Alexander Hill (minister)
Alexander Hill (1785–1867) was a Scottish minister of the Church of Scotland who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1845.[1] He was professor of divinity at Glasgow University.
Rev Dr Alexander Hill
Life
He was born in St Andrews in Fife on 19 July 1785[2] one of 11 children of Rev George Hill and his wife Harriet Scott.
From 1839 to 1863 he was professor of divinity at Glasgow University.
In 1845 he succeeded Rev John Lee as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and was succeeded in turn by Rev James Paul.[3]
He lived at 12 College Court in Glasgow.[4]
He died on 27 January 1867 in Ayr.
Family
He married Margaret Crawfurd. They had nine children.
Artistic Recognition
His portrait was painted by John Graham Gilbert.[5]
References
Citations
- "Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland genealogy project". geni_family_tree.
- "Reverend Alexander Hill". geni_family_tree.
- "Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland genealogy project".
- Glasgow Post Office Directory 1860
- "Alexander Hill". TheGlasgowStory. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
Sources
- Reid, Henry Martin Beckwith (1923). The divinity professors in the University of Glasgow, 1640-1903. Glasgow: Maclehose, Jackson and Co. pp. 310–317.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - Sprott, George Washington (1891). "Hill, Alexander". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 26. London: Smith, Elder & Co. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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