George Gillespie

George Gillespie (born Jan. 21, 1613, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scot.—died Dec. 17, 1648, Kirkcaldy) was a leader of the Church of Scotland and polemical writer, who laboured for the autonomy and preservation of his church. The son of a parish minister, Gillespie was educated at the University of St. Andrews. His first work, A Dispute Against the English Popish Ceremonies Obtruded Upon the Church of Scotland (1637), was followed by other publications that were highly controversial...