Peter Hay Hunter

Peter Hay Hunter (1854–1909) was a minister of the Church of Scotland and a prolific author.

Life

He was born in Edinburgh on 10 September 1854 the son of Ann Hay and her husband James Hunter, a paper merchant. Hunter had a comprehensive university education including University of Edinburgh, Leipzig University in Germany and the Sorbonne University in Paris, France. He graduated with an MA from the University of Edinburgh in 1877. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Edinburgh in 1881.

His first role was as assistant at Elgin Parish Church. He was ordained as minister of Elie Parish Church on the Fife coast in April 1883, translating to Yester Parish Church in East Lothian in August 1886. This was almost certainly with the patronage of the Marquess of Tweeddale for whom he acted in the official capacity as Chaplain to the Lord High Commissioner for the periods 1890 to 1892 and 1896 to 1897. The University of Edinburgh gave him an honorary Doctor of Divinity (DD) in 1902.

The Story of Daniel (1883) My Ducats and my Daughter (1884) The Crime of Christmas Day (1885) After the Exile: 100 Years of Jewish History and Literature (1889) Sons of the Croft (1893) James Inwick: Ploughman and Elder (1894) The Silver Bullet (1894) John Armiger's Revenge (1897) Bible and Sword (1904)

Hunter had two periods of writing serials for Life and Work: "Gruppy Davy" in 1895 and "The Tacksman of Uavaig" in 1903.