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John Wellwood
1853–1919
A Scottish minister who also made time for poetry and biography, he wrote with a strong sense of character, faith, and public life. His work is especially remembered for its portrait of the influential preacher Norman Macleod.
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Norman Macleod
by John Wellwood
About the author
Born in Glasgow on December 18, 1853, he was educated at Annfield School in Bridgeton and at the University of Glasgow. He chose the Church of Scotland rather than law, and was ordained in 1883, beginning a ministry that ran alongside his literary work.
He served in Drainie near Elgin before moving to Glasgow, where he later became minister of Highland Memorial Church. Along with his pastoral work, he published poetry and prose, building a reputation as a thoughtful writer with a strong interest in religion, biography, and Scottish public life.
He is best known as the author of Norman Macleod, a biography of the celebrated Scottish preacher and writer. He died in 1919, leaving behind the picture of a writer-clergyman whose books grew naturally out of his church life and his interest in notable figures of his time.