Alexander Taylor Innes
1833–1912 (age 79)
Biography
Alexander Taylor Innes, born in 1833, was a distinguished historian and legal scholar who spent much of his life defending the rights of Scotland’s established church and chronicling its past. His writings earned him recognition as a meticulous thinker, attentive to both doctrinal nuance and the broader sweep of national identity.
Through his essays and lectures, Innes helped generations understand the legal and moral foundations of Scottish religious life, leaving a legacy of thoughtful analysis when he passed away in 1912.