GORDON, Thomas Professor at King's College, Aberdeen ¹

   Other names for Thomas were GORDON, Thomas son to Boigholl, Mr ² and GORDON, Thomas, Mr.¹

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  General Notes:

"Mr Thomas Gordon (son to Boigholl) made Professor of the Orientall Tongue in Colledge of Glasgow, by moyen of Duke Gordon and Chancellor, 2d December, 1686. In 1689, he discovered King James's letters, that he brought frae him out of Ireland, to the government."

from Chronological Notes




"Having acquired the Hebrew language from a Jew that happened to come to the country, the College gave him [Patrick Gordon] a salary of [300 merks] with the title of Professor of Hebrew, in order to induce him to teach the students that language, which he continued to do, along with the Humanity, till his death. . . . 7th January, 1693, Mr. Patrick being 80 years of age, the Masters nominate his son, Mr. Thomas Gordon, as his Colleague, and find and oblige themselves to declare him his father's successor at his death, etc., and to grant him a presentation, etc. [This minute not now extant.] Note, this Mr. Thomas Gordon had been a Regent in Glasgow College; was an active person in opposition to the Revolution, for which he underwent a trial for his life before the Court of Justiciary; was confined by them a prisoner to his father's house, his confinement afterwards enlarged to the county, afterwards taken off altogether. He was the first collector of the Bishops' rents of Aberdeen. He collected crops 1695, 1696, 1697."

from Officers and Graduates ^{1 2}