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Andrew Thomson (Broughton)
Andrew Thomson FRSE (1814–1901) was a Scottish minister and (from 1847) of the United Presbyterian Church. He was a noted biographer and lecturer, well known for his books on the lives of pre-eminent ministers, and for his book on his travels in the Holy Land and noted for his preface to the Scottish poet, Robert Pollok's "Tales of the Covenanters". Thomson should not be confused with Rev Andrew Mitchell Thomson (1779-1831), minister of St George's, Edinburgh, an evangelical leader considered a precursor of the Disruption of 1843. Life He was born in Sanquhar in south-west Scotland in February 1814. In 1837 he was ordained at Lothian Road Church in Edinburgh. He lived then at 30 Alva Street. Although he remained in the established church at the Disruption of 1843 he left in the second schism of 1847, at the creation of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland. In 1870 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being John Hutton Balfour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh Filmhouse - Geograph
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland's second-most populous city, after Glasgow, and the seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the highest courts in Scotland. The city's Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the British monarchy in Scotland. The city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scottish law, literature, philosophy, the sciences, and engineering. It is the second-largest financial centre in the United Kingdom, and the city's historical and cultural attractions have made it the UK's second-most visited tourist de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
