EDINBURGH] RATHO 183 on appointment as Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Univ. of St Andrews ; died 10th Oct. 1772. When at Katho his success as a farmer earned him the name of "Potato Wilkie." His scientific attain- ments were great, and among his pupils were Playfair and Leslie. Publication — The Epigoniad, an Epic Poem in Nine Books (Edinburgh, 1757 ; 2nd ed., 1759) ; Moral Fables in Verse (1769). He has been styled "the Scottish Homer."—[Car- lyle's Autob. ; Chambers's Biog. Diet., iv. ; Robert Fergusson's Poems.'] JAMES ROBERTSON, MA. j licen. by 7 the Presb. of St Andrews, 11th May 1757; pres. by James, Earl of Lauderdale, and ord. 10th July 1760 ; died 13th Sept. 1802, in his 75th year. He marr. 20th Aug. 1772, Jean (born 1743, died at Edinburgh 6th Sept. 1824), daugh. of Alexander Robertson, min. of Eddleston, and had issue—James Maitland, min. of Livingston, born 11th May 1774; Alex- ander, born 18th Nov. 1775, died 7th Dec. 1776 j John, surgeon H.E.T.C.S., born 11th March 1777, died on his passage to India 1st Dec. 1795 ; Alexander, M.P. for Gram- pound, in Cornwall, born 14th Feb. 1779. Publication—Account of the Parish (Sin- clair's Stat. Ace., vii.). ANDREW DUNCAN, born 1755, son of Patrick D., min. of Tibbermore; licen. by Presb. of Perth 29th July 1778 ; ord. to Auchterarder 6th Sept. 1781 ; pres. by Thomas Davidson, D.D., of Muir- house, Sept. 1802 ; trans, and adm. 24th March 1803 ; app. principal clerk to the General Assembly, 21st May 1807 ; D.D. (Edinburgh, 14th March 1811); Moderator of the General Assembly 20th May 1824 ; died 29th July 1827. He marr. 15th Aug. 1786, Margaret (died 16th Sept. 1821), daugh. of Neil Bethune, min. of Kenno- way, and had issue—Jean, born 4th April 1790 (marr. 7th July 1820, Capt. Duncan Ogilvy), died in India, April 1821 ; Chris- tian, born 16th Aug. 1791 ; Janet, born 10th Jan. 1793; Hannah, born 17th Dec. 1793 (marr. 8th Sept. 1821, Capt. H. A. Mont- gomerie) ; Margaret, born 21st Feb. 1795 ; Catherine, born 14th Aug. 1796; Andrew Bethune, min. of Culross, born 19th July 1797; Susan, born 12th July 1798; Ann Mercer, born 2nd April 1800 (marr. 19th Dec. 1828, James Craig, surgeon, Ratho) ; Grace, born 25tb April 1802 ; James, born 28thAug. 1806. Publications—The Benefits of Christianity, asermon (Edinburgh, 1806) ; Account of Auchterarder (Sinclair's Stat. Ace., iv.).— [Paterson's Ayr., i. ; Kay's Portr., ii.] JAMES HENDERSON, trans, from 1828 Stockbridge Chapel (St Bernard's); pres. by Thomas Davidson, D.D., of Muirhouse, and adm. 21st Feb. 1828 ; trans, to St Enoch's, Glasgow, 29th Nov. 1832. JAMES CLASON, born Dunblane, 27th 1833 June 1808, son of James C. ; edu- cated at Glasgow Univ. ; M.A. (1825) ; licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 3rd Aug. 1831 ; assistant at North Leith ; pres. by the trustees of Thomas Davidson, D.D., of Muirhouse ; ord. 15th Aug. 1833 ; died unmarried, 17th April 1842. Publications —Account of the Parish {New Stat. Ace, i.) ; Sermons, edited by P. Clason, D.D. (Edinburgh, 1843). JAMES CHARLES FOWLER, born 1843 Aberdeen, 1808, son of George F., schoolmaster ; educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen ; M.A. (1824) ; licen. by Presb. of Aberdeen 22nd July 1828 ; ord. to Roxburgh Place Chapel, Edinburgh, 7th Aug. 1834 ; trans, to St Luke's, Glasgow, 16th March 1837 ; trans, and adm. 12th Jan. 1843 ; LL.D. (Marischal College, Aber- deen, 1856) ; died at Torquay, 16th March 1866. He marr. (1) 26th Dec. 1848, Mary Elizabeth (died 5th Sept. 1850), daugh. of Andrew Steele of Crosswoodhill, W.S. : (2) 2nd June 1853, Helen (died 18th March 1895), daugh. ofMajor DavidBrown of Park, and had issue—Jane Munro, born 27th Jan. 1855 (marr. Alexander Thorn, St Andrews). Publications — The Right Improvement of Divine Judgments and the Proper Means of Averting Them, a sermon (Edinburgh, 1851); Lectures on the Evidences of Revealed Religion; on Infidelity; on