Alexander Robertson MacEwen
Alexander Robertson MacEwen |
From the frontispiece portrait of his biography: Life and times of Alexander Robertson MacEwen, D.D |
Born |
May 14, 1856(1856-05-14)
Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K. |
Died |
November 26, 1916(1916-11-26) (aged 60)
London, U.K. |
Pen name |
A. R. MacEwen |
Occupation |
Writer, biographer, teacher, minister, professor, classicist |
Nationality |
Scottish |
Genres |
Non-fiction, biography, history, classics, theology |
Spouse(s) |
Margaret Jane Begg |
Children |
two sons |
Alexander R. MacEwen (1851–1916) was Scottish writer, minister, professor and Moderator of the United Free Church of Scotland. He was born on 14 May 1856 at Edinburgh and was the son of Rev. Alexander MacEwen D.D., and Elisa Robertson. His childhood was spent in Helensburgh (1851–56) and he was then educated at Glasgow Academy (1856–66). He graduated M.A. at University of Glasgow in 1870, and was subsequently awarded B.D. (1879), and D.D. (1892). He attended Balliol College, Oxford (1870–74) and graduated M.A. in 1874. He spent a summer semester at University of Göttingen in 1877 and attended U.P. College, Edinburgh (1877–80). On 29 January 1885, he married Margaret Jane Begg of Moffat, and they had two sons. He travelled widely and visited Greece in 1883 and journeyed through Sinai and Palestine in 1892, writing many letters home about his experiences.[1] He died in Edinburgh on 26 November 1916 and was buried in Dean Cemetery.
Career
Official Appointments
- Chairman of Moffat School Board;
- Member of Glasgow School Board;
- Governor of Hutcheson’s Schools;
- Secretary of Christian Unity Association;
- President of Scottish History Society;
- director of other trusts and societies; educational, charitable, and religious
Publications
Classical
Biographies
- Sermons by Alexander MacEwen D.D., (1822–1874); edited by his son, with a memoir. Glasgow: James MacLehose, 1877.
- Life and letters of John Cairns, D.D., LL.D. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1895.
- The Erskines. (Ebenezer Erskine and Ralph Erskine). Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier, 1900, ("Famous Scots Series")
- Antoinette Bourignon, Quietist. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1910.
Sermons and Lectures
- The dangers of professional training: an address given to the Glasgow branch of the Educational Institute of Scotland on November 16, 1889. Glasgow : Robert Maclehose, 1889.
- The distress of nations : a sermon preached in Claremont Church, January 17, 1892, on the occasion of the death of H.R.H. the Duke of Clarence and Avondale. Glasgow : James MacLehose & Sons, 1892.
- A sermon on the death of the Right Hon. W.E. Gladstone: preached in Claremont Church on May 22, 1898. Glasgow : James MacLehose and Sons, 1898.
- A sermon on union with the Free Church: preached in Claremont Church on September 25, 1898. Glasgow: James MacLehose and Sons, 1899.
- The Province of Church History: introductory lecture delivered on October 16, 1901. Edinburgh: Macniven & Wallace, 1901.[4]
- various articles and reviews
Sources
- The Fasti of the United Free Church of Scotland, 1900-1929. Edited by the Rev. John Alexander Lamb. Edinburgh and London: Oliver & Boyd, 1956. p. 579.
- Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 [1]
- A roll of the graduates of the University of Glasgow, from 1727 to 1897 : with short biographical notes / compiled by W. Innes Addison. Glasgow : MacLehose, 1898.[2]
- http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/cemetery.php?cemetery=602&limit=151
- David Smith Cairns (1862–1946),Life and times of Alexander Robertson MacEwen, D.D., Professor of Church History, New College, Edinburgh. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1925.
- Glasgow University Library catalogue: http://encore.lib.gla.ac.uk
References
- ^ David S. Cairns, Life and times of Alexander Robertson MacEwen, D.D. p.xii & ch.VIII, pp. 126-162.
- ^ A Roll of the Graduates of the University of Glasgow, from 1727 to 1897
- ^ According to his entry in The Fasti of the United Free Church of Scotland. This may be a reference to Douglas College in New Westminster.
- ^ These published lectures are listed in Glasgow University library catalogue.
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MacEwen, Alexander |
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Date of birth |
May 14, 1856 |
Place of birth |
Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K. |
Date of death |
November 26, 1916 |
Place of death |
London, U.K. |