He was born in 1830. He was minister of
Campbeltown from 1854 and remained there for most of his life. He advocated the use of Gaelic in services. He received an honorary doctorate (DD) in 1881 from
Glasgow University. In 1903 (along with the Very Rev
John Pagan) he was one of the several former Moderators invited to the official
coronation of King
Edward VII. He retired to
Edinburgh living at 9 Coates Gardens in the West End. He died in 1925 and is buried with his wife in
Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh. ==Bequests==