John Davidson (minister)

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John Davidson (1834 – 22 July 1881) was a Presbyterian minister and academic.^[1]

Davidson was born in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland,^[1] and was educated for the ministry.^[2] Having gained a considerable reputation as a preacher, he was invited to assume the pastorate of Chalmers Church, Adelaide.^[2] Accepting the call, he immediately arrived in South Australia in June 1870, and was connected with Chalmers Church until 1877, when he associated himself with the Adelaide Union College. When Sir W.W.Hughes agreed to endow the University of Adelaide with £20,000 for two professorships, he stipulated that Davidson should fill the first chair of English Language and Literature and Mental and Moral Philosophy.^[2] Accordingly, when the University was constituted, in 1874, Mr. Davidson assumed the duties of the position. He died on 22 July 1881, leaving a widow, the daughter of the late Hugh Miller the famous Scotch geologist and best writer for the century. Mrs. Davidson, who died at Adelaide in December 1883, was the author of "Isabel Jardine's History" (1867), "Christian Osborn's Friends" (1869), and of course contributed to the Adelaide newspapers and Chambers's Journal.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Walker, R. B. "Davidson, John (1834–1881)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mennell, Philip (1892). " Davidson, Rev. John". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource

Persondata
Name	Davidson, John
Alternative names
Short description	Minister and academic
Date of birth	1834
Place of birth	Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
Date of death	22 July 1881
Place of death	Glenelg, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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