Farquhar Matheson Explained

Farquhar Matheson was a Scottish minister, who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland in 1939.[1]

Life

In 1920 he became minister of the Free Church in Assynt.[2]

Soon after he was translated to Stoer. In 1939 he succeeded Rev John MacKay MacLennan as Moderator of the General Assembly.[1]

Family

He was father-in-law to Donald Lamont moderator in the 1970s, and maternal grandfather of Derek Lamont Moderator in 2017.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1930 to 1939
  2. Web site: ASSYNT & EDDRACHILLIS. www.freechurchcontinuing.org.
  3. Web site: Former Ross minister named as Moderator Designate . Ross-shirejournal.co.uk . 2016-10-06 . 2020-02-23.