David Dickson the Elder
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Church of Scotland minister and theologian
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, David Dickson of Persilands or David Dickson the Elder was a Church of Scotland minister and father of David Dickson the Younger. Life He was born on 30 March 1754 the third son of Rev David Dickson of Kilbucho, minister of Newlands. He was educated at West Linton parish school, then in Peebles, He studied at Glasgow University and finished his theological training at Divinity Hall in Edinburgh. He was licensed to preach in August 1775 by the Presbytery of Biggar.
