Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Scope of Project

This project is a place to gather together profiles who were Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

References

• Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Vol. VII, page 436-447
• Wikipedia contributors. "List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.

16th Century

• John Knox (Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• John Willock (Superintendent of the West) (wikipedia entry)
• John Erskine of Dun (Superintendent of Angus and Mearns) (wikipedia entry)
• George Buchanan (Principal, St Leonard's College, University of St Andrews) (wikipedia entry)
• John Row (St Johnstoun)
• David Lindsay (Leith)
• William Christison (Dundee)
• John Craig (Edinburgh)
• Robert Pont (Edinburgh: St Cuthbert's) (wikipedia entry)
• George Hay (Rathven)
• Gilbert Gardin (Fordyce)
• Robert Hamilton (St Andrews)
• David Ferguson (Dunfermline) (wikipedia entry)
• Alexander Arbuthnot (Principal of King's College, Aberdeen) (wikipedia entry)
• Andrew Hay (Renfrew)
• John Duncanson (Minister at the King's House) (wikipedia entry)
• James Boyd (Bishop of Glasgow)
• Andrew Melville (Principal of the College, Glasgow) (wikipedia entry)
• Thomas Smieton (Minister at Paisley, later Principal of the University of Glasgow) (wikipedia entry)
• James Lawson (Edinburgh)
• Robert Bruce (Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• Thomas Buchanan (Ceres)
• James Melville (Anstruther, Fife) (wikipedia entry)
• Patrick Galloway (Minister at the King's House) (wikipedia entry)
• Nicol Dalgleish (Pittenweem) (wikipedia entry)
• James Nicholson (Meigle, later Bishop of Dunkeld)
• Robert Rollock (Principal of the College of Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• Peter Blackburn (Aberdeen, later Bishop of Aberdeen) (wikipedia entry)
• Robert Wilkie (Principal, St Leonard's College, St Andrews) (wikipedia entry)

17th Century

• John Hall (St Giles,Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• John Forbes AM (Alford, Aberdeenshire) (wikipedia entry)
• James Law AM (Bishop of Orkney, later Archbishop of Glasgow) (wikipedia entry)
• John Spottiswood AM (Archbishop of Glasgow, later Archbishop of St Andrews) (wikipedia entry)
• Alexander Henderson AM (Leuchars, later Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• David Dickson AM (Irvine, Ayrshire) (wikipedia entry)
• Andrew Ramsay AM (Edinburgh)
• Robert Douglas AM (Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• James Bonar AM (Maybole, Ayrshire)
• Robert Blair AM (St Andrews) (wikipedia entry)
• George Gillespie AM (Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• Andrew Cant AM (Aberdeen) (wikipedia entry)
• Hugh Kennedie AM (Edinburgh: Trinity College Church)
• William Crichton AM (Edinburgh: Tron Church)
• John Law AM (Edinburgh: High Church)
• Patrick Simson (Renfrew)
• George Meldrum AM (Edinburgh: Tron Church and Professor of Divinity, Edinburgh)
• George Hamilton (Edinburgh: High Church)
• David Blair AM (Edinburgh: Old Church)

18th Century

• Thomas Wilkie AM (Edinburgh: Canongate)
• David Williamson AM (Edinburgh: West Kirk)
• William Carstares AM (Principal of the College of Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• William Wishart DD (South Leith, later Principal of the College of Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• John Stirling (Principal of the College of Glasgow)
• John Currie (Haddington)
• William Mitchell (Edinburgh: High Church)
• William Hamilton (educator) DD (Professor of Divinity, later Principal of the University of Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• James Grierson (Edinburgh: Trinity College Church)
• Thomas Black (Perth)
• James Smith (Cramond; later Principal of the University of Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• James Alston AM (Dirleton)
• Neil Campbell DD (Principal of Glasgow University) (wikipedia entry)
• John Gowdie DD (Edinburgh: New North, also Principal of the University of Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• James Gordon DD (Alford)
• Alexander Anderson AM (St Andrews)
• Lauchlan McIntosh (Errol)
• James Ramsay AM (Kelso)
• James Bannatyne (Edinburgh: Trinity College Church)
• George Logan (Edinburgh: Trinity College Church) (wikipedia entry)
• Thomas Tullideph (Principal, St Leonard's College, St Andrews)
• Robert Wallace DD (Edinburgh: New North) (wikipedia entry)
• John Adams (Dalrymple)
• William Wishart DD (Principal (Secundus) of the University of Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• John Lumsden (Professor of Divinity, King's College, Aberdeen)
• Robert Kinloch AM (Edinburgh: High Church)
• George Wishart DD (Edinburgh: Tron Church)
• Patrick Cumming DD (Edinburgh: Old Church, also Professor of Church History)
• Robert Patoun AM (Renfrew)
• James Mackie (St Ninians)
• Alexander Webster DD (Edinburgh: Tolbooth) (wikipedia entry)
• Robert Hamilton DD (Professor of Divinity, Edinburgh)
• George Reid AM (St Evox)
• William Leechman DD (Professor of Divinity, later Principal of the University of Glasgow) (wikipedia entry)
• Thomas Turnbull (Borthwick)
• George Kay DD (Edinburgh: Old Greyfriars')
• John Hyndman DD
• Robert Trail DD (Professor of Divinity, University of Glasgow)
• William Robertson DD (Edinburgh: Old Greyfriars, also Principal of the University of Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• Alexander Gerard DD (Professor of Theology, Marischal College, Aberdeen) (wikipedia entry)
• James Oswald DD (Methven)
• John Hamilton DD (Glasgow: High Church)
• James Murison DD (Principal of the New College, St Andrews)
• Gilbert Hamilton DD (Cramond, near Edinburgh)
• James MacKnight DD (Maybole)
• Alexander Carlyle DD (Inveresk) (wikipedia entry)
• Robert Walker (Edinburgh: The High Kirk)
• Adam Fergusson (Moulin)
• John Drysdale DD (Edinburgh: Tron)
• Robert Henry DD (Edinburgh: New Greyfriars') (wikipedia entry)
• David Shaw DD (Coylton)
• John Ker DD (Forfar)
• James Brown AM (Edinburgh: New Church)
• Patrick Grant DD (Urray)
• James Gillespie (St Andrews)
• Harry Spens DD (Wemyss)
• William Dalrymple DD (Ayr) (wikipedia entry)
• Joseph M'Cormick DD (Prestonpans, later Principal of St Leonard's College, St Andrews)
• Henry Grieve DD (Dalkeith)
• Sir Henry Moncrieff-Wellwood, Bart., DD (Edinburgh: West)
• Duncan Shaw DD (Aberdeen)
• Robert Liston (Aberdour) (last to be elected without DD)
• Archibald Davidson DD (Principal of the University of Glasgow) (wikipedia entry)
• George Hill DD Professor of Divinity, St Andrews University) (wikipedia entry)
• John Walker MD, DD (Professor of Natural History, Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• Robert Small DD (Dundee, St Mary's), Mathematician and Astronomer (wikipedia entry)
• Andrew Hunter DD (Professor of Divinity, Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• Thomas Hardy DD (Professor of Church History, Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• Robert Arnot DD (Professor of Divinity, University of St Andrews) (wikipedia entry)
• James Meek DD (Cambuslang), Historian and Meteorologist (wikipedia entry)
• William Greenfield DD (Edinburgh: High Church, also Professor of Rhetoric at the University of Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• John Adamson DD (St Andrews) Professor of Civil History in the United College, St Andrews (wikipedia entry)
• William Taylor DD (Glasgow: High, also Principal of the University of Glasgow) (wikipedia entry)
• William Moodie DD (Edinburgh: St Andrew's, also Professor of Hebrew at the University of Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• George Baird DD (Principal, University of Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)

19th Century

• William Ritchie DD (Kilwinning)
• James Finlayson DD (Edinburgh: High Church, also Professor of Logic at the University of Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• Gilbert Gerard DD (Professor of Divinity, University of Aberdeen) (wikipedia entry)
• John Inglis DD (Edinburgh)
• George Hamilton DD (Gladsmuir)
• William Taylor DD, jr. (Glasgow)
• James Sheriffs DD (Aberdeen)
• Andrew Grant DD (Kilmarnock)
• Francis Nicoll DD (Mains and Strathmartine)
• Hugh Meiklejohn DD (Abercorn, also Professor of Church History at the University of Edinburgh)
• Alexander Rankin DD (Glasgow: North West Church)
• William MacMorine DD (Caerlaverock)
• Andrew Brown DD (Edinburgh: Old Church, also Professor of Rhetoric at the University of Edinburgh)
• David Ritchie DD (Edinburgh: St Andrew's, also Professor of Logic at the University of Edinburgh)
• Lewis Gordon DD (Drainie)
• John Cook DD (Professor of Divinity, St Andrews)
• Gavin Gibb DD (Glasgow: St Andrew's, also Professor of Hebrew, University of Glasgow)
• John Campbell DD (Edinburgh)
• Duncan MacFarlan DD (Drymen, later Principal of the University of Glasgow)
• Thomas M'Knight DD (Edinburgh: Old Church)
• Duncan Mearns DD (Professor of Divinity, Aberdeen)
• David Lamont DD (Kirkpatrick-Durham)
• Alexander Brunton DD (Edinburgh: Tron Kirk, also Professor of Oriental Languages, University of Edinburgh)
• Andrew Duncan DD (Ratho)
• George Cook DD (Laurencekirk)
• Thomas Taylor DD (Tibbermore)
• Robert Haldane DD (Principal, St Mary's College, St Andrews) (wikipedia entry)
• Stevenson M'Gill DD (Professor of Divinity, Glasgow)
• Patrick Forbes DD (Oldmachar)
• William Singer DD (Kirkpatrick-Juxta)
• James Wallace DD (Whitekirk)
• Thomas Chalmers DD LLD (Professor of Divinity, University of Edinburgh)
• John Stirling DD (Craigie)
• Patrick M'Farlan (Greenock)
• William Aird Thomson DD (Perth)
• Norman Macleod DD (The Highlanders' Friend) (Glasgow: St Columba) (wikipedia entry)
• Matthew Gardiner DD (Bothwell)
• William Muir DD LLD (Edinburgh: St Stephen's)
• Henry Duncan DD (Ruthwell)
• Angus Makellar DD (Pencaitland)
• Robert Gordon DD (Edinburgh: High Church) (wikipedia entry)
• David Welsh DD (Professor of Church History, University of Edinburgh)
• John Lee DD LLD MD (Principal, University of Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• Alexander Hill DD (Professor of Divinity, Glasgow)
• James Paul DD (Tullynessle)
• John Paul DD (Edinburgh: West Kirk)
• George Buist DD (Professor of Church History, St Andrews)
• Alexander L. Simpson DD (Kirknewton)
• John Graham DD (Killearn)
• John Macleod DD (Morven)
• Lewis W. Forbes DD (Boharm)
• James Barr DD (Glasgow: St Enoch's)
• James Grant DD DCL (Edinburgh: St Mary's)
• Andrew Bell DD (Linlithgow)
• John Crombie DD (Scone)
• James Robertson DD (Professor of Church History, University of Edinburgh)
• Matthew Leishman DD (Govan)
• John Cook DD (Professor of Church History, St Andrews)
• James Maitland DD (Kells)
• Colvin Smith DD (Inveraray)
• James Bisset DD (Bourtie)
• James Craik DD (Glasgow: St George's)
• William R. Pirie DD (Principal, University of Aberdeen)
• James Macfarlane DD (Duddingston, near Edinburgh)
• John Cook DD (Haddington)
• Thomas J. Crawford DD (Professor of Divinity, University of Edinburgh)
• James S. Barty DD (Bendochy)
• Norman MacLeod DD (Glasgow: The Barony) (wikipedia entry)
• George Ritchie DD (Jedburgh)
• Robert Horne Stevenson DD (Edinburgh: St George's) (wikipedia entry)
• Robert Jamieson DD (Glasgow: St Paul's)
• Robert Gillan DD (Inchinnan) (wikipedia entry)
• Samuel Traill DD (Professor of Divinity, Aberdeen)
• James Sellar DD (Aberlour)
• George Cook DD (Borgue)
• K. M. Phin DD (Convener of the Home Mission Committee)
• John Tulloch DD LLD (Principal, St Mary's College, St Andrews) (wikipedia entry)
• J. Crystal DD LLD (Auchinleck)
• Archibald Watson DD (Dundee)
• James Smith DD (Cathcart)
• William Milligan DD (Professor of Biblical Criticism, Aberdeen)
• John Rankin DD (Sorn)
• Peter M'Kenzie DD (Dingwall: Urquhart)
• A. F. Mitchell DD (Professor of Church History, St Andrews)
• John Cunninghame DD LLD (Principal, St Mary's College, University of St Andrews)
• G. Hutchison DD (Banchory-Ternan)
• W. H. Gray DD (Liberton)
• Paton J. Gloag DD LLD (Galashiels)
• A. K. H. Boyd DD LLD (St Andrews) (wikipedia entry)
• James MacGregor DD (Edinburgh: St Cuthbert's)
• A. H. Charteris DD LLD (University of Edinburgh)
• J. Marshall Lang DD LLD (Glasgow: The Barony)
• Robert Herbert Story DD LLD (Principal of the University of Glasgow) (wikipedia entry)
• Donald Macleod DD (Glasgow: Park Church)
• Archibald Scott DD (Edinburgh: St George's)
• William Mair DD (Earlston)
• Thomas Leishman DD (Linton) (wikipedia entry)
• John Pagan DD (Bothwell)
• Norman Macleod DD (Inverness)

20th Century

• James Mitchell DD (South Leith)
• James C. Russell DD (Campbeltown)
• John Gillespie LLD (Mouswald)
• John M'Murtrie DD (Convener, Committee on Foreign Missions)
• Andrew J. Milne LLD (Fyvie)
• T. B. W. Niven DD (Pollokshields)
• J. R. Mitford Mitchell DD (Convener, Colonial Committee)
• Theodore Marshall DD (Convener, Home Mission Committee)
• James Robertson DD (Whittinghame)
• P. M’Adam Muir DD (Glasgow Cathedral)
• Alexander Stewart DD (Principal of St Mary’s College, University of St Andrews)
• S. Marcus Dill DD (Alloway)
• Andrew Wallace Williamson DD (Edinburgh: High Kirk (St Giles’ Cathedral))
• Thomas Nicol DD (Professor of Biblical Criticism, Aberdeen)
• David Paul LLD (Edinburgh: Robertson Memorial)
• John Brown DD (Glasgow: Bellahouston)
• James Cooper DD DCL DLitt (Professor of Church History, Glasgow)
• James N. Ogilvie DD (Edinburgh: New Greyfriars')
• William Paterson Paterson DD LLD (University of Edinburgh)
• Thomas Martin DD (Peebles)
• James A. M'Clymont CBE DD (Convener of the Committee on Chaplains to H. M. Forces)
• John Smith DD (Glasgow: Partick)
• George Milligan DD DCL (University of Glasgow)
• David Cathels DD (Hawick)
• John White DD LLD (Glasgow: The Barony) (wikipedia entry)
• John D. M'Callum DD (Larkhall)
• Norman Maclean DD (Edinburgh: St Cuthbert's)
• J. Montgomery Campbell DD (Dumfries)
• Joseph Mitchell DD (Mauchline)
• John White CH DD LLD (Glasgow: The Barony) (wikipedia entry)
• Andrew N. Bogle DD (Joint-Secretary, Church and Ministry Department)
• John A. Graham CIE DD (Kalimpong, India) (Founder of Dr. Graham's Homes)
• H. R. Mackintosh DD DPhil ThD (Professor of Dogmatics, University of Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• Lauchlan MacLean Watt DD LLD (Glasgow Cathedral) (wikipedia entry)
• Peter Donald Thomson DD (Glasgow: Kelvinside (Botanic Gardens))
• Marshall B. Lang DD (Whittingehame)
• Daniel Lamont DD (Professor of Practical Theology, New College, Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• Dugald Macfarlane DD (Kingussie)
• James Black DD (Edinburgh: St George's West)
• Archibald Main DD LLD DLitt (Glasgow)
• J. R. Forgan DD (Ayr: Trinity)
• J. H. Cockburn DD TheolD LHD (Dunblane Cathedral) (wikipedia entry)
• C. W. G. Taylor CBE DD (Edinburgh: St George's)
• John Baillie DD DLitt (Professor of Divinity, University of Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• E. J. Hagan DD (Edinburgh: Warrender)
• A. J. Campbell DD (Evie, Orkney)
• John McKenzie CIE DD (former Principal, The Wilson College, Bombay, India)
• Matthew Stewart DD (Hamilton Old and Auchingramont)
• Alexander Macdonald (Glasgow: St Columba)
• George Simpson Duncan OBE DD LLD DTh (University of St Andrews) (wikipedia entry)
• Hugh Watt DD DLitt (University of Edinburgh)
• W. White Anderson MC DD (Edinburgh: St Cuthbert's)
• G. Johnstone Jeffrey DD (Glasgow: Sherbrooke St Gilbert's)
• J. Pitt-Watson DD (Glasgow)
• Ernest D. Jarvis DD (Glasgow: Wellington)
• G. D. Henderson DD DLitt DTheol FBA (University of Aberdeen)
• R. F. V. Scott DD (London: St Columba's)
• George MacLeod MC DD (Iona Community) (Peerage in 1967: Lord MacLeod of Fuinary) (wikipedia entry)
• John A. Fraser MBE TD DD (Hamilton Old and Auchingramont)
• R. H. W. Shepherd DD DLitt (Lovedale (South Africa))
• John H. S. Burleigh DD BLitt (University of Edinburgh)
• A. C. Craig MC DD (University of Glasgow)
• Nevile Davidson DD (Glasgow Cathedral)
• James S. Stewart DD (Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• Duncan Fraser DD PhD (Invergordon)
• Archibald Watt DD STM (Edzell and Lethnot)
• Leonard Small OBE DD (Edinburgh: St Cuthbert's)
• W. Roy Sanderson DD (Stenton linked with Whittinghame)
• J. B. Longmuir TD DD (Principal Clerk to the General Assembly)
• T. M. Murchison MA DD (Glasgow: St Columba Summertown)
• Hugh O. Douglas KCVO CBE DD LLD (Dundee: St Mary's) (wikipedia entry)
• Andrew Herron MA BD LLB (Clerk to the Presbytery of Glasgow)
• Ronald Selby Wright CVO TD JP MA DD FRSE FSAScot (Edinburgh: Canongate) (wikipedia entry)
• George Reid MC MA BD DD (Aberdeen: Langstane)
• David Steel MA BD DD (Linlithgow: St Michael's) (Father of Lord Steel of Aikwood)
• James G. Matheson MA BD DD (Portree (Isle of Skye))
• Thomas Torrance MBE DLitt DD FRSE (University of Edinburgh)
• John R. Gray VRD MA BD ThM (Dunblane Cathedral)
• Peter Brodie MA BD LLB DD (Alloa: St Mungo's)
• Robert A. S. Barbour KCVO MC MA BD STM DD (University of Aberdeen) (wikipedia entry)
• William B. Johnston MA BD DD (Edinburgh: Colinton)
• Andrew B. Doig BD STM DD (National Bible Society of Scotland)
• John McIntyre CVO DD DLitt FRSE (University of Edinburgh) (wikipedia entry)
• J. Fraser McLuskey MC DD (London: St Columba's) (wikipedia entry)
• John M. K. Paterson MA ACII BD (Milngavie: St Paul's)
• David M. B. A. Smith BA BD DUniv (Logie, by Stirling)
• Robert Craig CBE DLitt LLD DD (Jerusalem (Emeritus)) (wikipedia entry)
• Duncan Shaw Bundesverdienstkreuz PhD ThDr JP (Edinburgh: Craigentinny St Christopher's)
• James A. Whyte MA LLD (University of St Andrews) (wikipedia entry)
• William J. G. McDonald MA BD DD (Edinburgh: Mayfield)
• Robert Davidson MA BD DD FRSE (University of Glasgow) (wikipedia entry)
• William B. R. Macmillan MA BD LLD DD (Dundee: St Mary's) (wikipedia entry)
• Hugh R. Wyllie MA DD FCIBS (Hamilton: Old Parish Church)
• James L. Weatherhead CBE MA LLB DD (Principal Clerk to the General Assembly) (wikipedia entry)
• James A. Simpson BSc BD STM DD (Dornoch Cathedral) (wikipedia entry)
• James Harkness KCVO CB OBE MA DD (Chaplain General of Her Majesty's Forces (Emeritus)) (wikipedia entry)
• John H. McIndoe MA BD STM DD (London: St Columba's linked with Newcastle: St Andrew's) (wikipedia entry)
• Alexander McDonald BA CMIWSc DUniv (General Secretary of the CofS Board of Ministry) (wikipedia entry)
• Alan Main TD MA BD STM PhD (University of Aberdeen) (wikipedia entry)
• John B. Cairns LTh LLB LLD DD (Dumbarton: Riverside) (wikipedia entry)
• Andrew McLellan CBE MA BD STM DD (Edinburgh: St Andrew's & St George's) (wikipedia entry)

21st Century

• John Miller BA BD DD (Glasgow: Castlemilk East) (wikipedia entry)
• Finlay Macdonald MA BD PhD DD (Principal Clerk to the General Assembly) (wikipedia entry)
• Iain Torrance TD MA BD DPhil DD (Professor, University of Aberdeen) (wikipedia entry)
• Alison Elliot OBE MA MSc PhD LLD DD (Elder, Session Clerk at Edinburgh: Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk, Associate Secretary of the Centre for Theology & Public Issues at the University of Edinburgh, first woman to be Moderator and first non-minister to be Moderator since 16th century) (wikipedia entry)
• David Lacy BA BD DLitt (Kilmarnock: Henderson) (wikipedia entry)
• Alan McDonald LLB BD MTh DLitt (Cameron linked with St Andrews: St Leonard's) (wikipedia entry)
• Sheilagh M. Kesting BA BD DD (Secretary of the Committee on Ecumenical Relations) (wikipedia entry)
• David W. Lunan MA BD (Clerk to the Presbytery of Glasgow) (wikipedia entry)
• William C. Hewitt BD DipPS (Greenock: Westburn) (wikipedia entry)
• John Christie BSc BD (Interim Minister at West Kilbride: St Andrews and the Scots Kirk, Lausanne) (wikipedia entry)
• A. David K. Arnott MA BD (retired, formerly at St Andrews: Hope Park linked with Strathkinness) (wikipedia entry)
• Albert O. Bogle BD MTh (Bo'ness: St Andrew's) (wikipedia entry)
• E. Lorna Hood MA BD (Renfrew: North) (wikipedia entry)
• John Chalmers (Principal Clerk to the General Assembly) (Angus Morrison MA BD PhD (Orwell and Portmoak) was initially nominated but withdrew on health grounds)

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 18 August 2014, 15:45 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Moderators_of_the...> [accessed 20 October 2014]