David Shaw (1719–1810) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1775.

Life

Coylton, old parish church, Hamilton Aisle

He was born around 1719 the third son of Rev Alexander Shaw of Edinkillie in

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and his wife, Grizel Munro. His brothers included Rev John Shaw of Greenock and Rev Andrew Shaw of St Madoes. In November 1743 David was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of

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. He was ordained as minister of

Coylton Coylton ( sco, Culton) is a village and civil parish in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is east of Ayr and west of Drongan, on the A70. Sundrum Castle Holiday Park is to the west of the village, in the grounds of Sundrum Castle, which partly d ...

in Ayrshire in 1749 and remained there all of his life. In 1775 he succeeded Rev Robert Henry as Moderator of the Church of Scotland.

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awarded him an honorary Doctor of Divinity in the same year.Fasti Ecclesiastae Scoticana by Hew Scott He died on 26 April 1810 after 61 years of ministry at Coylton. His will is held by the National archive at Kew.

Family

In November 1750 he was married to Marion Dalrymple, daughter of James Dalrymple of

Ayr Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire Subdivisions of Scotland, council area and the historic Shires of Scotlan ...

. Their children included Charles Shaw (1757-1827), who was Clerk to the Justiciary of the Peace of Ayrshire. He was grandfather to Patrick Shaw WS. His granddaughter Barbara married Prof George Joseph Bell and a second granddaughter Marion married the eminent surgeon, Sir Charles Bell.

References

1719 births 1810 deaths 18th-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland {{Scotland-reli-bio-stub