Archibald Alison (author)
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Archibald Alison
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| Born | 13 November 1757 Edinburgh |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Colinton, Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Minister of religion Essayist |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow Balliol College, Oxford |
| Subject | didactic and philosophical topics |
| Literary movement | Scottish enlightenment |
| Notable works | Essay on the Nature and Principles of Taste (1790) |
| Spouse | Dorothea Gregory (m. 1784) (d. 1830) |
| Children | William Pulteney Alison, physician Sir Archibald Alison, advocate |
| Relatives | Brother-in-law of the physician James Gregory |
Archibald Alison FRS FRSE (13 November 1757 – 17 May 1839) was a Scottish episcopalian priest and essayist.
Early life
He was born in Edinburgh, to Patrick Alison[1] a Edinburgh magistrate, himself a younger son of an Alison of Newhall, near Coupar Angus.[2]
After studying at the University of Glasgow, where he established his lifelong friendship with Dugald Stewart, and at Balliol College, Oxford, he took orders in the Church of England, and was appointed in 1778 to the curacy of Brancepeth, near Durham. In 1784 he married Dorothea Gregory, youngest daughter of Professor Gregory of Edinburgh.[3]
Career
The next 20 years of his life were spent in Shropshire, where he held in succession the livings of High Ercall, Rodington and Kenley. In 1800 he moved back to Edinburgh, having been appointed senior incumbent of St Paul's Chapel in the Cowgate. For 34 years he filled this position with much ability; his sermons were characterised by quiet beauty of thought and grace of composition. His preaching attracted so many hearers that a new and larger church was built for him.[3] The new St Paul's Chapel on York Place in the Edinburgh's New Town was completed in 1818, and Alison, along with Rev Robert Morehead served as clergy there.[4]
From 1791 until death he held the title of Prebendary to Salisbury Cathedral.
In 1832 he was living at 44 Heriot Row in Edinburgh's city centre.[5] His last years were spent at Colinton near Edinburgh, where he died on 17 May 1839.[3] He was interred at St John's Episcopal Churchyard in Edinburgh.
Family
He married Dorothea Gregory, the sister of James Gregory in 1784. She died in 1830. Their sons included Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet and William Pulteney Alison.[6]
Works
Alison published, besides a Life of Lord Woodhouselee, a volume of sermons, which passed through several editions, and a work entitled Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste (1790), based on the principle of "association".[3]
References
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Wikisource has the text of the 1885–1900 Dictionary of National Biography's article about Archibald Alison. |
Further reading
- Albrecht, W. P. (1971). "Archibald Alison and the Sublime Pleasures of Tragedy." In: Romantic and Victorian: Studies in Memory of William H. Marshall. Rutherford: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
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- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
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- Writers from Edinburgh
- 18th-century Church of England clergy
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- Scottish biographers
- Scottish Episcopalian priests
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