GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-003217
NameAlexander Hamilton
TitleMr.
Gendermale
Denomination
Livedb. ca. 1626-03-25 - d. ca. 1696-12-01 (old)
Linked Manuscripts
Linked SermonsSermon on Isaiah 25:9 -- preacher (autograph: no)
Linked ReportsSermons preached in April 1689 -- preacher
Source of DataHew Scott, Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, &c., Part I: Synod of Lothian and Tweedale [sic] (Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1866), pp. 22, 181, 182; Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources ConsultedHew Scott, Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, &c., Part I: Synod of Lothian and Tweedale [sic] (Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1866), pp. 22, 181, 182
Other NoteAlexander Hamilton, born c. 1626, took his degree at the University of Glasgow in 1649. He was minister of Dalmeny, West Lothian, from 2 July 1656 until his deprivation on 1 October 1662. Hamilton was restored to his post on 2 September 1669 and held this living until 1677. On 24 July 1689, he was appointed to St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh. Alexander Hamilton died in December 1696. His 'Cordial for Christians Traveling Heaven-Ward, &c.', was published in Edinburgh in 1696.
GEMMS record createdJanuary 14, 2021
GEMMS record last editedOctober 17, 2021