Walter Ross Taylor

Walter Ross Taylor (1805–1896) was a Scottish minister of the Free Church of Scotland who served as Moderator of the General Assembly 1884/85.

He was born in Tain in northern Scotland on 11 November 1805 the son of the sheriff clerk of Cromarty.

[2] Walter was educated at the Royal Academy in Tain then from 1819 studied at King's College, Aberdeen winning the Hutton Prize as best 4th year student.

He died on 5 October 1896 aged 90 and Morrison then took his place, building the Thurso Mission Hall soon thereafter.

[9] His son Walter was Moderator in 1900 and oversaw the critical Union with the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland.