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Robert Henry (minister)

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98: 33: 90: 428: 381: 443: 215:. The novelty consisted in dividing the subjects into different heads, civil history, military, social, and so on, and following out each of them separately. The work was mainly a compilation, having no critical qualities. Despite the persistent and ferocious attacks of 488: 155: 394: 528: 498: 513: 518: 399: 483: 523: 306: 151:. The University of Edinburgh granted him an honorary doctorate (DD) in July 1770. At this time he lived at Bristo Street, just south of Greyfriars Church. 478: 503: 132:, being licensed by the Presbytery of Annan in 1746, but not finding a patron. He was finally ordained in 1748, just over the Scottish border in 220: 319: 447: 175:
He died on 24 November 1790 at his home in Merchant Street in Edinburgh (just south of St Giles) but is buried with his family in
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The History of Great Britain from the First Invasion of It by the Romans under Julius Caeser Written on a New Plan
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He was born on 18 February 1718, the son of Jean Galloway and James Henry, a farmer at Muirton Farm near
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De l'Origine des Loix, des Arts, et des Sciences, et de Leurs Progrès chez les Anciens Peuples
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The Origin of Laws, Arts, and Sciences and Their Progress among the Most Ancient Nations
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Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002
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Revelation: The Most Effectual Means of Civilising and Reforming Mankind
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by William Nimmo, revised by W. M. Stirling and R. Gillespie, 1880
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In May 1768 he finally got a position in Scotland: as minister at
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Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
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In June 1763 he was married to Anne Balderston (d. 1800).
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A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature
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Henry was educated at St Ninian's Parish School then
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Black and white engraving of a portrait of Robert Henry
FRSE
FSA (Scot)
minister


St. Ninians
Stirlingshire
Stirling
University of Edinburgh
Annan
Church of Scotland
Carlisle
Berwick-upon-Tweed
New Greyfriars
Edinburgh
Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Old Kirk, St Giles
Royal Society of Edinburgh
Polmont
Henry Grieve
Linlithgow
first Roman invasion
King Henry VIII
Dr Gilbert Stewart
Earl of Mansfield
Malcolm Laing
Vol. I
Vol. II
Vol. III

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