Patrick Scougal | |
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| Bishop of Aberdeen | |
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| Church | Church of Scotland |
| See | Diocese of Aberdeen |
| In office | 1664–1682 |
| Predecessor | Alexander Burnet |
| Successor | George Haliburton |
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| Consecration | 11 April 1664,St Andrews |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1607 |
| Died | (1682-02-16)16 February 1682 Aberdeen |
Patrick Scougal (1607–1682) was a Scottishchurchman who served asBishop of Aberdeen from 1664.
He was born inHaddingtonshire (now East Lothian), son of Sir John Scougal ofScougal,[1] and a cousin of the painterJohn Scougal,[2] in 1624 he graduated from theUniversity of Edinburgh asMaster of Arts. In 1636, he became a minister ofDairsie parish,Fife, moving on toLeuchars in 1645 and then toSaltoun, nearEdinburgh, in 1659. He refused an offer to becomeProfessor ofDivinity at Edinburgh University in 1662.
In this period, Scougal showed himself to be an extremely religious ideologue, preaching againstpapists and playing a leading role in the nationalwitchhunt of the 1660s. However, his views onepiscopacy became clear when in early 1664 he was offered and accepted the post ofBishop of Aberdeen. Perhaps because of his known and well-established religious fervour, hostility to Scougal's newly shown pro-episcopacy sentiments was comparatively muted. In the same year, Scougal becamechancellor ofKing's College, Aberdeen.
Scougal took an active role in the suppression ofQuakerism and was part of a prosecution of James Gordon, theparson ofBanchory-Devenick, who had written the Catholic-leaning theological tract calledThe Reformed Bishop (1679). Scougal was also charitable, and undertook many charitable deeds, including raising money for two Polish Protestant students. When he died (aged seventy-three) ofasthma on 16 February 1682, he left much of his wealth to thehospital ofOld Aberdeen, King's College Library andAberdeen Cathedral.
Bishop Scougall was interred inSt Machar's Cathedral in Old Aberdeen. His mural monument, a large 3-dimensional tomb in the south-west corner of the nave, is a notable example of 17th-century Scottish neo-classical design, including a 'portrait' of Scougal (see above), and a rich array of symbolic ornament, including Scougal and his wife naked, united by "king death".
Scougal married firstly, Margaret Wemyss, and by her had five children, including the famous ministerHenry Scougal. His second wife was Anna, daughter of William Congaltonof that Ilk, widow of Robert Lauder of Gunsgreen (nearEyemouth,Berwickshire).[3] Their son, John Scougal was Provost of Old Aberdeen.[4]
By his second wife, Jean Wemyss (possibly Margaret's sister), he had a daughter Katherine who married BishopWilliam Scrogie.[1]
His daughter Joanna Scougal married Rev Prof Patrick Sibbald (d. 1697) ofMarischal College.[1]
His son Henry Scougal (1650-1678) was Professor of Divinity at King's College, Aberdeen from 1674 to 1678.[1]
His sonJames Scougal became asenator of the College of Justice.[1]
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Aberdeen 1664–1682 | Succeeded by |