Jump to content

John Main (minister)

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Johnsoniensis (talk | contribs) at 14:36, 28 February 2020 (→‎References: categ). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Rev John Main DD FRSE (1728–1795) was a Scottish minister who was one of the co-founders of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1783.[1]

Life

He was born in Edinburgh in 1728.

He studied divinity at St Andrews University and was licensed to preach by the Church of Scotland in 1753 being ordained as minister of Newton, West Lothian.

He died in Newton on 13 May 1795.[2]

References

  1. ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1795
Stub icon

This biography of a Scottish religious figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Main_(minister)&oldid=943049577"