Type: | Bishop |
Honorific Prefix: | The Right Reverend |
William Scot Wilson | |
Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway | |
Church: | Scottish Episcopal Church |
Diocese: | Glasgow and Galloway |
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Term: | 1859-1888 |
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Predecessor: | Walter Trower |
Successor: | William Harrison |
Ordination: | 1829 |
Ordained By: | David Low |
Consecration: | 26 April 1859 |
Consecrated By: | Charles Terrot |
Birth Date: | 1806 |
Birth Place: | Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland |
Death Date: | 17 March 1888 |
Death Place: | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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William Scot Wilson (1806 – 17 March 1888) was a Scottish bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church, who served as Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway between 1859 and 1888.[1]
Wilson was born in Pittenweem, Fife in 1806, the son of the Reverend David Wilson.[2] He was educated at King's College, Aberdeen, from where he graduated with a Master of Arts] in 1827. He also gained his theological training from Edinburgh Theological College. He was awarded a Doctor of Laws from Trinity College Dublin in 1859, and a Doctor of Divinity from Hobart College.
He was ordained deacon in 1827 and priest in 1829 by Bishop David Low of Ross and Argyle. He then ministered in Inverness-shire.[3] In 1832 he was appointed rector of Holy Trinity Church in Ayr, a post he retained during his episcopacy, till his death[4] [5] He also became Dean of Glasgow and Galloway in 1845. In 1859, he was elected Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway, and remained so till his death in Ayr in 1888.[6] [7])[8] He was consecrated in St Paul's Church in Edinburgh, by the Primus Charles Terrot, on April 26, 1859.