Durham, James (1622-03-25 - 1658-06-25)

GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON- 721
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-819)
Name
James Durham
Gender
Male
Lived
b. ca. 1622-03-25 d. 1658-06-25 (old)
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Source of Data (Contributor name)

Jeanne Shami; Adam Richter; Nicole Cumming

Biographical Sources Consulted

ODNB (Article: 8314); FES, III, pp.398, 453, 456.

Other note

The son of Alexander Durham, younger brother of James Durham of Pitkerro, Forfarshire, director of the rolls of the exchequer. He studied at the University of St Andrews but left without taking a degree and pursued the life of a country gentleman. Some time afterwards he was converted during a communion season under the preaching of Ephraim Melville, minister of Queensferry. After serving as a captain in the covenanting army, he returned to his studies, entered the University of Glasgow about 1645, and graduated MA on 30 April 1647. With the help of David Dickson he was licensed by the presbytery of Irvine on 18 May, and admitted minister of Blackfriars, Glasgow, on 2 December that year. Immediately after his ordination he gave up all rights to Easter Powrie, a family estate to which he had succeeded in 1643. In 1650 he was called to replace Dickson in the chair of divinity at the University of Glasgow, but was prevented from taking up this charge when he was appointed one of the king's chaplains. In September 1651 he was translated to St Mungo's Inner High Kirk where he remained until his death.

GEMMS record created
October 15, 2016
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024