Born in 1820 at Dumbarnie, Perthshire, where his father served as parish minister, John Anderson was educated at the University of St. Andrews. He was licensed as a probationer in the Church of Scotland in 1844 and subsequently held charges at St. John's, Dundee, the East Church in Perth, and Kinnoul. Alongside his pastoral duties, he authored several literary works, including The Pleasures of Home, The Legend of Glencoe, and Bible Incidents and Their Lessons (1861).
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