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He was the son John Cook 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 24th June 1751).{{sfn|Scott|1925|page=[https://archive.org/details/fastiecclesiaesc05scot/page/178/mode/1up 178]}} |
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John Cook (1739-1815)
Life
He was the son John Cook 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 24th June 1751).[1]
He died on 1 July 1815[1]
He was Professor of Humanity at St Andrews University from 1769 to 1773 and Professor of Moral Philosophy 1773 to 1814.
He died in St Andrews and is buried in the churchyard of St Andrews Cathedral just west of St Rules Tower.
Family
In 1770 he married Janet Hill, sister of his colleague, Rev George Hill.[2] Their children included Rev George Cook and 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.[3]
His grandson (son of George) was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1859.[4]
Publications
- An Album of Watercolours of St Andrews (1797)[5]
References
Citations
- ^ a b Scott 1925, p. 178.
- ^ Scott 1925.
- ^ https://fifefhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/PUBLISHED-FAMILY-HISTORIES.pdf
- ^ Wilson, Joseph M. (1860). "The Presbyterian Historical Almanac and Annual Remembrancer of the Church".
- ^ "52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 13: John Cook's unusual perspectives … – Special Collections blog".
Sources
- Gordon, Alexander (1887). . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 12. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 71-72.
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.
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