James King Hewison
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James King Hewison | |
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| Church | Church of Scotland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 2, 1853 |
| Died | 1941 Thornhill |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Denomination | Church of Scotland |
| Occupation | minister |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
James King Hewison was a church of Scotland minister and author.
James King Hewison was born in Morton Schoolhouse, Dumfriesshire, on 2 August 1853. He was the son of Alexander Louttit Hewison, F.E.I.S., and Elizabeth King. He was educated at Morton School and at the University of Edinburgh (MA., 1874) and the University of Leipzig. He worked as a tutor in the family of the Right Hon. W. P. Adam, Governor - General of Madras.[1]
Church career
James King Hewison was licensed by the Presbytery of Edinburgh on 15 May 1879 becoming assistant in Park Parish, Glasgow. He was subsequently ordained to Stair on 15 September 1881. He was translated and admitted to Rothesay on 8 January 1884. He obtained his doctorate, a D.D. from Edinburgh in 1900. He was appointed Grand Chaplain of Freemasons of Scotland and also Provincial Grand Chaplain of Argyll and the Isles. He was also chaplain to 4th Highland Mountain Brigade, R.G.A.[1]
Publications
- Geography of the County of Dumfries (Glasgow, 1875)
- Certain Tractates . . . by Ninian Winzet, 2 vols. (Scot. Text Socy., Edinburgh, 1888)
- The Isle of Bute in the Olden Time, 2 vols. (Edinburgh, 1895)
- The Covenanters, 2 vols. (Glasgow, 1908)
- Dumfriesshire (Cambridge, 1912)
- The Runic Roods of Ruthwell and Bewcastle (Glasgow, 1914)[1]
