author
W. K. (William King) Tweedie
1803–1863
A Scottish minister, historian, and biographer, he wrote with a strong interest in church history and the lives of notable Christian figures. His work is especially connected with nineteenth-century Scotland and the religious world shaped by the Disruption of 1843.
2 Audiobooks
Joseph and His Brethren
by W. K. (William King) Tweedie
A Lamp to the Path Or, The Word of God in the Heart, the Home, the Workshop and the Market-Place
by W. K. (William King) Tweedie
About the author
Born in 1803, William King Tweedie was educated at the universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, and St Andrews before entering the ministry. He was ordained in the Church of Scotland, and later joined the Free Church during the Disruption of 1843, a major break that reshaped Scottish religious life.
Tweedie served in Edinburgh and became known not only as a minister but also as a writer and editor. He worked on historical and biographical subjects, including collections and studies tied to Scottish church history, and he is remembered as a careful chronicler of religious lives and movements.
His career also included leadership in the Free Church’s foreign mission work, showing that his interests reached beyond the pulpit and the page. He died in 1863, leaving behind writing that reflects both the convictions and the controversies of his time.