Born in Aberdeen; in 1782 he succeeded James Fordyce as pastor of the Presbyterian church at Monkwell-street in London.

REFERENCES TO James Lindsay:

Samuel Parr to Abraham Rees, [February 1821 c.] in Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828)