Robert Blair (moderator)


Robert Blair
Couston Castle where Robert Blair died.[1]
Personal details
Born1593
Died(1666-08-27)27 August 1666
Couston Castle
BuriedAberdour
NationalityScottish
DenominationPresbyterian
SignatureRobert Blair's signature
Emigrants memorial, Larne commemorating the first ship to leave Larne for America in 1717. The Eagle Wing left Groomsport in 1636 and was over halfway there when they turned back. (The Mayflower sailed in 1620).[2]
Westminster Abbey, west facade

Robert Blair (1593 – 27 August 1666) was a Scottish presbyterian minister who became a Westminster Divine and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1646, after failing to emigrate to Boston in 1636.

  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Couston Castle including Walled Garden and Garage (Category C Listed Building) (LB3606)". Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. ^ Kirkpatrick 2015.