Alexander Stewart (moderator)
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Alexander Stewart (died 1915) was a Scottish minister, who was principal of
St Andrews University (Aien aristeuein) , motto_lang = grc , mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best , established = , type = Public research university Ancient university , endowment ...
. He was
Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the ministers and elders of the Church of Scotland, minister or elder chosen to moderate (chair) the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is held for a week i ...
in 1911.


Life

He was born in
Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
. He was professor of divinity at
St Andrews University (Aien aristeuein) , motto_lang = grc , mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best , established = , type = Public research university Ancient university , endowment ...
. Following the death of
James Donaldson (classical scholar) Sir James Donaldson (26 April 1831 – March 1915) was a Scottish classical scholar, and educational and theological writer. Life Donaldson was born in Aberdeen on 26 April 1831. He was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School, Marischal Colle ...
in March 1915 Stewart was made principal of the university. Following a brief illness he died on 21 July 1915 having served only a few months in the role of principal. He is buried in the burial grounds of
St Andrews Cathedral The Cathedral of St Andrew (often referred to as St Andrews Cathedral) is a ruined cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. It was built in 1158 and became the centre of the Medieval Catholic Church in Scotland as the seat of the Archdiocese of ...
.''Dundee Courier''; 22 July 1915 The grave lies to the north-east of St Rule's Tower in the centre of the graveyard.


Family

He was married to Isabella Meston (died 1907).


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Alexander 1915 deaths 19th-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Academics of the University of St Andrews 20th-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland