George Coventry (minister)
Scottish minister and amateur scientist (1791–1872)
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George Coventry FRSE (1791–1872) was a Scottish minister of the Episcopal Church of Scotland and amateur scientist.
Life
He was born on 5 April 1791 the eldest son of Prof Andrew Coventry and his wife. They lived at 29 Moray Place, a huge Georgian townhouse on the Moray Estate.[1] His mother Eliza Hastie died when he was six. His father remarried two years later to Martha Cunningham.
In 1826 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposer was Dr George Bell, son of Benjamin Bell.[2]
In 1830 he was living at 11 Windsor Street in Edinburgh.[3] In that year his father died and he inherited the estate of Shanwell in Kinross-shire and other properties. He bought 49 Moray Place, a huge house close to his birthplace.[4]
He lived his later life at 33 Melville Street, a very large townhouse in Edinburgh's affluent West End.[5]
He died on 1 March 1872 and is buried in Dean Cemetery midway along the western wall in the section known as "lords Row".[citation needed]
Family
He was married to Jane Head (1798-1870).[6]
Their daughter Elizabeth married Major Alexander Pringle Scott-Moncrieff son of Robert Scott Moncrieff of Tullibole. They were parents to George Kenneth Scott-Moncrieff.
Artistic recognition
He was portrayed by John Moffat.[7]