James Begg
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James Begg (born 31 October 1808 in New Monklands, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died 29 September 1883) was a Free Church of Scotland minister.
Begg was a Church of Scotland Minister in Liberton, Edinburgh prior to the Disruption of 1843. He then became Minister in the Free Church of Scotland at Newington, Edinburgh,[1] and also served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1865.[2]
Begg was a key figure in the foundation of the Scottish Reformation Society in 1850 and the Protestant Alliance, and was known not just for anti-Catholicism but also his concern for working and living conditions.[3] He was editor for The Bulwark or The Reformation Journal for 21 years from its beginning July, 1851.[4] He also wrote frequently to The Witness, Hugh Miller's newspaper.
Together with Thomas Chalmers, Begg was a major influence behind the colony houses of Edinburgh,[5] which were built between 1850 and 1910 as homes for artisans and skilled working-class families by philanthropic model dwellings companies.
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Further reading
- Smith, Thomas. Memoirs of James Begg, D.D.: Minister of Newington Free Church, Edinburgh volume 1, 1885: Edinburgh. James Gemmell.
External links
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Wikisource has the text of the 1885–1900 Dictionary of National Biography's article about Begg, James. |
- The James Begg Society
- Picture of Begg at the National Portrait Gallery
- Scottish Reformation Society/James Begg
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