Robert Herbert Story
Robert Story | |
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Principal of the University of Glasgow | |
In office 1898–1907 | |
Preceded by | John Caird |
Succeeded by | Sir Donald MacAlister |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 January 1835 Heidelberg |
Robert Herbert Story (28 January 1835 – 13 January 1907) was a Scottish divine and Principal of the University of Glasgow.[1] He attained the highest position in the Scottish church as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1894.
Biography
Story was born on 28 January 1835 at the manse at Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, the son of Rev Robert Story, the parish minister.[2]
He was educated at the universities of
In November 1886, he moved to
Story had been appointed in 1886 as Chaplain in Ordinary to
He received an honorary doctorate as
He lived his final years in rooms at the University (13 University)[9] and died in Glasgow on 13 January 1907. His position as Principal was filled by Sir Donald MacAlister.
Family
In October 1863 he married the author Janet Leith Maughan (d. 1926), daughter of Captain Philip Maughan. They had a son, who died in infancy and two daughters.
Trivia
Character
Story was a staunch supporter of the
Works
In addition to lives of his father (1862), Professor Robert Lee (1870) and William Carstares (1876), he published a devotional book Christ the Consoler; a volume of sermons, Creed and Conduct (1878); The Apostolic Ministry in the Scottish Church (
Is magnum opus was The Church of Scotland, Past and Present 5.vols. (1890/1)
References
- ^ Robert Story. Glasgow University (multitab page)
- ^ a b Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; vol. 7; by Hew Scott
- ^ a b c d Chisholm 1911.
- ^ "No. 11009". The Edinburgh Gazette. 29 July 1898. p. 750.
- ^ "No. 27367". The London Gazette. 22 October 1901. p. 6847.
- ^ "No. 25573". The London Gazette. 30 March 1886. p. 1535.
- ^ "No. 27649". The London Gazette. 23 February 1904. p. 1163.
- ^ "University intelligence". The Times. No. 36075. London. 26 February 1900. p. 8.
- ^ Glasgow Post Office Directory 1906
- Attribution
public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Story, Robert Herbert". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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