Andrew Fairfoul (1610–7 November 1663) was the first post-

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, from 1661 until his death in November 1663. He became

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after his consecration as Archbishop.

Life

Fairfoul was born in Anstruther the son of John Fairfoul a prominent minister of the

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who relocated to Dunfermline in August 1610. He studied at the

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. He became chaplain to the Earl of Rothes. He was minister of Leslie before translating to

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in 1636 (being formally presented by King Charles I in 1641). In 1652 he moved to be minister of

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.Fasti Ecclesiastae Scoticana by Hew Scott He was nominated for the

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by King Charles II and consecrated in

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on 15 December 1661. On 19 April 1662 Fairfoul made his public entry into Glasgow accompanied by the Earl of Glencairn, the

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who was his predecessor as chancellor of the university. The University's historian James Coutts refers to him as "a man of boisterous mirth and careless life", but quotes the recollection of Principal

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that Fairfoul preached "soberly and well" on his first Sunday in the city. The earl, the archbishop and their entourage dined at the University the day after this first sermon, and the meal is said to have cost more than £200. The Archbishop was heavily involved in energetic attempts by the

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authorities to root out

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s and other

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s. A committee of the

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met in the fore-hall of the University on 1 October 1662 to address the problem of ministers refusing to recognise the rights of patrons and bishops to present ministers, and many ministers were removed from their parishes. Fairfoul died on 7 November 1663 on his way to Edinburgh and was buried in the

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References

1663 deaths People from Anstruther Year of birth uncertain Scottish Restoration bishops Chancellors of the University of Glasgow Alumni of the University of St Andrews Burials at Holyrood Abbey Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1661–1663 {{UK-bishop-stub