Robert Ramsay (1594–1651) was a minister of the Church of Scotland who served as Principal of Glasgow University.
Life
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He was born at Dalhousie Castle south of Edinburgh the son of George Ramsay (1571-1629) and his wife Margaret Colville.[1][better source needed]
He was educated at Glasgow University graduating MA in 1618. He began work as a schoolteacher in Irvine, but then from 1625 served as a Church of Scotland minister at Dundonald, South Ayrshire. In December 1640 he translated to Blackfriars Church in Glasgow. In April 1647 he moved to St Mungo's Church, Glasgow .[2]
In 1648 he was elected Rector of Glasgow University and was appointed Principal on 28 August 1651 in place of John Strang (who had resigned). However, he died on 4 September of the same year, after only a few days in office.[3]
He is buried in Canongate Kirkyard in Edinburgh.
Family
[edit]He married twice: firstly Marion Mure of Airdhill granddaughter and heir of William Mure of Irvine; secondly Janet Campbell, daughter of Hugh Campbell of Hullerhurst. By the second marriage he had a son, James Ramsay (1624-1696), Bishop of Dunblane, and a daughter Margaret Ramsay, who married Alexander Mylne of Linlithgow.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Robert Ramsay 1594-1651 - Ancestry®".
- ^ a b Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; vol. 7; by Hew Scott
- ^ "University of Glasgow :: Story :: The Principal".
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