Colin Archibald Bannatyne (1849–1920) was a Scottish minister who twice served as

Moderator of the General Assembly The moderator of the General Assembly is the chairperson of a General Assembly, the highest court of a Presbyterian or Reformed church. Kirk sessions and presbyteries may also style the chairperson as moderator. The Oxford Dictionary states t ...

of the

Free Church of Scotland Free Church of Scotland may refer to: * Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900), seceded in 1843 from the Church of Scotland. The majority merged in 1900 into the United Free Church of Scotland; historical * Free Church of Scotland (since 1900), rema ...

both in 1900/1901 and 1906/1907. He is the "Bannatyne" of the Free Church court case ''

Bannatyne v Overtoun ''Bannatyne v Overtoun'' 904AC 515 (also called ''General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland v Lord Overtoun: Macalister v Young'' 1904 7 F (HL) 1 and known as the ''Free Church case''), was a protracted legal dispute between the United Fre ...

'' from 1904.

Life

He was born on 5 June 1849 near

Oban Oban ( ; ' in Scottish Gaelic meaning ''The Little Bay'') is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William. During the tourist season, t ...

in the parish of Kilmore and Kilbride in Argyll. He was son of Rev Archibald Bannatyne (1810-1863) and Louisa Jane Macdonald. His father had left the established

Church of Scotland The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland. The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Scottish Reformation, Reformation of 1560, when it split from t ...

in the

Disruption of 1843 The Disruption of 1843, also known as the Great Disruption, was a schism in 1843 in which 450 evangelical ministers broke away from the Church of Scotland to form the Free Church of Scotland. The main conflict was over whether the Church of S ...

and was one of the original ministers of the

Free Church of Scotland Free Church of Scotland may refer to: * Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900), seceded in 1843 from the Church of Scotland. The majority merged in 1900 in