John Donaldson McCallum

Last updated

John Donaldson McCallum
Radio Times - 1926-12-19 - p670 (John Donaldson McCallum photo).jpg
photo of John Donaldson McCallum, from a 1926 publication
Born1856  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Tarbolton   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
DiedOctober 1930  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg (aged 73–74)

John Donaldson McCallum (1856-1930) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1926.

Contents

Life

Larkhall parish church Larkhall, parish church of St. Machan - geograph.org.uk - 922915.jpg
Larkhall parish church

Born in 1856, at Tarbolton, [1]

He studied divinity at Glasgow University graduating MA in 1881 and BD in 1884. [2]

He was minister of Larkhall from at least 1896 to 1926. [3]

He died in October 1930, aged 74. [1]

Family

He was married to Mary Gordon Donald (d.1954).

Related Research Articles

Larkhall Human settlement in Scotland

Larkhall is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, around 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Glasgow. It is twinned with Seclin in northern France.

Andrew Bonar

Andrew Alexander Bonar was a minister of the Free Church of Scotland, a contemporary and acquaintance of Robert Murray M'Cheyne and youngest brother of Horatius Bonar.

James Guthrie (artist) Scottish painter (1859-1930)

Sir James Guthrie was a Scottish painter, best known in his own lifetime for his portraiture, although today more generally regarded as a painter of Scottish Realism.

Trinity College, Glasgow, Scotland, is the Church of Scotland's College at the University of Glasgow. It provides special supervision of candidates for the ministry through a Principal and a College Council. The college is the official channel of liaison between the University of Glasgow, the Church of Scotland, and the United Free Church of Scotland.

Larkhall railway station Railway station in South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Larkhall railway station serves the town of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is the south-eastern terminus of the Argyle Line, 16+14 miles (26.2 km) south east of Glasgow Central railway station.

The High School of Glasgow is an independent, co-educational day school in Glasgow, Scotland. The original High School of Glasgow was founded as the choir school of Glasgow Cathedral in around 1124, and is the oldest school in Scotland, and the twelfth oldest in the United Kingdom. On its closure as a selective grammar school by Glasgow City Corporation in 1976, it immediately continued as a co-educational independent school as a result of fundraising activity by its Former Pupil Club and via a merge by the Club with Drewsteignton School. The school maintains a relationship with the Cathedral, where it holds an annual service of commemoration and thanksgiving in September. It counts two British Prime Ministers, two Lords President and the founder of the University of Aberdeen among its alumni.

Chatelherault railway station Railway station in Scotland

Chatelherault railway station serves the villages of Ferniegair and Allanton on the outskirts of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is named Chatelherault after the nearby Chatelherault Country Park.

John McCallum is a Canadian politician.

Christina McKelvie Scottish politician (born 1968)

Christina McKelvie is a Scottish politician who has served as Minister for Equalities and Older People since 2018. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse since 2011, having previously represented the Central Scotland region from 2007 to 2011.

William McStay was a Scottish international footballer who played as a fullback.

Neilly Gibson Scottish footballer

Neil Gibson was a Scottish footballer, who played for Rangers, Partick Thistle and the Scotland national team.

Scottish Police Federation

The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) is an organisation representing Scottish police officers. It has approximately 18,500 members across the Police Service of Scotland. It campaigns on issues that affect pay and conditions though police officers are not allowed to strike and reports to authorities on matters which affect their welfare and efficiency.

William Power was a Scottish author, journalist, and politician. He was the leader of the Scottish National Party from 1940 to 1942, and served as President of the Scottish Convention between 1942 and 1951.

John White (minister)

John White CH (1867–1951) was a minister of the Church of Scotland. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1925 and again at the reunion Assembly of 1929. White was one of the most influential figures in the Church of Scotland during the early decades of the 20th century, though his influence waned later in his life and he appeared increasingly isolated and anachronistic.

Stuart Blair Donaldson is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician in the United Kingdom. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine from the 2015 general election until being unseated at the general election on 8 June 2017, by Andrew Bowie of the Conservative Party.

Norman Maclean (1869–1952) was a Scottish minister and religious author who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1927.

John Monteath Robertson FRS FRSE PCS CBE LLD (1900–1989) was a 20th-century Scottish chemist and crystallographer. He was the recipient of the Davy Medal in 1960 and president of the Chemical Society from 1962 to 1964.

Gregor Smith Scottish general practitioner

Sir Gregor Ian Smith is a Scottish general practitioner (GP), who has served as the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland since December 2020. He previously served in the position of Deputy Chief Medical Officer and from April 2020, until his appointment, served as Chief Medical Officer on an interim basis.

References

  1. 1 2 "Dr. J. D. McCallum". The Times . 14 October 1930. p. 16, column 3.
  2. "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of John Donaldson McCallum". universitystory.gla.ac.uk.
  3. "Larkhall Folk". Scottish Monumental Inscriptions.