James Strachan Barty (1806 - 1875) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1868/9.
Barty was born in the manse at Bendochy in Perthshire near Coupar Angus, the son of Thomas Barty.[1]
In 1829 he replaced his father as minister of Bendochy. In 1844 he took place in a survey regarding the impact of the Poor Laws on his parish.[2]
In 1868 he succeeded Thomas Jackson Crawford as Moderator of the General Assembly. He was replaced in turn by Norman MacLeod (1812-1872) in 1869.
He died in the manse at Bendochy in late January 1875. He had lived in this house for his entire life.[3]
He was married to Margaret Webster.
Their son, James Webster Barty (1841-1915), married Ann Moubray Boyd of Dunblane.[4]