Robert Paterson (principal)
Robert Paterson | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Robert Paterson by Charles Whyt | |
| Born | c. 1635 |
| Died | 1717 (aged 81–82) |
| Occupation | Principal of Marischal College |
| Spouse | Agnes Carnegie |
| Children | 8 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Marischal College |
Robert Paterson (c. 1635 – 1717) was a Scottish academic who served as Principal of Marischal College from 1679 to 1717.[1]
Life
Paterson was born c. 1635, in Foveran, to John Paterson (later Bishop of Ross) and Elizabeth Ramsay. His siblings included John Paterson later (Archbishop of Glasgow); George Paterson of Seafield (commissary); Sir William Paterson of Granton (barrister and clerk to the privy council); and a daughter, Isabella, who married Kenneth Mackenzie of Suddie.[2]
He was educated at Marischal College becoming a "regent" in 1657.[3] In 1671, he started teaching the "Bajan class" at the college and in 1673 was appointed college librarian. In November 1678, he replaced James Leslie as principal of Marischal College.[3] He embarked on an ambitious refurbishment of the college buildings, and was a patron to the local arts.[4]
He was dismissed as principal due to his Jacobite sympathies in 1717 and died shortly thereafter.[4]
Arms
His coat of arms were described as: "Argent, three pelicans in their piety proper; on a chief azure as many mullets of the field; a mitre azure for difference".[1]
Family
He married Agnes Carnegie daughter of David Carnegie of Craige, minister of Farnell. They had two sons and six daughters:[1]
- David
- Robert
- Elizabeth
- Margrat
- Agnes
- Mary
- Issobell
- Cathren
References
- 1 2 3 Officers of the Marischal College and University of Aberdeen, 1593-1860. Aberdeen University Press. 1897. pp. 28–29.
- ↑ Gordon, Scots Affairs, Spalding, Memorials, and Diary of the Lairds of Brodie, all published by the Spalding Club; Guthrie, Memoirs
- 1 2 Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; vol. 7; by Hew Scott
- 1 2 "Aberdeen Jacobitism · 2007 Acts of Union · University Collections". exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
