Archibald Alison (author)
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Archibald Alison
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| Born |
13 November 1757 Edinburgh |
| Died | 17 May 1839 (aged 81) Colinton, Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Minister of religion Essayist |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Citizenship | Great Britain |
| Alma mater |
Glasgow University Balliol College, Oxford |
| Subject | didactic and philosophical topics |
| Literary movement | Scottish enlightenment |
| Notable works | Essay on the Nature and Principles of Taste (1790) |
| Spouse | Dorothea Gregory (m. 1784) (d. 1830) |
| Children |
William Pulteney Alison, physician Sir Archibald Alison, advocate |
| Relatives | Brother-in-law of the physician James Gregory |
Archibald Alison FRS FRSE (13 November 1757 – 17 May 1839) was a Scottish episcopalian priest and essayist.
He was born in Edinburgh, to Patrick Alison the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, himself a younger son of an Alison of Newhall, near Coupar Angus.
After studying at the University of Glasgow, where he established his lifelong friendship with Dugald Stewart, and at Balliol College, Oxford, he took orders in the Church of England, and was appointed in 1778 to the curacy of Brancepeth, near Durham. In 1784 he married Dorothea Gregory, youngest daughter of Professor Gregory of Edinburgh.
The next twenty years of his life were spent in Shropshire, where he held in succession the livings of High Ercall, Roddington and Kenley. In 1800 he moved back to Edinburgh, having been appointed senior incumbent of St Paul's Chapel in the Cowgate. For thirty-four years he filled this position with much ability; his sermons were characterised by quiet beauty of thought and grace of composition. His preaching attracted so many hearers that a new and larger church was built for him.
From 1791 until death he held the title of Prebendary to Salisbury Cathedral.
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