Theodore Marshall
Theodore Marshall (1846–1909) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1908.[1]
Life
He was born on 8 March 1843 at 9 Fettes Row[2] the son of John Marshall, advocate (later known as Lord Curriehill) and his wife, Margaret Tod Bell daughter of Rev Andrew Bell of Crail. He was educated at Loretto School and Edinburgh Academy, then studied at Glasgow University and Edinburgh University, graduating MA in 1864.[3]
He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Wigtown in 1867 and served as assistant at St Stephen's Church in Stockbridge, Edinburgh. He was ordained as minister of Caputh in Perthshire in February 1869 under the patronage of Queen Victoria and remained there until 1893.
He then followed in the footsteps of Very Rev K. M. Phin and ran the Church of Scotland's Home Mission Service based at 22 Queen Street in Edinburgh's New Town. He lived at Linkswood, Davidsons Mains in western Edinburgh.[4]
He died on a train travelling from Perth to Crieff on 1 May 1909.[5] Because he died during his tenancy as Moderator he remained styled as Right Reverend (Very Reverend being the style for former Moderators).
He is buried in Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh. The grave lies on the north side of the central gap between the original cemetery and the first northern extension. His grave wrongly terms him Very Reverend. He is also memorialised on his parents' grave in St Cuthberts Churchyard in the city centre, where he is correctly titled Right Rev.
Family
He was married to Anne Nicholson (1846–1939) at 3 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh on 21 July 1869.[6] She was the daughter of Rev Dr Maxwell Nicholson of St Stephen's Church in Stockbridge, Edinburgh.[7]
Memorials
The baptismal font at Iona Abbey is dedicated to his memory.
References
- ^ "Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland". geni.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office directory 1846–47
- ^ Fasti Ecclesiastae Scoticana vol.4 by Hew Scott
- ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1907-8
- ^ "08 May 1909 - THE REV. THEODORE MARSHALL, D.D." Trove. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Edinburgh Evening Courant - Thursday 22 July 1869
- ^ Fasti Ecclesiastae Scoticana vol.4 by Hew Scott
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