Prof. John Cook

Biographical Summary

"John Cook, born 1st Sept. 1807, son of John C, D.D., Professor of Biblical Criticism, Univ. of St Andrews ; educated at Univ. there; M.A. (1823); app. factor to St Mary's College in 1824 ; licen. by Presb. of Fordoun 13th Aug. 1828; ord. to Laurencekirk 3rd Sept. 1829 ; trans, to St Leonard's 2nd Oct. 1845 ; D.D. (St Andrews, 9th Dec. 1848) ; app. Convener of General Assembly's Committee on Education 4th June 1849, of that for Improving the Condition of Parish Schoolmasters 3rd June 1850, of that on Aids to Devotion 1st June 1857, of that for Army and Navy Chaplains 1859, and of that on Impressions of the Scriptures, Catechisms, etc., 3rd June 1861 ; elected Moderator of the General Assembly 19th May 1859 ; assessor for the Council of the Univ. on University Court that year ; pres. by Queen Victoria 17th May, and adm. to this Chair 15th June 1860 ; app. one of the Deans of the Chapel Royal 1863; dera. 30th July 1868; died 17th April 1869. A memorial window to him was erected by the parishioners in the College Church. He marr. 9th May 1837, Rachel Susan (born 15th June 1812, died 25th June 1894), daugh. of William Farquhar, London, and had issue —

• Elizabeth, born 13th May 1838 (marr. (1) John Robertson, D.D., min. of St Mungo's, Glasgow : (2) Matthew Rodger, D.D., min. of St Leonard's)
• Isabella Farquhar, born 14th March 1841, died 21st May 1894
• Harriett, born 6th June 1843, died 19th May 1869
• Madeline, born 17th Dec. 1845, (marr. Duncan Maclennan), died 17th June 1869
• Rachel Susan, born 1st Feb. 1848 (marr. 20th May 1874, Charles Prestwick Scott, editor of the Manchester Guardian), died Nov. 1905
• Marcia Sophia(marr. Andrew Stewart)."

SOURCE: Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Vol. VII, page 433

John was a Minister, Church of Scotland and Professor of Ecclesiastical History, University of St Andrews.

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