William Stevenson (minister)
William Stevenson FSA Scot FRSE (26 October 1805–14 June 1873) was a Church of Scotland minister and antiquarian who served as professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Edinburgh.
Life[edit]
He was born at Barford in Lochwinnoch on 26 October 1805 the second son of Hugh Stevenson, a farmer. He was educated at Glasgow University. He trained as a minister for the Church of Scotland and licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Paisley in May 1831. He was ordained as minister of Arbroath in October 1833.[1]
From 1844 to 1861 he was minister of South Leith Parish Church, living then at 14 Hermitage Place facing Leith Links.[2] The University of Edinburgh awarded him an honorary doctorate (DD) during his time at Leith.
In 1858 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being James Young Simpson. In 1861 he was created Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Edinburgh.[3] He retired in the summer of 1872 and died at home, 37 Royal Terrace on Calton Hill on 14 June 1873.[4]
Family[edit]
He married (1) 25/4/1837 Mary Henderson Aberdein of Montrose (d.1843), with issue (2) 10 June 1845 Mrs Isabella (Duncan) Webster, with further issue. She outlived him and continued living at 37 Royal Terrace.[5]
Publications[edit]
- Christianity and Drunkenness (1851)
- The Legends and Commemorative Celebrations of St Kentigern (1872)
References[edit]
- ^ Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; vol. 7; by Hew Scott
- ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1860
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1873
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1880