He was a man of learning--a man of liberal and generous feeling.

In addition to all this, he has upon me the claim of having been a Scottish Episcopalian divine, and I am always rejoiced to see among learned men of our church sympathies with liberalism, besides what is patristic and theological.

John Skinner's name and family are much mixed up with our church.
'Tullochgorum' was father of Primus John Skinner, and grandfather of Primus W.Skinner and of the Rev.John Skinner of Forfar.

The youngest brother of Tullochgorum was James Skinner, W.S., who died at ninety-one, and was grandfather of W.Skinner, W.S., Edinburgh.

The Rev.J.Skinner was born in Birse, a wild part of Aberdeenshire, 1721.