James Ramsay (minister)

James Ramsay (1672–1749) was a Church of Scotland minister who served twice as Moderator of the General Assembly in both 1738 and 1741.

[1] In November 1706 he unsuccessfully opposed the Scottish bishops' involvement with the forthcoming Act of Union 1707.

In 1714 he was one of the several senior ministers sent by the General Assembly to congratulate King George I on his ascension to the throne.

[2] He is said to have walked the 45 miles from Kelso to Edinburgh to join the General Assembly, probably over two or three days.

He is almost certainly buried at Kelso, possibly under the floor of the church itself (which was still the habit in rural parishes at this time.