John Spottiswoode, archbishop of St Andrews

(1565-1639)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Spottiswood, John, 1565-1639 NRA: Spottiswoode John (1565-1639) Archbishop of St Andrews Historian DNB: Spottiswoode, John (1565-1639), archbishop of St Andrews and historian LBT ID: JoSpott1639 VIAF ID: 14914104 LOC ID: n84134068	B/BAP: 1565 DIED: 1639-11-26
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Son of the reformer John Spottiswoode; he accompanied James to London in 1603 and was made archbishop of St Andrews in 1615. He wrote History of the Church and State of Scotland (1655).
REFERENCES TO John Spottiswoode, archbishop of St Andrews: Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Chapter I Found 1: ¶ 8