George Reid (moderator)
George Reid (1692–1763) was a minister of the Church of Scotland, who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1755. Life. Reid was born in or near Edinburgh in 1692 and graduated MA from Edinburgh University in 1718. He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Dalkeith in April 1720. He was ordained at Symington in Ayrshire in March 1723. In November 1732 he was translated to the small but ancient parish of St Quivox east of Ayr and retained this post for over 40 years. In 1755 he succeeded the Robert Hamilton as Moderator  of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the highest position in the Scottish Church. He was succeeded by William Leechman. He died in St Quivox on 21 March 1763 aged 70. His position at St Quivox was filled by William McQuhae, who had declined Moderatorship (in 1805). Family. In 1745 he married Janet Ballantine, daughter of Ninian Ballantine of Gardrum and widow of Thomas Patertson a merchant in Ayr. They had children.