Andrew Herron (1909–2003) was a Scottish minister and biblical scholar. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1971.

Life

He was born in

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on 29 September 1909. He was educated at

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Higher Grade School and Albert Road Academy. He then studied Arts and Divinity at

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. He was ordained in 1934 and became assistant minister of

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. His first full charge was

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in 1936. In 1940 he translated to Houston and Killellan. He was Clerk to the Presbytery of Paisley 1953 to 1959 and became Clerk to the Presbytery of

in 1959, retaining this role until 1981. From 1961 to 1992 (post-retiral) he was Editor of the Church of Scotland Yearbook. His role as Moderator 1971/72 was succeeded by Very Rev Ronald Selby Wright. He retired in 1981 and died in

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on 27 February 2003 aged 93.

Family

In 1935 he married Joanna Fraser Neill. They had four daughters and a son.

Publications

*''A Guide to Congregational Affairs'' (1978) *''A Guide to the Presbytery'' (1983) *''Kirk by Divine Right'' (1985) *''A Guide to Ministerial Income'' (1987) *''The Law and Practice of the Kirk'' (1995) *''Kirk Lore'' (1999) *''A Guide to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland'' *''A Guide to the Ministry'' Herron helped to establish the Church of Scotland's own publishing house: the St Andrew Press in 1954.

References

1909 births 2003 deaths 20th-century biblical scholars Alumni of the University of Glasgow British biblical scholars Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Calvinist and Reformed biblical scholars 20th-century Christian biblical scholars 20th-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland 21st-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland {{Scotland-reli-bio-stub