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Rev. Alexander Stewart

A Scottish minister and preacher remembered for the force of his sermons, he served in Rothesay and then Cromarty during a time of major change in the church. His life joined Highland roots, serious study, and a reputation that drew notice from some of the leading church figures of his day.

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Nether Lochaber

Nether Lochaber

by Rev. Alexander Stewart

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Alexander Stewart was a Scottish minister born in Moulin, Perthshire, on September 25, 1794. He was educated first at Moulin Parish School and Tain Academy, then studied at King's College, Aberdeen, and later at the University of Glasgow after deciding to enter the ministry.

He was licensed to preach in 1822, became minister of the Chapel of Ease in Rothesay in 1824, and later that year was admitted to Cromarty. In Rothesay he preached in both Gaelic and English, and in Cromarty his knowledge of Gaelic remained valuable because of the Highland population in his parish.

Stewart became known as a powerful preacher, and accounts of his life say that Thomas Chalmers admired his preaching greatly. He died on November 5, 1847, and is remembered as a Scottish preacher associated with the Free Church of Scotland.