George Haliburton (1616–1665) was a 17th-century

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minister who served as

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Life

The son of Janet Ogilvie, and her husband, George Haliburton, George was born in

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, where his father was a minister. In 1636, he graduated MA from

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, thereafter receiving his licence for the ministry from

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presbytery. He served as an

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in 1640 and 1641, before being appointed minister of

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in November 1642. From 1 August 1644, he was "second charge" minister of

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. He was briefly deposed (1644–1645) for saying a blessing while dining with the

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. In July 1649 he was placed in "first charge" of Perth.''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae''; vol. 7; by Hew Scott After the reinstatement of episcopacy in 1662, James Sharp,

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recommended him for the

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. He was consecrated

, on 7 May 1662, at

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, retaining his parochial position in Perth. He died in Perth on 5 April 1665 and was buried in the

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Family

In 1643 he married Catherine Lindsay (d.1669), the daughter of the late David Lindsay,

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. Their five children included James Haliburton of Wattriebutts (d.1699).

References

* Clarke, Tristram, "Haliburton, George (c.1616–1665)", in the ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 200
, retrieved 20 Feb 2007
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