b. 26 February 1833. d. 15 March 1884. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Poet, editor, novelist, and Church of Scotland clergyman. Alternative signature: “J.
Service.” Born in Campsie, Stirlingshire. Educated at the University of Glasgow. Editor
of the *Dumbarton Herald* (1857). Married Jessie Bayne on 29 April 1859. Ordained
in 1862. Moved to Australia and became the minister at St John’s Presbyterian Church
in Tasmania (1866-1869). Returned to Scotland in 1870 and became a minister in Glasgow
(1878). Contributed to the *Glasgow Herald*. Biographical information: *ODNB*. (CC)