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Alexander Whyte
''For the British colonial administrator, see Alexander Frederick Whyte'' Rev Alexander Whyte D.D.,LL.D. (13 January 18366 January 1921) was a Scottish divine. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland in 1898. Life He was born in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire to Janet Thomson, an unmarried girl. Janet declined to marry Alexander's father, John Whyte, who thereafter went to America. She did however give Alexander his father's surname. His mother joined the Free Church of Scotland at the Disruption of 1843. In 1848 he began an apprenticeship as a cobbler. In 1854 he took on a role as schoolteacher at Padanaram in Forfar and the following year moved to teach in Airlie. In Airlie the local minister taught him Latin and Greek, enabling him to apply for university He studied divinity at the University of Aberdeen and then at New College, Edinburgh graduating in 1866. This was in part funded by his estranged father. His half-sister, Elizabeth Whyte, came t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Frederick Whyte
Sir Alexander Frederick Whyte (30 September 1883 – 30 July 1970) was a British civil servant, Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician, writer, and journalist. From 1920 to 1925 he served as the first President of the new Central Legislative Assembly of British India. Biography Alexander Frederick Whyte was born on 30 September 1883, the second of eight children, and eldest son born to the Reverend Alexander Whyte Doctor of Divinity, DD, and Jane Elizabeth Barbour, who married in 1881. Whyte attended Edinburgh Academy and read modern languages at Jena University and at University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh University, graduating with a first class degree. During this time he was President of Edinburgh University Students' Association, Edinburgh University Union, and after graduation was warden of the Edinburgh University Settlement in 1907–8. He entered Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliament as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth (UK Parliament constituency), P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
