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James Paton (other)
James Paton may refer to: *James Paton (bishop) (1522–1596), Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland *James Paton (editor) of Hobart, Australia *James Paton (museologist) (1843–1921), Scottish *James Paton (seaman) (1869–1917/18), Scottish-born seaman who sailed to the Antarctic *James Paton (Prince Edward Island politician) (1853–1953), Scottish-born merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island * James Paton (sport shooter) (born 1957), Canadian sport shooter *James Alexander Paton James Alexander Paton (July 25, 1884February 19, 1946) was a newspaper owner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver-Point Grey in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1937 to 1946 as a Conservative. He w ... (c. 1885–1946), newspaper owner and politician in British Columbia See also *James Patton (other) *James A. Patten (1852–1928), American financier and grain merchant {{hndis, Paton, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Paton (bishop)
James Paton (1522 – 1596) was a 16th-century Scottish cleric from Ballilisk, an estate in the parish of Muckhart, west of Kinross. As Ballilisk appears to have been a rectory serving the adjacent chapel at Muckhart his family are presumed to have included priests who served the parish in Pre-Reformation days. He matriculated at St Salvator's College, University of St Andrews on 26 November 1540. He appears to have trained in Theology and was likely a priest pre-Reformation. At the Scottish Reformation of 1560 he adopted the Protestant stance, and certainly by January 1565 is listed as minister of Muckhart parish, which was then in Perthshire. After the forfeiture of Bishop Robert Crichton in 1571, Paton became Bishop of Dunkeld in July 1572. This seems to have been arranged for him by Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll, to whom Paton handed over his farm at Muckhart Mill in addition to promising the Earl a share of episcopal revenue. This later brought him into dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |