George Haliburton (bishop of Dunkeld)

George Haliburton (1616–1665) was a 17th-century Scottish minister. The son of Janet Ogilvie, and her husband, George Haliburton senior, George was born in Glenisla, Angus, where his father was a minister.

George Haliburton
Bishop of Dunkeld
ChurchChurch of Scotland
SeeDiocese of Dunkeld
In office16621665
PredecessorAlexander Lindsay
SuccessorHenry Guthrie
Orders
OrdinationN/A
Consecration7 May 1662, Holyrood Palace
Personal details
Born1616
Glenisla, Angus
Died5 April 1665, Perth, Scotland
Previous postMinister of Perth

In 1636, he graduated from King's College, Aberdeen, thereafter receiving his licence for the ministry from Meigle presbytery. He served as an army chaplain in 1640 and 1641, before being appointed minister of Menmuir in November 1642. The following year he married the daughter of David Lindsay, ex-Bishop of Edinburgh.

From 1 August 1644, he was in charge of Perth. He was briefly deposed (1644–1645) for saying a blessing while dining with the Marquess of Montrose. After the reinstatement of episcopacy in 1662, James Sharp, Archbishop of St Andrews recommended him for the bishopric of Dunkeld. He was consecrated Bishop of Dunkeld, on 7 May 1662, at Holyrood Palace, retaining control of Perth. He died at Perth on 5 April 1665 and was buried in the Greyfriars' Church.

References

  • Clarke, Tristram, "Haliburton, George (c.1616–1665)", in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 , accessed 20 Feb 2007
Vacant
Title last held by
Alexander Lindsay
Bishop of Dunkeld
16621665
Succeeded by
Henry Guthrie
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