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'''Theodore Marshall''' (1846–1909) was a Scottish minister who served as [[Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland]] in 1908.<ref name="geni">{{cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/projects/Moderators-of-the-General-Assembly-of-the-Church-of-Scotland/15939|website=geni.com|title=Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland|accessdate=2018-02-12}}</ref>
'''Theodore Marshall''' (1846–1909) was a Scottish minister who served as [[Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland]] in 1908.<ref name="geni">{{cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/projects/Moderators-of-the-General-Assembly-of-the-Church-of-Scotland/15939|website=geni.com|title=Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland|accessdate=2018-02-12}}</ref>
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==Life==
==Life==
[[File:The grave of Rev Theodore Marshall, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh.jpg|thumb|The grave of Rev Theodore Marshall, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh]]
[[File:The grave of Rev Theodore Marshall, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh.jpg|thumb|The grave of Rev Theodore Marshall, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh]]
He was born at 9 Fettes Row<ref>Edinburgh and Leith Post Office directory 1846–47</ref> the son of [[John Marshall, Lord Curriehill|John Marshall, advocate]] (later known as Lord Curriehill).
Marshall was born on 8 March 1843 at 9 Fettes Row<ref>Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1846–47</ref> the son of Margaret Tod Bell daughter of Rev Andrew Bell of [[Crail]] and [[John Marshall, Lord Curriehill|John Marshall, advocate]] (later known as Lord Curriehill). He was educated at [[Loretto School]] and [[Edinburgh Academy]], then studied at the [[University of Glasgow]] and the [[University of Edinburgh]], graduating with an MA in 1864.<ref name = fasti>''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae''; vol. 4; by Hew Scott</ref>


He was minister of [[Caputh, Perth and Kinross|Caputh]] from 1869 to 1893.
He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of [[Wigtown]] in 1867 and served as assistant at St Stephen's Church in [[Stockbridge, Edinburgh]]. He was ordained as minister of [[Caputh, Perth and Kinross|Caputh]] in [[Perthshire]] in February 1869 under the patronage of [[Queen Victoria]] and remained there until 1893.


He followed in the footsteps of Very Rev [[K. M. Phin]] and ran the Church of Scotland's Home Mission Service based at 22 Queen Street in [[New Town, Edinburgh|Edinburgh's New Town]].
He then followed in the footsteps of Very Rev [[K. M. Phin]] and ran the Church of Scotland's Home Mission Service based at 22 Queen Street in [[New Town, Edinburgh|Edinburgh's New Town]]. He lived at Linkswood, [[Davidsons Mains]] in western Edinburgh.<ref>Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1907-8</ref>
He lived at Linkswood, [[Davidsons Mains]] in western Edinburgh.<ref>Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1907-8</ref>


He died on a train travelling from Perth to Crieff on 1 May 1909.<ref name="nla">{{cite web|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/37580890|title=08 May 1909 - THE REV. THEODORE MARSHALL, D.D.|website=Trove|accessdate=2018-02-12}}</ref> Because he died during his tenancy as Moderator he remained styled as Right Reverend (Very Reverend being the style for former Moderators).
On 1 May 1909, he died while travelling on a train from Perth to Crieff.<ref name="nla">{{cite web|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/37580890|title=08 May 1909 - THE REV. THEODORE MARSHALL, D.D.|newspaper=Western Mail|date=8 May 1909 |accessdate=2018-02-12}}</ref> Because he died during his tenancy as Moderator he remained styled as Right Reverend (Very Reverend being the style for former Moderators).


He is buried in [[Dean Cemetery]] in western Edinburgh. The grave lies on the north side of the central gap between the original cemetery and the first northern extension. His grave wrongly terms him Very Reverend. He is also memorialised on his parents' grave in [[St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh|St Cuthberts Churchyard]] in the city centre, where he is correctly titled Right Rev.
He is buried in [[Dean Cemetery]] in western Edinburgh. The grave lies on the north side of the central gap between the original cemetery and the first northern extension. His grave wrongly terms him Very Reverend. He is also memorialised on his parents' grave in [[St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh|St Cuthberts Churchyard]] in the city centre, where he is correctly titled Right Rev.
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==Family==
==Family==


He was married to Anne Nicholson (1846–1939) at 3 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh on 21 July 1669.<ref>Edinburgh Evening Courant - Thursday 22 July 1869</ref>
He married to Anne Nicholson (1846–1939) at 3 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh on 21 July 1869.<ref>''Edinburgh Evening Courant''; Thursday 22 July 1869</ref> She was the daughter of Rev Dr Maxwell Nicholson of St Stephen's Church in [[Stockbridge, Edinburgh]].<ref name = fasti />


==Memorials==
==Memorials==
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9 Fettes Row, Edinburgh

Theodore Marshall (1846–1909) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1908.[1]

Life

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The grave of Rev Theodore Marshall, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh

Marshall was born on 8 March 1843 at 9 Fettes Row[2] the son of Margaret Tod Bell daughter of Rev Andrew Bell of Crail and John Marshall, advocate (later known as Lord Curriehill). He was educated at Loretto School and Edinburgh Academy, then studied at the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh, graduating with an MA in 1864.[3]

He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Wigtown in 1867 and served as assistant at St Stephen's Church in Stockbridge, Edinburgh. He was ordained as minister of Caputh in Perthshire in February 1869 under the patronage of Queen Victoria and remained there until 1893.

He then followed in the footsteps of Very Rev K. M. Phin and ran the Church of Scotland's Home Mission Service based at 22 Queen Street in Edinburgh's New Town. He lived at Linkswood, Davidsons Mains in western Edinburgh.[4]

On 1 May 1909, he died while travelling on a train from Perth to Crieff.[5] Because he died during his tenancy as Moderator he remained styled as Right Reverend (Very Reverend being the style for former Moderators).

He is buried in Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh. The grave lies on the north side of the central gap between the original cemetery and the first northern extension. His grave wrongly terms him Very Reverend. He is also memorialised on his parents' grave in St Cuthberts Churchyard in the city centre, where he is correctly titled Right Rev.

Family

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He married to Anne Nicholson (1846–1939) at 3 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh on 21 July 1869.[6] She was the daughter of Rev Dr Maxwell Nicholson of St Stephen's Church in Stockbridge, Edinburgh.[3]

Memorials

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The baptismal font at Iona Abbey is dedicated to his memory.

References

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  1. ^ "Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland". geni.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1846–47
  3. ^ a b Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; vol. 4; by Hew Scott
  4. ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1907-8
  5. ^ "08 May 1909 - THE REV. THEODORE MARSHALL, D.D." Western Mail. 8 May 1909. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. ^ Edinburgh Evening Courant; Thursday 22 July 1869