Education
University of Street Andrews.
University of Street Andrews.
He served as Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow from 1797 to 1837. His father-in-law was the philosopher John Millar and the philosopher James McCosh was among his students. He was also the great-uncle of Frances Wright, who lived with him for a time.
Some of his notes in manuscript are held by the Special Collections Department of the Library of the University of Glasgow.
He was a member of the Glasgow Literary Society.