George Wishart (moderator)

Very Rev Dr George Wishart DD (1703-1785) was a Scottish minister who was The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1748.[1] He was also chaplain in ordinary to the King of England and dean of the Chapel Royal.[2]

Life
The Tron Kirk as it was in Wishart's day

Wishartwas born in Edinburgh's Old Town in 1703, the son of Janet Murray (died 1744), daughter of Janet Nisbet and Major William Murray of Touchadam, and the Very Rev Prof William Wishart, the Principal of the University of Edinburgh and minister of the Tron Kirk on the Royal Mile.[3] His father in turn had been Rev William Wishart (1621–1692), minister of Kinneil, the grandson of Sir John Wishart (1570-1607) and Jean (Douglas) Wishart, the daughter of William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus and his wife, Agnes Keith, daughter of William Keith, 3rd Earl Marischal.[4] His uncles included Admiral Sir James Wishart and Sir George Wishart 1st baronet of Cliftonhall. His brother William Wishart (secundus), like his father, also became the Principal of the University of Edinburgh.

He studied divinity at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with an MA in 1719, while his father was Principal of the University. He later studied for a doctorate.[4] He was ordained in 1726 and took over at his father's church at the Tron in 1730. He was elected Moderator in 1748 while minister of Tron Kirk.

He died on 12 June 1785.

Family

In December 1727 he married Ann Campbell, daughter of John Campbell, (both a grandson of Sir James Campbell and of Sir Robert Campbell, grandson of Robert Sempill, 3rd Lord Sempill and John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl). Their children included Jeanie Wishart (1742–1811) (grandmother of Jenny von Westphalen, wife of Karl Marx), four other daughters, and one son.

Publications
  • A pamphlet seeking Justice to be brought on the murderers of Cpt John Porteous (1737)

References
  1. "Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland genealogy project". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  2. Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (2004-09-23). "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/64381. Retrieved 2019-05-05. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. "George Wishart, Min. of Tron Parish, Edinburgh". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  4. "Notable Wisharts : William Wishart (minister)". Retrieved 2019-05-05.
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