, M. A. probably a relation of the preceding, was born near Montrose in 1730, and educated in King’s college,
, M. A. probably a relation of
the preceding, was born near Montrose in 1730, and educated in King’s college, Aberdeen, where he took his degrees, and was licensed to preach as a probationer; but
not having interest to procure a living in the church, he
accepted of the place of master of the grammar-school of
Montrose, where he was greatly celebrated for his easy
and expeditious method of teaching the classics. He wrote
a “Latin Grammar,
” and an “Introduction to the making
of Latin,
” both of which are well esteemed. He died at
Montrose in 1774, aged 44.