Sir Alexander Morison (1579-1631) - Revision history

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 == Morison as Rector ==
-On 5 January 1627, the Town Council of Edinburgh elected him Rector of Edinburgh University, following the resignation of [[Andrew Ramsay]]. Like Ramsay, he appears to have regarded the title as largely ceremonial. According to the University's historian Thomas Craufurd, who describes Morison as 'a very learned man':
+On 5 January 1627, the [[Town Council]] of Edinburgh elected him Rector of Edinburgh University, following the resignation of [[Andrew Ramsay]]. Like Ramsay, he appears to have regarded the title as largely ceremonial. According to the University's historian Thomas Craufurd, who describes Morison as 'a very learned man':
 <blockquote>He appeared indeed before the Council, and gave his oath ''de fideli administratione''; but nothing more followed upon it.</blockquote>

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 == Biography ==
-Morison was born in Edinburgh in 1579, son of John Morison, a bailie of the city. He studied at Edinburgh University under [[Henry Charteris]], graduating MA in 1598. He was called as an Advocate to the Scottish Bar in 1604. In 1626, he was appointed a Lord of Session and adopted the name Lord Prestongrange, after his East Lothian home.
+Morison was born in Edinburgh in 1579, son of John Morison, a bailie of the city. He studied at Edinburgh University under [[Henry Charteris (c1565–1628)]], graduating MA in 1598. He was called as an Advocate to the Scottish Bar in 1604. In 1626, he was appointed a Lord of Session and adopted the name Lord Prestongrange, after his East Lothian home.
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 <blockquote>He appeared indeed before the Council, and gave his oath ''de fideli administratione''; but nothing more followed upon it.</blockquote>
-Morison died on 20 September 1631, and the Rectorship remained in abeyance for nine years. When it was revived in 1640, and the post offered to Alexander Henderson, the Rectorship was at last formally defined. While the [[Principal]] was responsible for the discipline, religious and moral control, and administration of the College, the Rector was to be ‘the eye of the Council of the Town’. He was to function as a supervisor or inspector on the Council’s behalf, but also as the spokesman for the College when making overtures to the Council.
+Morison died on 20 September 1631, and the Rectorship remained in abeyance for nine years. When it was revived in 1640, and the post offered to [[Alexander Henderson (c1583–1646)]], the Rectorship was at last formally defined. While the [[Principal]] was responsible for the discipline, religious and moral control, and administration of the College, the Rector was to be ‘the eye of the Council of the Town’. He was to function as a supervisor or inspector on the Council’s behalf, but also as the spokesman for the College when making overtures to the Council.
 == Archives at Edinburgh University ==

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 == Archives at Edinburgh University ==
-*Signatures, August 1587 (as student), 1 August 1590, 7 August 1594, 29 July 1598 (as regent), [[First Laureation & Degrees Album]], Edinburgh University Archives (EUA IN1/ADS/STA/1/1)
+*Signature, 29 July 1598, [[First Laureation & Degrees Album]], Edinburgh University Archives (EUA IN1/ADS/STA/1/1)
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	Morison died on 20 September 1631, and the Rectorship remained in abeyance for nine years. When it was revived in 1640, and the post offered to Alexander Henderson, the Rectorship was at last formally defined. While the [[Principal]] was responsible for the discipline, religious and moral control, and administration of the College, the Rector was to be ‘the eye of the Council of the Town’. He was to function as a supervisor or inspector on the Council’s behalf, but also as the spokesman for the College when making overtures to the Council.		Morison died on 20 September 1631, and the Rectorship remained in abeyance for nine years. When it was revived in 1640, and the post offered to Alexander Henderson, the Rectorship was at last formally defined. While the [[Principal]] was responsible for the discipline, religious and moral control, and administration of the College, the Rector was to be ‘the eye of the Council of the Town’. He was to function as a supervisor or inspector on the Council’s behalf, but also as the spokesman for the College when making overtures to the Council.
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		+	== Archives at Edinburgh University ==
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		+	*Signatures, August 1587 (as student), 1 August 1590, 7 August 1594, 29 July 1598 (as regent), [[First Laureation & Degrees Album]], Edinburgh University Archives (EUA IN1/ADS/STA/1/1)

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−	'''Sir Alexander Morison, Lord Prestongrange (1579-~~1604~~)''' was the second [[Rector]] of Edinburgh University, serving from 1627 to 1631.	+	'''Sir Alexander Morison, Lord Prestongrange (1579-1631)''' was the second [[Rector]] of Edinburgh University, serving from 1627 to 1631.

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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 On 5 January 1627, the Town Council of Edinburgh elected him Rector of Edinburgh University, following the resignation of [[Andrew Ramsay]]. Like Ramsay, he appears to have regarded the title as largely ceremonial. According to the University's historian Thomas Craufurd, who describes Morison as 'a very learned man':
-He appeared indeed before the Council, and gave his oath de fideli administratione; but nothing more followed upon it.
+<blockquote>He appeared indeed before the Council, and gave his oath de fideli administratione; but nothing more followed upon it.</blockquote>
 Morison died on 20 September 1631, and the Rectorship remained in abeyance for nine years. When it was revived in 1640, and the post offered to Alexander Henderson, the Rectorship was at last formally defined. While the [[Principal]] was responsible for the discipline, religious and moral control, and administration of the College, the Rector was to be ‘the eye of the Council of the Town’. He was to function as a supervisor or inspector on the Council’s behalf, but also as the spokesman for the College when making overtures to the Council.