Thomas Caldwell (1883 –1966)
Thomas Caldwell was born in 1883 in Galashiels to parents John Caldwell and Euphemia McLachlan. He attended Galashiels Academy and the University of St Andrews. At St Andrews, he received a Master of Arts c. 1904-1905, a Bachelor of Divinity in 1907, a PhD in divinity in 1927, and a Doctor of Divinity in 1947. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Selkirk in 1907, ordained in 1909, and translated to Aberlady in 1914. In 1911, he married Mary Dishart. He served as clerk to the Presbytery of Haddington and Dunbar before being elected depute clerk to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1946. He became principal clerk in 1949, and he maintained the position until 1953. He retired in 1958 and died in 1966.
This entry was researched and written by Zoe Levin in 2026.