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Biography
Right Rev Theodore Marshall DD (1846-1909) was 19th century Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1908.
Life
He was born at 9 Fettes Row the son of John Marshall, advocate (later known as Lord Curriehill).
He was minister of Caputh from 1869 to 1893.
He followed in the footsteps of Very Rev K. M. Phin and ran the Church of Scotland’s Home Mission Service based at 22 Queen Street in Edinburgh’s New Town. He lived at Linkswood, Davidsons Mains in western Edinburgh.
He died on a train travelling from Perth to Crieff on 1 May 1909. Because he died during his tenancy as Moderator he remained styled as Right Reverend (Very Reverend being the style for former Moderators).
He is buried in Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh. The grave lies on the north side of the central gap between the original cemetery and the first northern extension. His grave wrongly terms him Very Reverend. He is also memorialised on his parents' grave in St Cuthberts Churchyard in the city centre, where he is correctly titled Right Rev.
Family
He was married to Anne Marshall (1846-1939).
Memorials
The baptismal font at Iona Abbey is dedicated to his memory.