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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 ...
in
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...
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
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, 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
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 ...
.
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
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