James Grierson (minister, born 1791)

James Grierson (2 July 1791–22 January 1875) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly to the Free Church of Scotland in 1854/55.

He was presented by John Lee Allen of Errol, 15 January, and ordained on 12 August 1819.

[1] In 1816 he was licensed to preach and began his ministry in Stirling as a minister for the Church of Scotland.

In 1843 he (and the bulk of the congregation) established the Free Church of Scotland in Errol.

He was photographed in 1860 at the foot of the steps to New College with several other ex-Moderators of the Free Church.

Errol Parish Church
The Moderator and Ex Moderators of the Free Church of Scotland, Assembly; 1860. Pictured, from left to right, are (standing) Dr Smyth , Dr Clason , Dr Henderson , Dr Grierson, Dr N. Paterson and Dr Beith (behind); (seated) Dr Cunningham , Dr Buchanan and Dr Julius Wood .