Patrick MacFarlan

Not to be confused with Patrick McFarland.

Patrick MacFarlan
Patrick MacFarlan from Disruption Worthies[1]
ChurchGreenock
Personal details
Born4 April 1781
Died13 November 1849
minister of Kippen
In office
4 September 1806 – 13 July 1810[2]
minister of Polmont
In office
13 July 1810 – 29 July 1824[3]
minister of St. John's, Glasgow
In office
29 July 1824 – 24 November 1825[4]
minister of St Enoch's, Glasgow
In office
24 November 1825 – 27 July 1832[5]
minister of West Parish, Greenock
In office
27 July 1832 – 18 May 1843[6]
minister of West Free Church, Greenock
In office
1843 – 13 November 1849[6]
Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
In office
22 May 1834 – close[6]
Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland
In office
22 May 1845 – close[6]
Macfarlane; signing of the Deed of Demission (23 May 1843) This photograph by Adamson and Hill formed the centrepiece of the enormous Disruption painting which now hangs in the Edinburgh Theological Seminary.
The Disruption Assembly by David Octavius Hill
Signing The Deed Of Demission;[7] Patrick Macfarlan is central with a quill pen. This painting, only a fraction of which is shown, was one of the first ever to be supported by the emerging art of photography
Unknown man (possibly Rev. Patrick MacFarlan, 1781 - 1849. of Greenock)

Patrick MacFarlan (4 April 1781 – 13 November 1849) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1834[8] and as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland in 1845.[1]

  1. ^ a b Wylie 1881.
  2. ^ Scott 1923, p. 351.
  3. ^ Scott 1915, p. 224.
  4. ^ Scott 1920, p. 447.
  5. ^ Scott 1920, p. 441.
  6. ^ a b c d Scott 1920, p. 207-208.
  7. ^ "The First General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland (after David Octavius Hill)". Art uk. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland". geni.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.