Hugh Binning
Hugh Binning (1627-1653) was a Scottish Covenanter who served as a professor at the University of Glasgow and a minister of Govan. Hugh showed great promise as a student from a young age, he entered Glasgow University at the age of 14 and finished his master's degree and had become a professor of philosophy at the University by the time he was 19 years old. 2 years later he married Barbara Simpson, the daughter of a minister from Ireland, and they had a son, John. The call to the ministry was...See more
Hugh Binning (1627-1653) was a Scottish Covenanter who served as a professor at the University of Glasgow and a minister of Govan. Hugh showed great promise as a student from a young age, he entered Glasgow University at the age of 14 and finished his master's degree and had become a professor of philosophy at the University by the time he was 19 years old. 2 years later he married Barbara Simpson, the daughter of a minister from Ireland, and they had a son, John. The call to the ministry was strong, though, and so he set to learn theology. When 22 he took up the pastorate at Govan where he served until his death from consumption, aged 26. All of his writings were collected posthumously. See less
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