Wishart, James ♂

Education

Student United College 1846-1847 Lg.; Phys 1847-1848 Chem.; Math. 2; Sens. Phil.

Birth/childhood

From St Ola/Kirkwall, but another source says he was born Letham, Dunnichen. (Possibly baptised 14.2.1830 son of James Wishart, Stromness and Ann Wishart.)

Career

Tutored in theology by Rev. William Lothian, St Andrews.

Also at King’s College, Aberdeen - arts student 1844-1845, 1845-1846, 1848-1849, M.A. 1849.

Congregational minister Thurso 1849-1854. Swanland near Hull 1854-1865. Toxteth 1865-1881. Prenton, Birkenhead 1889-1893. Retired to Newquay. [Minister]

Death

Died 19.10.1904.

Sources

• United College prize list
• Surman Index Online
• W.D. McNaughton, The Scottish Congregational ministry 1794-1993 (Glasgow, 1993)