Thomas Moffat Murchison (1907-1984) was a Church of Scotland minister and Scottish Gaelic scholar .[ 1]
Early life
He was born 27 July 1907,[ 2] [ 3] Portree High School and Trinity College, Glasgow .[ 3]
Career
In 1958 he was a Bard of An Comunn Gàidhealach .[ 3]
He was Minister of Glenelg from 1932 to 1937; St Columba Copland Road Church Glasgow from 1937 to 1966; and of St Columba Summertown Church, Glasgow from then until 1972.[ 4] Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1969 to 1970.[ 5] [ 6] Rev Dr Alexander Macdonald held the position.[ 3] [ 7]
He died on 9 January 1984.[ 8]
Personal life
Murchiston married Mary Black Morton Philp (1913-2010) in 1940.[ 9] [ 3]
References
^ Amongst others he wrote "The Plight of the Smallholders", 1935; "Alba: A Miscellany", 1948; " The Golden Key", 1950; and "The Gaelic Prose Writings of Donald Lamont" > British Library website accessed 15:17 GMT 15 March 2011
^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black , 2007 ISBN 9780199540877 ^ a b c d e "Former Bard is nominated as moderator" . The Glasgow Herald . Retrieved 8 June 2016 .^ "Death of Dr Thomas Murchiston" . The Glasgow Herald . 11 February 1984. p. 6. Retrieved 8 June 2016 .^ The Times , Saturday, May 31, 1969; pg. 9; Issue 57574; col A Church And Nation ^ "Moderator off on tour" . The Glasgow Herald . 2 June 1969. p. 1. Retrieved 29 October 2017 .^ "Moderator urges more development in West Highlands" . The Glasgow Herald . 19 September 1969. p. 5. Retrieved 8 June 2016 .^ The Very Rev Thomas Murchison Churchman and Gaelic scholar The Times Thursday, Jan 26, 1984; pg. 14; Issue 61748; col G^ "Murchison Colin Obituaries, Death Notices, Memorial & Acknowledgements, Central Scotland - Find Obituaries, Death Notices, Memorial & Acknowledgements in Central Scotland for Murchison Colin" . Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017 .
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