Robert Wallace (Edinburgh MP)

Wallace was appointed classical master at Cupar Academy in 1854, shortly after graduating from university.[1] In July 1857, he was licensed as a minister by the Presbytery of Edinburgh, and he was ordained at Newton-on-Ayr Church of Scotland in December.As a result, his fitness to be a minister was questioned[3] and presumably this controversy influenced his decision to leave the clerical profession in August 1876.[5] After leaving his clerical role, Wallace was appointed editor of The Scotsman newspaper, a position he held until November 1880.[2] In November 1883 he studied law and called the English Bar at the Middle Temple, London.
Robert Wallace c1895
Plaque to Robert Wallace in Greyfriars Kirk
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