilton Old and AuchingramontHamilton Old Parish ChurchHamilton Old Parish Church is a Church of Scotland parish church serving part of the Burgh of Hamilton in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is notable for its Georgian architecture. It was built in 1734 to an unusual, largely circular design...
) - 1948 Alexander Macdonald (Glasgow: St Columba)
- 1949 George Simpson DuncanGeorge Simpson DuncanGeorge Simpson Duncan, Scottish New Testament scholar and Church of Scotland minister, born 1884; died 1965.Initially a Church of Scotland army chaplain, he was Professor of Biblical Criticism at the University of St Andrews from 1919, and Principal of St Mary's College from 1940, retiring from...
OBE DD LLD DTh (University of St Andrews) - 1950 Hugh Watt DD DLitt (University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1951 W. White Anderson MC DD (Edinburgh: St Cuthbert's)
- 1952 G. Johnstone Jeffrey DD (Glasgow: Sherbrooke St Gilbert'sSherbrooke St. Gilbert's Church, GlasgowSherbrooke St. Gilbert's Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland serving the Pollokshields and Dumbreck areas on the south side of Glasgow, Scotland. It is within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow.-History:...
) - 1953 J. Pitt-Watson DD (Glasgow)
- 1954 Ernest D. Jarvis DD (Glasgow: WellingtonWellington ChurchWellington Church is a congregation and parish church of the Church of Scotland, serving part of the Hillhead area of Glasgow, Scotland. The building is located on University Avenue, Glasgow, opposite the University of Glasgow.-Building:...
) - 1955 G. D. Henderson DD DLitt DTheol FBA (University of Aberdeen)
- 1956 R. F. V. Scott DD (London: St Columba's)
- 1957 George MacLeodGeorge MacLeodGeorge Fielden MacLeod, Baron MacLeod of Fuinary, MC was a Scottish soldier and clergyman; he was one of the best known, most influential and unconventional Church of Scotland ministers of the 20th century. He was the founder of the Iona Community.-Early life:He was born in Glasgow in 1895...
MC DD (Iona CommunityIona CommunityThe Iona Community, founded in 1938 by the Rev George MacLeod, is an ecumenical Christian community of men and women from different walks of life and different traditions in the Christian church....
) (Peerage in 1967: Lord MacLeod of Fuinary) - 1958 John A. Fraser MBE TD DD (Hamilton Old and AuchingramontHamilton Old Parish ChurchHamilton Old Parish Church is a Church of Scotland parish church serving part of the Burgh of Hamilton in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is notable for its Georgian architecture. It was built in 1734 to an unusual, largely circular design...
) - 1959 R. H. W. Shepherd DD DLitt (Lovedale (South Africa)Lovedale (South Africa)Lovedale was a mission station and educational institute in the VictoriaEast division of the Cape Province, South Africa...
) - 1960 John H. S. Burleigh DD BLitt (University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1961 A. C. Craig MC DD (University of Glasgow)
- 1962 Nevile Davidson DD (Glasgow CathedralGlasgow CathedralThe church commonly known as Glasgow Cathedral is the Church of Scotland High Kirk of Glasgow otherwise known as St. Mungo's Cathedral.The other cathedrals in Glasgow are:* The Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew...
) - 1963 James S. StewartJames S. StewartJames Stuart Stewart was a minister of the Church of Scotland. He taught New Testament Language, Literature and Theology at the University of Edinburgh ....
DD (Edinburgh) - 1964 Duncan Fraser DD PhD (Invergordon)
- 1965 Archibald Watt DD STM (Edzell and Lethnot)
- 1966 Leonard Small OBE DD (Edinburgh: St Cuthbert's)
- 1967 W. Roy Sanderson DD (Stenton linked with Whittinghame)
- 1968 J. B. Longmuir TD DD (Principal Clerk to the General Assembly)
- 1969 T. M. Murchison MA DD (Glasgow: St Columba Summertown)
- 1970 Hugh O. Douglas CBE DD LLD (Dundee: St Mary'sDundee Parish Church (St Mary's)Dundee Parish Church is located in the east section of Dundee's "City Churches", the other being occupied by the Steeple Church. Both are congregations in the Church of Scotland, although with differing styles of worship....
) - 1971 Andrew Herron MA BD LLB (Clerk to the Presbytery of GlasgowPresbytery of Glasgow (Church of Scotland)The Presbytery of Glasgow one of the 46 Presbyteries of the Church of Scotland. It dates back to the earliest periods of Presbyterian church government in the Church of Scotland in the late 16th century...
) - 1972 Ronald Selby WrightRonald Selby WrightRonald William Vernon Selby Wright CVO TD JP FRSE FSAScot was a Church of Scotland minister....
CVO TD JP MA DD FRSE FSAScot (Edinburgh: CanongateKirk of the CanongateThe Kirk of the Canongate, or Canongate Kirk, serves the Parish of Canongate in Edinburgh's Old Town, in Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. The parish includes the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Scottish Parliament. It is also the parish church of Edinburgh Castle, even...
) - 1973 George Reid MC MA BD DD (Aberdeen: Langstane)
- 1974 David SteelDavid Steel (Church of Scotland minister)David Steel was a Church of Scotland minister.From 1949 to 1957 he was minister of St Andrew's Church, Nairobi, Kenya...
MA BD DD (Linlithgow: St Michael'sSt. Michael's Parish Church, LinlithgowSt. Michael's Parish Church is one of the largest burgh churches in the Church of Scotland. It is one of two parishes serving the West Lothian county town of Linlithgow, the other being St. Ninian's Craigmailen...
) (Father of Lord Steel of AikwoodDavid SteelDavid Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, KT, KBE, PC is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as the Leader of the Liberal Party from 1976 until its merger with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the Liberal Democrats...
) - 1975 James G. Matheson MA BD DD (Portree (Isle of Skye))
- 1976 Thomas TorranceThomas TorranceThomas Forsyth Torrance was a 20th century Protestant Christian theologian who served for 27 years as Professor of Christian Dogmatics at New College, Edinburgh in the University of Edinburgh, during which time he was a leader in Protestant Christian theology...
MBE DLitt DD FRSE (University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1977 John R. Gray VRD MA BD ThM (Dunblane CathedralDunblane CathedralDunblane Cathedral is the larger of the two Church of Scotland parish churches serving Dunblane, near the city of Stirling, in central Scotland.-History:...
) - 1978 Peter Brodie MA BD LLB DD (Alloa: St Mungo's)
- 1979 Robert A. S. Barbour MA BD STM DD (University of AberdeenUniversity of AberdeenThe University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
) - 1980 William B. Johnston MA BD DD (Edinburgh: ColintonColinton Parish ChurchColinton Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. The church building is located in Dell Road, Colinton, Edinburgh, Scotland....
) - 1981 Andrew B. Doig BD STM DD (National Bible Society of Scotland)
- 1982 John McIntyreJohn McIntyre (theologian)John McIntyre CVO was a Scottish minister and theologian.-Biography:McIntyre was born in Glasgow on 20 May 1916 into a working-class family; he was the son of a carpenter...
CVO DD DLitt FRSE (University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
) - 1983 J. Fraser McLuskeyJ. Fraser McLuskeyJames Fraser McLuskey, MC was an Edinburgh born Padre who fought with the Special Air Service in World War II...
MC DD (London: St Columba's) - 1984 John M. K. Paterson MA ACII BD (Milngavie: St Paul's)
- 1985 David M. B. A. Smith BA BD DUniv (Logie, by Stirling)
- 1986 Robert CraigRobert Craig (theologian)Professor Robert Craig was an academic and church leader. He served from 1970 to 1980 as Principal of the University of Rhodesia and was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.-References:...
CBE DLitt LLD DD (Jerusalem (Emeritus)St Andrew's Church, JerusalemSt Andrew’s Church, Jerusalem, was built as a memorial to the Scottish soldiers who were killed fighting the Turkish Army during World War I, bringing to an end Ottoman rule over Palestine. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland.-Foundation:...
) - 1987 Duncan Shaw BundesverdienstkreuzBundesverdienstkreuzThe Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the only general state decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has existed since 7 September 1951, and between 3,000 and 5,200 awards are given every year across all classes...
PhD ThDr JP (Edinburgh: Craigentinny St Christopher's) - 1988 James A. WhyteJames Aitken WhyteJames Aitken Whyte was a leading Scottish theologian and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.-Biography:...
MA LLD (University of St AndrewsUniversity of St AndrewsThe University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
) - 1989 William J. G. McDonald MA BD DD (Edinburgh: Mayfield)
- 1990 Robert DavidsonRobert Davidson (theologian)Robert Davidson is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at the University of Glasgow and was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1990.-References:...
MA BD DD FRSE (University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
) - 1991 William B. R. MacmillanWilliam Macmillan (Moderator)William B. R. Macmillan was a minister of the Church of Scotland. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1991.-Background and career:...
MA BD LLD DD (Dundee: St Mary'sDundee Parish Church (St Mary's)Dundee Parish Church is located in the east section of Dundee's "City Churches", the other being occupied by the Steeple Church. Both are congregations in the Church of Scotland, although with differing styles of worship....
) - 1992 Hugh R. Wyllie MA DD FCIBS (Hamilton: Old Parish ChurchHamilton Old Parish ChurchHamilton Old Parish Church is a Church of Scotland parish church serving part of the Burgh of Hamilton in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is notable for its Georgian architecture. It was built in 1734 to an unusual, largely circular design...
) - 1993 James L. Weatherhead CBE MA LLB DD (Principal Clerk to the General Assembly)
- 1994 James A. SimpsonJames Simpson (Moderator)James A. Simpson is a retired minister of the Church of Scotland. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1994-5 - the first from a Highland parish since the Very Reverend Dr James Mathieson in 1975.-Background and career:In 1976 he moved from St...
BSc BD STM DD (Dornoch CathedralDornoch CathedralDornoch Cathedral is a parish church in the Church of Scotland, serving the small Sutherland town of Dornoch, in the Scottish Highlands. It was built in the 13th century, in the reign of King Alexander II and the episcopate of Gilbert de Moravia as the cathedral church of the diocese of...
) - 1995 James Harkness KCVO CB OBE MA DD (Chaplain GeneralChaplain GeneralIn the Anglican Church, chaplains general are the seniormost Anglican chaplains in otherwise non-Anglican organizations. Chaplains general are most commonly appointed in Commonwealth Realms, and are responsible for conducting religious services and ceremonies, and generally representing the...
of Her Majesty's Forces (Emeritus)) - 1996 John H. McIndoeJohn McIndoe (Moderator)John H. McIndoe is a retired minister of the Church of Scotland. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1996.-Background and career:...
MA BD STM DD (London: St Columba'sSt Columba's Church, LondonSt Columba's Church is one of the two London congregations of the Church of Scotland. The church building is located in Pont Street, Knightsbridge, near Harrod's department store....
linked with Newcastle: St Andrew's) - 1997 Alexander McDonaldAlexander McDonald (Moderator)Dr. Alexander "Sandy" McDonald is a retired minister of the Church of Scotland.Dr. McDonald was born in Bishopbriggs, Scotland in 1937, the son of Jessie Helen Low and Alexander M. McDonald. He worked in the timber industry in the 1950s, prior to National Service in the Royal Air Force...
BA CMIWSc DUniv (General Secretary of the CofS Board of Ministry) - 1998 Alan MainVery Rev Professor Alan MainThe Very Reverend Professor Alan Main is a retired minister of the Church of Scotland.He was born in Aberdeen in 1936. He was ordained in 1963 and served as minister at Chapel of Garioch Parish Church, Aberdeenshire, 1963-1970 and was then appointed as Chaplain to the University of Aberdeen.He was...
TD MA BD STM PhD (University of AberdeenUniversity of AberdeenThe University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
) - 1999 John B. CairnsJohn B. CairnsJohn Ballantyne Cairns is a retired minister of the Church of Scotland.Following a career as a solicitor, he studied theology and was ordained in 1974. His first charge was as minister at the parishes of Langholm, Ewes and Westerkirk. He then became minister at Riverside Parish Church, Dumbarton...
LTh LLB LLD DD (Dumbarton: Riverside) - 2000 Andrew McLellanAndrew McLellanAndrew Rankin Cowie McLellan CBE is a minister in the Church of Scotland. He was Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland from 2002 to 2009....
MA BD STM DD (EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
: St Andrew's & St George's)
21st century
- 2001 John MillerJohn D. MillerJohn Dunlop Miller is a retired minister in the Church of Scotland. He was ordained and inducted to Castlemilk East Parish Church, Glasgow in 1971 - his only charge....
BA BD DD (GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
: CastlemilkCastlemilkCastlemilk is a district of Glasgow, Scotland. It lies to the south of the city adjacent to Rutherglen, Croftfoot, Simshill and the separate village of Carmunnock...
East) - 2002 Finlay MacdonaldFinlay Macdonald (moderator)Finlay A. J. Macdonald is a retired minister of the Church of Scotland. He was Principal Clerk to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1996 until 2010...
MA BD PhD DD (Principal Clerk to the General Assembly) - 2003 Iain TorranceIain TorranceIain Richard Torrance is President of Princeton Theological Seminary and a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. He is married to Morag Ann , whom he met while they were students at the University of St Andrews, and they have a son, Hew, and a daughter,...
TD MA BD DPhil DD (Professor, University of AberdeenUniversity of AberdeenThe University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
) - 2004 Alison ElliotAlison ElliotAlison Elliot OBE is the Associate Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2004 she became the first woman ever to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland...
OBE MA MSc PhD LLD DD (Elder, Session Clerk at EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
: Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk, Associate Secretary of the Centre for Theology & Public Issues at the University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
, first woman to be Moderator and first non-minister to be Moderator since 16th century) - 2005 David LacyDavid LacyDavid William Lacy is a minister of the Church of Scotland. He was the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2005-6.-Background and Career:...
BA BD DLitt (KilmarnockKilmarnockKilmarnock is a large burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of 44,734. It is the second largest town in Ayrshire. The River Irvine runs through its eastern section, and the Kilmarnock Water passes through it, giving rise to the name 'Bank Street'...
: Henderson) - 2006 Alan McDonaldAlan McDonald (moderator)Alan Douglas McDonald is a parish minister and was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, from the Assembly of May 2006 until May 2007....
LLB BD MTh DLitt (CameronCameron-People:* Cameron * Cameron * The Scottish Clan Cameron* David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom* Cam'ron, the stage name of hip hop artist Cameron Giles...
linked with St AndrewsSt AndrewsSt Andrews is a university town and former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife in Scotland. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle.St Andrews has a population of 16,680, making this the fifth largest settlement in Fife....
: St Leonard's) - 2007 Sheilagh M. KestingSheilagh M. KestingSheilagh Kesting is a Scottish minister and the first female minister to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland...
BA BD DD (Secretary of the Committee on Ecumenical Relations) - 2008 David W. LunanDavid LunanDavid Ward Lunan is a Church of Scotland minister. On 30 October 2007 was he nominated to be the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2008-9, formally being elected as Moderator on the first day of the Assembly ....
MA BD (Clerk to the Presbytery of GlasgowPresbytery of Glasgow (Church of Scotland)The Presbytery of Glasgow one of the 46 Presbyteries of the Church of Scotland. It dates back to the earliest periods of Presbyterian church government in the Church of Scotland in the late 16th century...
) - 2009 William C. HewittWilliam Hewitt (moderator)William Currie Hewitt is a minister of the Church of Scotland and is a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ....
BD DipPS (GreenockGreenockGreenock is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in United Kingdom, and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...
: Westburn) - 2010 John ChristieJohn Christie (moderator)John Cairns Christie is a minister of the Church of Scotland. He is Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2010-2011.Christie was born in Glasgow on 9 July 1947 and lived in Helensburgh as a child...
BSc BD (Interim Minister at West KilbrideWest KilbrideWest Kilbride is a village in North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland by the Firth of Clyde, looking across the water to Goat Fell and the Isle of Arran...
: St Andrews and the Scots Kirk, LausanneScots Kirk, LausanneThe Scots Kirk is situated at 24 Avenue de Rumine, Lausanne. It is one of two congregations of the Church of Scotland in Switzerland, the other being the Scots Kirk in Geneva, and is part of the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Europe....
) - 2011 A. David K. ArnottDavid Arnott (Moderator)Andrew David Keltie Arnott – the Reverend David Arnott MA BD – is a retired minister of the Church of Scotland. In October 2010 he was nominated to be the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2011-2012 and was duly elected....
MA BD (retired, formerly at St Andrews: Hope ParkHope Park Church, St AndrewsHope Park Church in St Andrews, Fife is a congregation of the Church of Scotland.-Building:The current building, by Peddie & Kinnear, was completed in 1865...
linked with Strathkinness) - 2012 Moderator-designate: Albert O. BogleAlbert Bogle (Moderator)Albert Bogle is a minister of the Church of Scotland. On 25 October 2011 he was nominated to be Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2012-2013.-Background:...
BD MTh (Bo'nessBo'nessBo'ness, properly Borrowstounness, is a coastal town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on a hillside on the south bank of the Firth of Forth within the Falkirk council area, north-west of Edinburgh and east of Falkirk. At the 2001 census, Bo'ness had a resident population of 13,961...
: St Andrew's) - 2013 Moderator-designate: to be announced in October 2012
Source
- Church of Scotland Yearbook 1908 edition, 1933 edition, 1966 edition and 2003-04 edition ISBN 0-86153-353-4. The 1908 yearbook entries (1560-1908) were compiled by the late Rev Dr Robert W. Weir.