Robert Jamieson (1802–1880) was a minister of the Church of Scotland and religious author, who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1872.

Life

He was born on 3 January 1802 the son of Robert Jamieson, a baker in Edinburgh.[1] He was educated nearby at Edinburgh High School then studied at Edinburgh University. He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Biggar in February 1827.[2]

He was ordained as minister of Westruther in the Scottish Borders in April 1830. In December 1837 he translated to Currie just south of Edinburgh in place of John Somerville. In March 1844 he translated to St John's Church in Glasgow in place of John Forbes who left in the Disruption of 1843. In April 1848 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Glasgow University.[2]

In 1872 he succeeded Robert Horne Stevenson as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the highest position in the Scottish Church. He was succeeded in turn by Robert Gillan.[3]

He died at 156 Randolph Terrace[4] on 26 October 1880.[2] He is buried in Sighthill Cemetery in Glasgow.[5]

Family

In June 1830 he married his cousin Eliza Jamieson (d. 1890), daughter of George Jamieson also a baker. Their children included:[6]

  • Jane Hunter Jamieson (1831–1902) author of "History of a Pound Note"
  • Robert Walter Mackenzie Jamieson (1833–1845)
  • Mary Ann Ewart Jamieson (1835–1915)
  • Rev Dr George Thomas Jamieson (b. 1838) minister of Portobello, Edinburgh
  • Agnes Helen Jamieson (1840–1899)
  • William Andrew Jamieson (b. 1842) a merchant in Glasgow
  • David Hunter Jamieson and his twin John (died young)
  • Eliza died in infancy
  • Robert Jamieson (1851–1891) died in Canada

Publications

References

  1. ↑ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1810
  2. 1 2 3 Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; by Hew Scott
  3. ↑ "Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland genealogy project".
  4. ↑ Glasgow Post Office Directory 1880
  5. ↑ "Famous Scots - Robert Jamieson". www.findagraveinscotland.com. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  6. ↑ ODNB: Robert Jamieson
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