David Rait
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David Rait (c. 1560–1632) was a Scottish clergyman in the Church of Scotland, serving as minister of St Machar's Cathedral in Aberdeen and as Moderator of the General Assembly in Aberdeen in 1605.
Life
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He belonged to the Rait family of Hallgreen in The Mearns. In 1598, he succeeded Alexander Arbuthnot as minister of St Machar's Cathedral in Old Aberdeen and concurrently served as Principal of the nearby King's College, Aberdeen. He chaired the General Assembly in Aberdeen in 1605 in his capacity as Moderator of the Synod. Rait received a Doctor of Divinity degree in 1620. He retired from St Machar's Cathedral in 1621, with Alexander Scrogie succeeding him, but continued as Principal of King's College until his death in 1632.[1]
Family
[edit]In December 1592, he married Elizabeth Allardice, the daughter of John Allardice of Allardice Castle. The couple had one son, James Rait.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; vol. 6; by Hew Scott
- ^ "5. The Barons".
- 1560 births
- 1632 deaths
- Academics of the University of Aberdeen
- Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
- 16th-century ministers of the Church of Scotland
- 16th-century Scottish Presbyterian ministers
- 17th-century ministers of the Church of Scotland
- 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian ministers