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John Erskine, Earl Of Mar (1795–1866)
John Erskine may refer to: *John Erskine of Dun (1509–1591), Superintendent of Angus and Mearns, Scotland, and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland *John Erskine (Scottish politician) (1660–1733), MP for Stirling Burghs *John Erskine of Cardross (1661–1743), Scottish soldier and politician *Sir John Erskine, 3rd Baronet (1672–1739), Scottish MP *John Erskine of Carnock (1695–1768), Scottish jurist *John Erskine (theologian), (1721–1803), leading member of the Evangelicals in the Church of Scotland *John Erskine (Royal Navy officer) (1806–1887), Royal Navy officer and British politician *John Erskine (judge) (1813–1895), United States federal judge *John Erskine (educator) (1879–1951), American educator and author *John MacLaren Erskine (1894–1917), British Army officer, and recipient of the Victoria Cross *John Erskine, Lord Erskine (1895–1953), Governor of Madras *John Erskine (music), music producer, see Bad Moon Rising (album) *John Ersk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Erskine Of Dun
John Erskine of Dun (1509–1591) was a Scottish religious reformer. Biography The son of Sir John Erskine, Laird of Dun, he was educated at King's College, University of Aberdeen. At the age of twenty-one Erskine was the cause – probably by accident – of a priest's death, and was forced to go abroad, where he came under the influence of the new learning. It was through him that Greek was first taught in Scotland by Pierre de Marsilliers, whom he brought to live at Montrose. This was a factor in the progress of the Reformation. Erskine was also drawn towards the new faith, being a close friend of George Wishart, the reformer, from whose fate he was saved by his wealth and influence, and of John Knox, who advised him to discountenance the mass openly. Erskine was a supporter of Mary of Guise during the war of the Rough Wooing and she wrote to him in March 1548 to thank him for his support of Mary, Queen of Scots, and recommended him to Henri II of France. Erskine built a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |