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John Spottiswoode (Spottiswood, Spotiswood, Spotiswoode or Spotswood) (1565 – 26 November 1639) was an Archbishop of St Andrews, Primate of All Scotland, Lord Chancellor, and historian of Scotland.
John Spottiswood (or Spottiswoode), Archbishop of St Andrews, died in London of a fever and was buried with great pomp in the chapel of St Benedict at Westminster Abbey on 29th November 1639. A brief description of the funeral has survived in the life of Spottiswood written by Brian Duppa:
Jun 11, 2018 · John Spottiswoode [1] (spŏt´Ĭswŏŏd), 1565–1639, Scottish prelate and church historian. Under James and Andrew Melville [2] he studied for the ministry but later veered from strict Presbyterianism to the royal policy of Erastianism.
Archbishop of St Andrews and historian. John Spottiswoode was born in Greenbank, Midlothian in 1565, the son of John Spottiswoode, a protestant reformer, and Beatrix Crichton. He succeeded...
John Roger Spottiswoode (born 5 January 1945) is a Canadian-British director, editor and writer of film and television.
Overview. John Spottiswoode. (1565—1639) archbishop of St Andrews and historian. Quick Reference. (1565–1639), Abp. of St Andrews and historian. Originally a strict Presbyterian, he became an adherent of the royal policy and the chief agent of James V in suppressing the political influence of the Kirk.
Spottiswoode - Photo by Jeff Forney. Referred to as a “genius” and a “downtown ringleader” by The New Yorker, Spottiswoode is the son of an American singer and an English clergyman. WNYC’s John Schaefer describes him as "one of New York’s more colorful band leaders for more than a decade.”.
