Biography of James Caldwell

James Caldwell matriculated at the University in 1839. He was the youngest son of William, a workman of Irvine, Ayrshire.

Caldwell took a theological course in the United Secession Hall. He joined fellow Glasgow students William Paxton Young and Matthew Strang, missionaries to Jamaica, where he was ordained in 1847. Caldwell died there of fever in 1848.

Summary

James Caldwell
Born 1823.
Died 1848.
University Link: Student
GU Degree: Arts, 1839;
Occupation categories: clergy; missionaries
Record last updated: 23rd Jun 2014

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