William Ritchie (moderator)
Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1801
William Ritchie FRSE (1747 – 29 January 1830) was a Scottish minister who rose to be Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1801.
Life
He was born late in December 1747 the son of John Ritchie of Fowlis Wester. He was baptised on 3 January 1748. He was educated at the local parish school. He became a schoolteacher at Newtyle in 1763 and schoolteacher at Fowlis Wester in 1766. He then studied at the University of St Andrews. He was licensed to preach by the presbytery of Fordoun in 1774. Unable to find a position he became tutor to the family of Lord Inverurie and travelled with him of on a tour of Europe until 1779. Returning to Scotland he declined positions at both Trinity Gask and Dundee. In 1789 he went on a second Grand Tour, this time with the sons of Oswald of Auchencruive.
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