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R. H. (Robert Henry) Lundie
1824–1885
A Scottish-born Presbyterian minister, social reformer, and biographer, he spent much of his life serving churches in Birkenhead and Liverpool. His best-known book, Alexander Balfour: A Memoir, reflects the moral seriousness and public spirit that marked his own career.
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Alexander Balfour : a memoir
by R. H. (Robert Henry) Lundie
About the author
Born in Kelso, Scotland, on 5 November 1824, Robert Henry Lundie entered the ministry at a remarkably young age. Church histories of the United Reformed Church remember him being called to St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Birkenhead at just 19, and later moving to Liverpool to establish a new congregation at Fairfield.
He was known not only as a minister but also as an energetic worker for schools, Sunday schools, and better social conditions. Memorial records describe a life spent in the service of the Presbyterian Church of England, noting that he served as Moderator twice and remained deeply involved in church and civic life until his death at Fairfield Manse, Liverpool, on 20 January 1885.
As a writer, Lundie is now chiefly associated with Alexander Balfour: A Memoir, a full-length life of the Liverpool merchant and philanthropist Alexander Balfour. The book shows his gift for warm, admiring biography and helps explain why his own work was remembered with such affection in the communities he served.