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About Rev. John McCormick of St. Andrews
Biographical Summary
"John McCormick, born 1690, said to be a son of Hew M. of Castlewellen, Ireland, or of Captain Edward M. and Janet Gordon of Castlecary ; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh ; M.A. (8th Dec. 1710) ; licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith 25th Sept. 1716; ord. to Second Charge 7th May 1719 ; pres. to First Charge by George II. 7th March, trans, and adm. 26th April 1738 ; died 29th Dec. 1752. When settled in the parish "he was one of the prettiest fellows in person and in parts, the darling of the one sex, and the envy of the other," which drew on him no small trouble. For several years he was prevented from exercising his ministerial duty in public, through losing the power of his left side by paralysis. He marr. 22nd June 1730, Anna, eldest daugh. of Joseph Drew, Principal of St Leonard's College, and had issue — John, born 11th April 1731 ; Joseph, Principal of said college, born 22nd June 1733 ; Jean (marr. John Hill, min. of this parish); Sarah ; Anna ; Margaret ; Janet (marr., cont, 14th April 1769, Andrew Balfour, merchant, Edinburgh)."
SOURCE: Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Vol. V, page 235
d 1752. “‘He was one of the prettiest fellows in persons and in parts, the darling of one sex, and the envy of the other’, which drew on him no small trouble. For several years he was prevented from exercising ministerial duty in public from losing the power of his left side by paralysis.” Fasti
minister of the College Church, St. Andrews, Principal of the University, and one of the Deans of the Chapel Royal
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Rev. John McCormick of St. Andrews's Timeline
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1690
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Scotland
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June 22, 1733
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December 29, 1752
Age 62
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Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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