Gloag, James ♂

Education

Student United College 1814-1815 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov. 1815-1816 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Math. Jun.; Log. 1816-1817 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Math. Prov.; Ethics 1818-1819 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; N. Phil. (Ternar). Foundation bursar, 1814. Vacant bursary, 1818.

Student St Mary’s College 1819-1820. Part bursary, 1819.

Birth/childhood

Baptised 5.10.1795 son of Andrew Gloag, weaver/general schoolmaster in Rigg, Gretna and Agnes Gordon. [Teacher]

Career

Also at Edinburgh University - divinity student 1820-1823.

Mathematics teacher Edinburgh Academy 1824-1863. George Heriot’s School 1820-1824. [Teacher]

LL.D. King’s College, Aberdeen 1848. 9th President Educational Institute of Scotland 1855-1856.

Death

Died 21.1.1870 aged 73.

Sources

• UYUC400:1.11.1814, 3.11.1818
• UYSM310/2
• UYSM400/3/345
• T. G. Nasmyth
• Testimonials 1824 in BL, mfm copy in St AUL
• Births Reg. Gretna
• Deaths Reg. Portobello 1870/10