George Smith (Scottish clergyman)
- George Smith (Scottish clergyman)
The Reverend George Smith (1748–1823) was the minister at Galston, East Ayrshire, from 1778 until his death.
George Smith was the son of Reverend William Smith, Minister of Cranston and Jane Baird and was educated at Glasgow University.
He is mentioned three times in works by Robert Burns. Burns had been reproved by Dr Smith, and Burns retaliated by pillorying Smith twice, by name, in "The Holy Fair", where he says that "his English tongue and gesture fine are a' clean oot o' season". He is also mentioned in "The Twa Herds" and "The Kirk's Alarm".
Reverend Smith married Marion Freer. Their daughter Henrietta ("Helen") Scott Smith married Lewis Balfour, a minister of nearby Sorn (later Minister at Collinton), and was the grandmother of Robert Louis Stevenson.
He is buried in Galston Parish Church (which was built during his ministry, opened on 18 June 1809). There is a memorial plaque to him and his widow, Marion Freer, on the south wall.
External links
* [http://www.robertburns.org/works/56.shtml "The Twa Herds"] , poem by Robert Burns, 1784.
* [http://www.robertburns.org/works/68.shtml "The Holy Fair"] , poem by Robert Burns, 1785.
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