Background
He was born on 24 June 1831 at Kincaple near Saint Andrews, Fife, and was the second son of Jasper Wallace, a gardener, and Elizabeth Archibald.
fiction writer university professor
He was born on 24 June 1831 at Kincaple near Saint Andrews, Fife, and was the second son of Jasper Wallace, a gardener, and Elizabeth Archibald.
He was educated at the Geddes Institution, Culross, Fife, and at the University of Saint Andrews where he graduated Master of Arts
In 1853. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Divinity by Glasgow University in 1869. As a result, his fitness to be a minister was questioned and presumably this controversy influenced his decision to leave the clerical profession. He died in London on 6 June 1899.
1854 – Appointed classical master at Cupar Academy.
July 1857 – Licensed as a minister by the Presbytery of Edinburgh. 1860 – Transferred to Trinity Parish Church, Edinburgh.
1868 – Transferred to Old Greyfriars, Edinburgh. August 1876 – Left the clerical profession and was appointed editor of the Scotsman newspaper.
November 1880 – Resigned from the editorship.
November 1883 – Studied law and called the English Bar at the Middle Temple, London. 1886 – Elected as Liberal M.P.for the Edinburgh East.
1892 – Re-elected as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh East.
1895 – Re-elected as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh East and remained so till his death in 1899.
24th United Kingdom Parliament. 25th United Kingdom Parliament. 26th United Kingdom Parliament.
