Born in
Fochabers,
Moray in 1684, he was
ordained a
priest on 19 April 1712. He was appointed the
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District and
Titular Bishop of
Mosynopolis by the
Holy See on 19 September 1735. He was
consecrated to the
Episcopate in
Edinburgh on 2 November 1735. The principal
consecrator was Bishop
James Gordon, and the principal co-consecrator was Bishop
Hugh MacDonald. On the death of James Gordon on 18 February 1746, he automatically succeeded as the Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District. He died in office on 21 August 1766, aged 73. ==References==