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John Cook (1739-1815) was Professor of Humanity at St Andrews University from 1769 to 1773 and Professor of Moral Philosophy at the same institution 1773 to 1814.^[1]

Life

He was the son John Cook, minister of St Monans, who was born about 1711, and his wife Anne. They married on 11 March 1738. His mother, Anne, died on 12 February 1756, aged 48. (His father was the son of Thomas Cook, merchant, Elie, and Christian Gillespie. His father was educated at Univ. of St Andrews ; licen. by Presb. of Haddington 4th Jan. 1732; called 12th Aug., and ord. 31st Oct. 1734 ; died 24 June 1751).^[2]

He succeeded to the estate of Newburn in Fife.^[3]

He died on 1 July 1815^[2]

He was Professor of Humanity at St Andrews University from 1769 to 1773 and Professor of Moral Philosophy 1773 to 1814.^{[citation needed]}

He died in St Andrews and is buried in the churchyard of St Andrews Cathedral just west of St Rules Tower.^{[citation needed]}

Family

In 1770 he married Janet Hill, sister of his colleague, George Hill.^[4] Their children included George Cook and John Cook, Professor of Hebrew at St Andrews.^[5]

His grandson (son of George) was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1859.^[6]

References

Sources

Anderson, William (1877). "Cook, George D.D.". The Scottish nation: or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. Vol. 1. A. Fullarton & co. p. 680. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Cook, Diana Helen (2013a). "Initial family entry to patronage networks & Career progression". Change and Transition in a Professional Scots Family 1650-1900 (MPhil). University of Dundee. pp. 70-76.
Cook, Diana Helen (2013b). "family tree". Change and Transition in a Professional Scots Family 1650-1900 (MPhil). University of Dundee. p. 143.
Gordon, Alexander (1887). "Cook, John (1771-1824)" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 12. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 71. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Scott, Hew (1925). Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation. Vol. 5. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. p. 235. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Scott, Hew (1928). Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation. Vol. 7. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. p. 429-430, 444. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Sefton, Henry R. (1991). St Mary's College, St Andrews in the eighteenth century. Edinburgh: Scottish Church History Society. p. 172.

[FOOTNOTECook2013a-1] Cook 2013a.

[FOOTNOTEScott1925[httpsarchiveorgdetailsfastiecclesiaesc05scotpage178mode1up_178]-2] Scott 1925, p. 178.

[FOOTNOTEAnderson1877-3] Anderson 1877.

[FOOTNOTEScott1925-4] Scott 1925.

[FOOTNOTEGordon1887-5] Gordon 1887.

[FOOTNOTEScott1928-6] Scott 1928.

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+'''John Cook''' (1739-1815) was Professor of Humanity at [[St Andrews University]] from 1769 to 1773 and Professor of Moral Philosophy at the same institution 1773 to 1814.{{sfn|Cook|2013a}}
-'''John Cook''' (1739-1816) was a Scottish minister and amateur artist who served as  [[Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland]] in 1816.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/projects/Moderators-of-the-General-Assembly-of-the-Church-of-Scotland/15939|title=Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland genealogy project}}</ref>
 ==Life==
+He was the son John Cook, minister of [[St Monans]], who was born about 1711, and his wife Anne. They married on 11 March 1738. His mother, Anne, died on 12  February  1756,  aged  48. (His father was the son of Thomas Cook, merchant, Elie, and Christian  Gillespie. His father was educated  at Univ.  of  St  Andrews ;  licen.  by  Presb.  of Haddington  4th  Jan.  1732;  called  12th Aug.,  and  ord.  31st  Oct.  1734 ;  died  24 June  1751).{{sfn|Scott|1925|page=[https://archive.org/details/fastiecclesiaesc05scot/page/178/mode/1up 178]}}
+He succeeded to the estate of Newburn in Fife.{{sfn|Anderson|1877}}
-He was Professor of Humanity at [[St Andrews University]] from 1769 to 1773 and Professor of Moral Philosophy 1773 to 1814.
-In 1816 he succeeded Very Rev  [[Lewis Gordon (minister)|Lewis Gordon]] as Moderator and he in turn was succeeded by [[Gavin Gibb]] in 1817.
-His artistic works are commonly rear view portraits of St Andrews characters.
+He died on 1 July 1815{{sfn|Scott|1925|page=[https://archive.org/details/fastiecclesiaesc05scot/page/178/mode/1up 178]}}
-He died in St Andrews and is buried in the churchyard of [[St Andrews Cathedral]] just west of St Rules Tower.
+He was Professor of Humanity at [[St Andrews University]] from 1769 to 1773 and Professor of Moral Philosophy 1773 to 1814.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}
-==Family==
+He died in St Andrews and is buried in the churchyard of [[St Andrews Cathedral]] just west of St Rules Tower.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}
-In 1770 he married Janet Hill, sister of his colleague, [[George Hill (minister)|Rev George Hill]]. Their children included [[George Cook (Scottish minister)|Rev George Cook]] and [[John Cook (historian)|Rev Prof John Cook]], Professor of Hebrew at St Andrews. His son John Cook was also an artist, and the two are often confused. The son was more accomplished and generally painted townscape views. His son John's year of birth is sometimes shown as 1771 rather than 1770 to disguise his birth being less than 9 months after his parents marriage.<ref>https://fifefhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/PUBLISHED-FAMILY-HISTORIES.pdf</ref>
+==Family==
-His grandson (son of George) was [[Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland]] in 1859.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xwZLAAAAMAAJ&q=rev+prof+john+cook+st+andrews&pg=PA249 | title=The Presbyterian Historical Almanac and Annual Remembrancer of the Church| last1=Wilson| first1=Joseph M.| year=1860}}</ref>
+In 1770 he married Janet Hill, sister of his colleague, [[George Hill (minister)|George Hill]].{{sfn|Scott|1925}} Their children included [[George Cook (Scottish minister)|George Cook]] and [[John Cook (historian)|John Cook]], Professor of Hebrew at St Andrews.{{sfn|Gordon|1887}}
-==Publications==
+His grandson (son of George) was [[Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland]] in 1859.{{sfn|Scott|1928}}
-*''An Album of Watercolours of St Andrews''  (1797)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://standrewsrarebooks.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/52-weeks-of-inspiring-illustrations-week-13-john-cooks-unusual-perspectives/|title = 52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 13: John Cook's unusual perspectives … – Special Collections blog}}</ref>
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+*{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/scottishnationor01ande
-*{{cite DNB|last=Gordon |first=Alexander |wstitle=Cook, John (1808-1869)|volume=12|page=71-72|author-link=Alexander Gordon (Unitarian)}}{{PD-notice}}
+ |chapter=Cook, George D.D.
+ |title=The Scottish nation: or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland
+ |volume=1
+ |first=William |last=Anderson |author-link=William Anderson (Scottish writer)
+ |publisher=A. Fullarton & co. |year=1877|page=[https://archive.org/details/scottishnationor01ande/page/680/mode/1up 680]}}{{PD-notice}}
+*{{cite thesis |last=Cook |first=Diana Helen  |date=2013a |title=Change and Transition in a Professional Scots Family 1650-1900 |type=MPhil |publisher=University of Dundee |pages=[https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/2425201/Cook_mphil_2013.pdf#page=81 70]-76 |chapter=Initial family entry to patronage networks & Career progression|chapter-url=https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/change-and-transition-in-a-professional-scots-family-1650-1900}}
+*{{cite thesis |last=Cook |first=Diana Helen  |date=2013b |title=Change and Transition in a Professional Scots Family 1650-1900 |type=MPhil |publisher=University of Dundee|chapter=family tree |page=[https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/2425201/Cook_mphil_2013.pdf#page=154 143] |chapter-url=https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/change-and-transition-in-a-professional-scots-family-1650-1900}}
+*{{cite DNB|last=Gordon |first=Alexander |wstitle=Cook, John (1771-1824)|volume=12|page=71|author-link=Alexander Gordon (Unitarian)}}{{PD-notice}}
 *{{cite book |last=Scott |first=Hew |title=Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation |volume=5|page=[https://archive.org/details/fastiecclesiaesc05scot/page/235/mode/1up 235]|date=1925 |publisher=Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd |url=https://archive.org/details/fastiecclesiaesc05scot |author-link=Hew Scott}}{{PD-notice}}
 *{{cite book |last=Scott |first=Hew |title=Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation |volume=7|page=[https://archive.org/details/fastiecclesiaesc07scot/page/433/mode/1up 429]-430, 444|date=1928 |publisher=Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd |url=https://archive.org/details/fastiecclesiaesc07scot |author-link=Hew Scott}}{{PD-notice}}
 *{{cite book |last1=Sefton |first1=Henry R. |title=St Mary's College, St Andrews in the eighteenth century |date=1991 |publisher=Scottish Church History Society |location=Edinburgh |page=[https://archive.org/details/rschsv024p2sefton/page/172/mode/1up 172] |url=https://archive.org/details/rschsv024p2sefton}}
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-[[Category:18th-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland]]
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