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Thomas Moffat Murchison (1907-1984) was a
Church of Scotland
minister and
Scottish Gaelic
scholar .
[1]
Early life
He was born 27 July 1907,
[2] in Glasgow and brought up on the family croft in Skye.
[3] He was educated at Kylerhea Primary School,
Portree High School and
Trinity College, Glasgow .
[3]
Career
In 1958 he was a Bard of
An Comunn Gàidhealach .
[3]
He was
Minister of
Glenelg from 1932 to 1937; St Columba Copland Road Church
Glasgow from 1937 to 1966; and of St Columba Summertown Church,
Glasgow from then until 1972.
[4] He was
Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1969 to 1970.
[5]
[6] He was the first Gaelic-speaking moderator since 1948 when
Rev Dr Alexander Macdonald held the position.
[3] He expressed concerns about support for crofters and the importance of developing the Western parts of the Highlands.
[7]
He died on 9 January 1984.
[8]
Personal life
Murchiston married Mary Black Morton Philp (1913-2010) in 1940.
[9] He had two daughters, Anne and Fiona, and a son, Andrew.
[3]
References
^ Amongst others he wrote "The Plight of the Smallholders", 1935; "Alba: A Miscellany", 1948; " The Golden Key", 1950; and "The Gaelic Prose Writings of Donald Lamont" >
British Library website accessed 15:17
GMT 15 March 2011
^
“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London,
A & C Black , 2007
ISBN
9780199540877
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"Former Bard is nominated as moderator" .
The Glasgow Herald . 16 October 1968. p. 1. Retrieved 8 June 2016 .
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"Death of Dr Thomas Murchiston" . The Glasgow Herald . 11 February 1984. p. 6. Retrieved 8 June 2016 .
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The Times , Saturday, May 31, 1969; pg. 9; Issue 57574; col A Church And Nation
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"Moderator off on tour" . The Glasgow Herald . 2 June 1969. p. 1. Retrieved 29 October 2017 .
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"Moderator urges more development in West Highlands" . The Glasgow Herald . 19 September 1969. p. 5. Retrieved 8 June 2016 .
^ The Very Rev Thomas Murchison Churchman and Gaelic scholar
The Times Thursday, Jan 26, 1984; pg. 14; Issue 61748; col G
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"Murchison Colin Obituaries, Death Notices, Memorial & Acknowledgements, Central Scotland - Find Obituaries, Death Notices, Memorial & Acknowledgements in Central Scotland for Murchison Colin" . Archived from
the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017 .
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