James Fordyce

James Fordyce

James Fordyce, DD (b. 1720 in Aberdeen, Scotland, d. 1 October 1796 in Bath, England), was an Eighteenth-century clergyman. He is best known for his collection of sermons published in 1766 as "Sermons for Young Women", popularly known as "Fordyce's Sermons". Due to his great skill at public speaking, he was a popular orator. In 1771, at 51 years of age, he married Henrietta Cummyngs.

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* [http://www.electricscotland.com/history/other/fordyce_james.htm"Electric Scotland's" biography of James Fordyce]


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