FAIR BAIRN

Rev. Patrick ( son of John Fair burn of Hallyburton, Green law, Berwickshire, farmer ). b. Hallyburton 28 Jany. 1805; ed. at Univ. of Edin.; licensed to preach 1826; minister of parish of North Ronald shay, Orkney islands 1830–36; minister of Bridge ton, Glasgow 1836–40; minister of Salton, East Lothian 1840–43; minister of free church Salton 1843–53; profe or of divinity in free church theological college, Aberdeen 1853–56; transferred to free church college, Glasgow 1856, principal 4 Nov. 1856; moderator of general a embly 1865; member of Old Testament revision company; edited The Imperial Bible Dictionary 2 vols. 1866; author of The typology of Scripture 2 vols. 1845–47, 5 ed. 1870 and 7 other books. d. 6 Aug. 1874. Pastoral Theology, by Rev. P. Fair bairn, with biog. sketch by Rev. James Dodds 1875.