John Brown ~ Minister, Professor of Theology,
Scotch Burgher minister; born at Carpow, near Abernethy (on the Firth of Tay, 6 m. south east, of Perth), Perthshire, 1722; died at Haddington (12 miles east of Edinburgh) June 19, 1787. He was poor and self-taught, but acquired no small amount of learning; was a herd-boy, peddler, soldier, and […]