Biography of Stevenson Macgill

Stevenson Macgill (1765-1840) was a graduate of the University who was Professor of Divinity, 1814 to 1840, and Dean of Faculties from 1814 to 1815.

Macgill graduated MA from the University in 1781 and received a DD from Aberdeen in 1803. He became Minister of Eastwood in 1791 and then of the Tron, Glasgow, until his appointment to the University chair. Macgill was a leading evangelical and a strong opponent of pluralities, who opposed the appointment of Duncan Macfarlan as Principal in 1824 on the grounds that the Principal, who had been presented by the King to be minister of the High Church of Glasgow, should not hold two offices. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1828, and was appointed Chaplain to the King in 1834 and a Dean of the Chapel Royal in 1835.

Summary

Stevenson Macgill
Theologian
Born 19 January 1765, Port Glasgow, Scotland.
Died 18 August 1840.
University Link: Dean of Faculties, Graduate, Professor
GU Degree: MA, 1781;
Occupation categories: clergy; theologians
NNAF Reference: GB/NNAF/P148544
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Record last updated: 16th Jul 2009

University Connections

University Roles

• Dean of Faculties, 1814-1815
• Graduate [View Stevenson Macgill's record in the list of graduates]
• Professor

Academic Posts

Professorships:

• Divinity