Introduction
John Cook (1739-1815) was Professor of Humanity at St Andrews University from 1769 to 1773 and Professor of Moral Philosophy at the same institution 1773 to 1814.
Life
He was the son John Cook, minister of St Monans, who was born about 1711, and his wife Anne. They married on 11 March 1738. His mother, Anne, died on 12February1756,aged48. (His father was the son of Thomas Cook, merchant, Elie, and ChristianGillespie. His father was educatedat Univ.ofStAndrews ;licen.byPresb.of Haddington4thJan.1732;called12th Aug.,andord.31stOct.1734 ;died24 June1751).
He succeeded to the estate of Newburn in Fife.
He died on 1 July 1815
He was Professor of Humanity at St Andrews University from 1769 to 1773 and Professor of Moral Philosophy 1773 to 1814.
He died in St Andrews and is buried in the churchyard of St Andrews Cathedral just west of St Rules Tower.
Family
In 1770 he married Janet Hill, sister of his colleague, George Hill. Their children included George Cook and John Cook, Professor of Hebrew at St Andrews.
His grandson (son of George) was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1859.