Background
He was the son of Alexander Thomson, Minister of Stonehouse Alexander graduated Master of Arts
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Alexander Thomson
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University of Glasgow.
Career
He was ejected from the Ministry for supporting the King and the Book of Common Prayer. from Glasgow University in 1613. Ten years later, in 1623, he was presented by James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton (a supporter of the King) to the The Kirk Session of Cambuslang and became Minister there. On 3 July 1628 the Town Council of Edinburgh elected him to be one of the new Ministers of Street Giles, Edinburgh, when the large parish of Edinburgh was split up.
lieutenant demanded that Ministers refuse the King’s order to use a new Prayer Book based on the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.
Soon afterwards on 1 January 1639 he was deposed. He died in 1646, aged about 53.
After the Restoration of the King, another son, John, got £100 5 July 1661, sterling from Parliament, 5 July 1661, in respect of his father"s sufferings.
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Mr Thomson declined to follow this advice, and not only used the new prayer book in his services, but defended its use.
