Alexander Crombie
| Alexander Crombie | |
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| Born |
17 July 1762 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Died | 11 June 1840 (aged 77) York Terrace, Regent's Park, London, England, UK |
| Resting place | St Marylebone Parish Church |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Presbyterian minister, schoolmaster and philosopher |
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The Rev Dr Alexander Crombie (17 July 1762 Aberdeen – 11 June 1840, York Terrace, Regent's Park, London, England) was a Presbyterian minister, schoolmaster and philosopher.
He studied at Marischal College, Aberdeen under James Beattie, gaining a MA. About 1798, he gained a LLD. He moved in the early 19th century to the London area, where he ran a school in Highgate and then one in Greenwich, Kent.
By 1822, he was resident in the fashionable Regent's Park area of London, but he inherited a substantial property in Scotland - Thornton Castle near Phesdo.
He died in York Terrace, London on 11 June 1840 and was buried at St Marylebone Church.
Crombie was married at least twice:
By his first marriage, he had a son:
He remarried, on 6 March 1798, at Cluny, Aberdeenshire, to Jane Nory (c. 1773–1859); the couple had children including:
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