About: James Kirkwood (Church of Scotland)

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James Kirkwood (c.1650–1708 or 1709) was a Church of Scotland minister, advocate of free parish libraries, and promoter of Scottish Gaelic language literacy. He was behind the Bible translations into Scottish Gaelic of Robert Kirk. In 1685 he was deprived of the living of ministry for refusing to take the test and moved to England to become rector of Astwick, Bedfordshire, but following the Act of Settlement 1701 was ejected for not abjuring under the Act of Security, which required the taker of the oath to renounce their allegiance to the Stuarts and the Church.

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  • James Kirkwood (c.1650–1708 or 1709) was a Church of Scotland minister, advocate of free parish libraries, and promoter of Scottish Gaelic language literacy. He was behind the Bible translations into Scottish Gaelic of Robert Kirk. In 1685 he was deprived of the living of ministry for refusing to take the test and moved to England to become rector of Astwick, Bedfordshire, but following the Act of Settlement 1701 was ejected for not abjuring under the Act of Security, which required the taker of the oath to renounce their allegiance to the Stuarts and the Church. (en)
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  • James Kirkwood (c.1650–1708 or 1709) was a Church of Scotland minister, advocate of free parish libraries, and promoter of Scottish Gaelic language literacy. He was behind the Bible translations into Scottish Gaelic of Robert Kirk. In 1685 he was deprived of the living of ministry for refusing to take the test and moved to England to become rector of Astwick, Bedfordshire, but following the Act of Settlement 1701 was ejected for not abjuring under the Act of Security, which required the taker of the oath to renounce their allegiance to the Stuarts and the Church. (en)
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  • James Kirkwood (Church of Scotland) (en)
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