GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON-
3737
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-3983)
Name
Thomas Blackwell
Title
Mr
Gender
Male
Lived
b. ca. 1660-01-01 d. 1728-10-03 (new)
Manuscripts
Linked Sermons
Sermon on Genesis 22:15-18
(autograph: No )
- preacher
Sermon on Psalms 34:8
(autograph: No )
- preacher
A sermon on Isaiah 63:15
(autograph: No )
- preacher
Associated Places
Source of Data (Contributor name)
Nicole Cumming
Biographical Sources Consulted
FES, VII, p.358; ODNB (article #2543)
Other note
Born 1660 and educated at the Uni of Glasgow, he was ordained to Paisley 28 august 1694. transferred to Second Charge, Aberdeen, in 1700 and Greyfriars' Church 1711. appointed Proffesor of Divinity and Principal of Marishal College in 1717. He was a leader in the counsels of the Church, and along with Principal Carstares was sent to London to represent to William III. the views of the Church on lay patronage and the Toleration Act. Various publications, including 'Ratio Sacra' (1710).
GEMMS record created
February 20, 2023
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024