David Shaw (minister)

David Shaw (1719–1810) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1775.

[1] He was born around 1719 the third son of Rev Alexander Shaw of Edinkillie in Morayshire and his wife, Grizel Munro.

In 1775 he succeeded Rev Robert Henry as Moderator of the Church of Scotland.

St Andrews University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Divinity in the same year.

Their children included Charles Shaw (1757-1827), who was Clerk to the Justiciary of the Peace of Ayrshire.