James Maitland

James Maitland (1797–1872) was a minister of the Church of Scotland, who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1860. Life He was born in the manse at Minnigaff on 18 October 1797 the son of John Garlies Maitland of Fairgirth, minister of the parish. He studied at the University of Edinburgh and was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Wigtown in January 1822. From 1822 to 1825 he assisted Andrew Brown at the Old Kirk of St Giles in Edinburgh. In November 1825 he was presented by the crown to the congregation of Kells in Dumfriesshire and was formally ordained there in September 1826. In March 1852 the University of Glasgow awarded him an honorary Doctor of Divinity.