Thomas Moffat Murchison (1907-1984) was a Church of Scotland minister and Scottish Gaelic scholar.[1]
He was born 27 July 1907,[2] in Glasgow and brought up on the family croft in Skye.[3] He was educated at Kylerhea Primary School, Portree High School and Trinity College, Glasgow.[3]
In 1958 he was a Bard of An Comunn Gàidhealach.[3]
He was Minister of Glenelg from 1932 to 1937; St Columba Copland Road Church Glasgow from 1937 to 1966; and of St Columba Summertown Church, Glasgow from then until 1972.[4] He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1969 to 1970.[5][6] He was the first Gaelic-speaking moderator since 1948 when Rev Dr Alexander Macdonald held the position.[3] He expressed concerns about support for crofters and the importance of developing the Western parts of the Highlands.[7]
He died on 9 January 1984.[8]
Murchiston married Mary Black Morton Philp (1913-2010) in 1940.[9] He had two daughters, Anne and Fiona, and a son, Andrew.[3]