James Begg was a minister of the Free Church of Scotland who served as Moderator of the General Assembly 1865/66.
Occupation
journalist
Born
October 31, 1808
Died
September 29, 1883
Overview
James Begg (31 October 1808 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland – 29 September 1883) was a minister of the Free Church of Scotland who served as Moderator of the General Assembly 1865/66.
Life
He was born in the manse at New Monkland the son of James Begg of the Church of Scotland.
He studied Divinity at Glasgow University graduating MA in 1824 and was licensed by the Presbytery of Hamilton in 1829 and was ordained as a minister by the Church of Scotland at Maxwelltown in Dumfriesshire in 1830. In 1831 he became assistant to Rev Dr Jones at Lady Glenorchy's Church in Edinburgh, and in 1832 moved to the Middle Parish Church in Paisley before being translated back to Edinburgh to serve Liberton parish in 1835.
