Plaque to James Nicoll Ogilvie, St Giles Cathedral

James Nicoll Ogilvie (1860–1926) was a Scottish minister. He was minister of

Greyfriars Kirk Greyfriars Kirk ( gd, Eaglais nam Manach Liath) is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, located in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is surrounded by Greyfriars Kirkyard. Greyfriars traces its origin to the south-west parish of Edi ...

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from 1905 to 1919 and

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 1918.

Life

He was born on 4 April 1860, the son of Rev Ogilvie. He studied divinity at

Aberdeen University , mottoeng = The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom , established = , type = Public research universityAncient university , endowment = £58.4 million (2021) , budget ...

, graduating MA in 1881. From 1888 until 1905 he was senior chaplain to the Indian Army in Madras. He returned to Scotland in 1905 to take on the prestigious role of minister of New

. In later life he lived at 13 Dryden Place off

Leith Walk Leith Walk is one of the longest streets in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is the main road connecting the centre of the city to Leith. Forming most of the A900 road, it slopes downwards from Picardy Place at the south-western end of the street to the ...

in north Edinburgh.Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1911-1912 From 1909 to 1925 he was Convenor of the Foreign Missions Committee. He died on 9 June 1926. He is buried in

Dean Cemetery The Dean Cemetery is a historically important Victorian cemetery north of the Dean Village, west of Edinburgh city centre, in Scotland. It lies between Queensferry Road and the Water of Leith, bounded on its east side by Dean Path and on ...

in western Edinburgh. The grave lies against the south wall of the first north extension, backing onto the original cemetery.

Family

He was married to Elizabeth Johnston (1861–1939).

Recognition

A plaque to Ogilvie was erected in

St Giles Cathedral St Giles' Cathedral ( gd, Cathair-eaglais Naomh Giles), or the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in the Old Town, Edinburgh, Old Town of Edinburgh. The current building was begun in the 14th century and extended ...

in central Edinburgh. It lies on the main north wall of the interior.

Publications

*''An Indian Pilgrimage'' *''Presbyterian Churches'' *''Our Empire’s Debt to Missions'' (1923)

References

1860 births 1926 deaths Scottish non-fiction writers Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Burials at the Dean Cemetery 19th-century Scottish clergy 20th-century Scottish clergy 19th-century Scottish writers 20th-century Scottish writers {{Scotland-reli-bio-stub