Kirkton, James
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Dates | 1676-1687 | ||
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Location | England | ||
Vocation | Minister | ||
Place of Birth | Scotland | ||
Marriage | Elizabeth Baillie | ||
Issue | 5 children | ||
Place of birth | Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
Minister of Lanark (second charge) (1655) and Mertoun (1657). Expelled for nonconformity (1662), and lived as a noted presbyterian preacher. Declared rebel (1674) and arrested (1676). Escaped,and lived in exile in England and the Dutch Republic. Returned to Scotland (1687), and became minister of Edinburgh's Tolbooth (1691).