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James Curdie Russell

James Curdie Russell

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James Curdie Russell (1830-1925) was a Scottish minister. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1902.

Russell's house at 9 Coates Gardens, Edinburgh
The grave of Russell, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh

Life

He was born in 1830.

He was minister of Campbeltown from 1854 and remained there for most of his life. He advocated the use of Gaelic in services.[citation needed]

He received an honorary doctorate (DD) in 1881 from Glasgow University. In 1903 (along with the Very Rev John Pagan) he was one of the several former Moderators invited to the official coronation of King Edward VII.[1]

He retired to Edinburgh living at 9 Coates Gardens in the West End.[2]

He died in 1925 and is buried with his wife in Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh.[3]

Bequests

He endowed three scholarships (Curdie Russell Scholarship) in Divinity to Glasgow University, with a preference to those versed in Gaelic.[4]

Family

He was married to Martha Stevenson Watson (d.1916).[citation needed]

References

  1. [1]
    By His Majesty’s Gracious Command: The Coronation of King Edward VII
  2. [2]
    Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1911-12
  3. [3]
    Charles Sale (8 January 2014). "Martha Stevenson Watson grave monument details at Dean 2k Cemetery, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland". Gravestonephotos.com. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. [4]
    "The Glasgow University Calendar... - University of Glasgow - Google Books". 27 June 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2020.


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