Scottish minister
James Henderson (1797 – 12 September 1874) was a Scottish minister of the Free Church of Scotland who served as Moderator of the General Assembly to the Free Church 1855/56.
Early life and ministry.
Henderson was born in Kelso on 4 February 1797 and was educated at Kelso Grammar School. He studied divinity at the University of Edinburgh. Then he studied under George Lawson at Selkirk Divinity Hall. After examination he was licensed by Presbytery of Selkirk.
He was ordained by the by Presbytery of Kelso, on 4 September 1821, to the Low Meeting, Berwick-upon-Tweed. On 27 November 1823 he translated to St Bernard's Church in Stockbridge, Edinburgh. On 21 February 1828 translated to Ratho Kirk. He lived in Ratho manse.
In 1832 he moved to St Enoch's Church in Glasgow, being presented by the Magistrates and Council 29 August, and admitted 
29 November 1832. He was awarded a doctorate D.D. by Glasgow University in 1837. He was then living at 29 Bath Street.
After the Disruption.
In the Disruption of 1843 he left the Church of Scotland and joined the Free Church of Scotland. He was minister of St Enoch's Free Church from 1843-1874. A St Enoch's Free Church was built on Waterloo Street in Glasgow. He also played a role in the wider church being convener of the Foreign Mission Scheme of 
the Free Church. In 1855 he succeeded Rev James Grierson as Moderator of the General Assembly the highest position in the church. In 1856 he was succeeded in turn by Rev Thomas M'Crie.
He died in North Berwick on 12 September 1874.
After his death St Enoch's Free Church was known as the Melville Church after its next minister Rev Melville.
Family.
He married twice: 
Artistic recognition.
He was photographed in 1860 ("illustrated" right) at the foot of the steps to New College with several other ex-Moderators of the Free Church.
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