Overview
Samuel Semple (1666–1742) was a Church of Scotland minister and historian.
Life
Semple was born in 1666 as the son of Gabriel Semple (1632-1706), minister of Jedburgh, and his wife Margaret Murray, daughter of Sir Patrick Murray of Glendoick and Blackcastle.
He studied at Edinburgh University graduating MA in July 1693. In August 1697, he was ordained as minister of Liberton Parish Church, south of Edinburgh.
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