Farquhar Matheson

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Farquhar Matheson was a Scottish minister, who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland in 1939. [1]

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Life

In 1920 he became minister of the Free Church in Assynt. [2]

Soon after he was translated to Stoer. In 1939 he succeeded Rev John MacKay MacLennan as Moderator of the General Assembly. [1]

Family

Farquhar Matheson served as a minister and was father-in-law to Donald Lamont, who served as moderator in 1982, and maternal grandfather of Derek Lamont, Moderator in 2017. The Lamont family's ministry at St Columba's Free Church, Edinburgh has been significant - Rev. Donald Lamont (1964-1988), followed by Rev. John J. Murray, and then Rev. Derek Lamont (2002-2024). In January 2024, Derek was inducted to plant Hope Church in Leith, succeeded at St Columba's by Dr. Cory Brock. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1930 to 1939
  2. ↑ "ASSYNT & EDDRACHILLIS". www.freechurchcontinuing.org.
  3. ↑ "Former Ross minister named as Moderator Designate". Ross-shirejournal.co.uk. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Induction of Rev. Derek Lamont to Hope Church Leith". Free Church of Scotland. Free Church of Scotland. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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