George Cook (moderator 1876)

George Cook (1812–1888) was a minister of the Church of Scotland, who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1876.

He was part of the "Cook Dynasty" (mainly centred in St Andrews) and both his father and brother also served as Moderator.

[1] He was born in the manse of Laurencekirk on 11 June 1812 the son of George Cook who served as Moderator in 1825 and was later Professor of Moral Philosophy at St Andrews University.

He was educated at Laurencekirk parish school then studied divinity at St Andrews University graduating MA around 1832.

After 20 years in India he returned to Scotland as minister of Bathgate Parish Church.