Francis Robert Beattie

Francis Robert Beattie was born near Guelph, Ontario, Canada on 31 March 1848. His father was Robert Beattie and his mother, Janette McKinley Beattie. Francis attended the University of Toronto, graduating there with the BA degree in 1875 and the MA in 1876. He next attended Knox College in Toronto, in 1878. That same year he was licensed and ordained, on 11 November 1878 by Peterboro Presbytery (Presbyterian Church of Canada), being then installed as the pastor of the Balto and Cold Springs churches in Canada. He served this group from 1878 to 1882. Rev. Beattie only served the Brantford church from 1882-1883, apparently leaving that pulpit to take up doctoral work. He attended Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois and successfully completed his dissertation in 1884. There is no mention in the record as to how he was employed during the period from 1885 through 1887, but in 1888 he transferred his credentials to the Presbyterian Church in US, taking a post as ... show more