Matthew Leishman
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Matthew Leishman was a Scottish minister. He served as minister of Govan Old Parish Church for 53 years, during which he served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1858.
Matthew Leishman
Govan Old Parish Church, with a Celtic cross in the foreground
Paisley Grammar School
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Paisley Grammar School is a secondary school in Paisley, the largest town in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The school was founded in 1576 by royal charter of King James VI and is situated on Glasgow Road. T
Matthew Leishman
…son of Janet Robertson Foxbar and her husband, Thomas Leishman (born 1762), corn merchant. His mother was said to be a great beauty. He was educated at Paisley Grammar School. He then studied Arts at Glasgow College. He did well and won the “Black Stone Prize”. In 1812 he then went to the University of Edinburgh to study…
Paisley Grammar School.