Thomas Guthrie
(1803-1873), Free Church of Scotland minister and philanthropist; author of 'Plea for Ragged Schools'Sitter in 15 portraits
A Scottish divine and philanthropist. He studied for the Church, and became a minister in Edinburgh in 1827. Guthrie became one of the most popular preachers of his day in Scotland, and was associated with many forms of philanthropy, especially temperance and Ragged Schools. These were charitable schools dedicated to the free education of destitute children; Guthrie was instrumental in their spread throughout the United Kingdom. Guthrie became active in the Free Church, campaigning against landlords who refused land for Free Churches and he raised over £116,000 for the building of manses. Among his writings are Plea for Ragged Schools, The Gospel in Ezekiel and The City, its Sins and Sorrows.
Study for...the first General Assembly of the Free Church
by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
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by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843
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by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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by Unknown photographer
albumen print, 1860s
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by James Magill
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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by Ross & Thomson
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1863
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by James Ross
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1865-1866
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by George Washington Wilson
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s
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by James Magill
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s
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by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1870s
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by and after Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1890s
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by Daniel John Pound, published by Illustrated News of the World, after Ross & Thomson
stipple and line engraving, (circa 1863)
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