John Dun - Minister of Auchinleck
Biography
Birth: 1723
Death: 1792
Married firstly to Mary Wilson (d. 1762). Tutor to James Boswell and his brothers from 1748 or 1749 until he became minister of Auchinleck parish in 1752.
Also known as
Life with James Boswell
Dun was one of Boswell's early tutors - possibly the first. In his capacity as minister of the parish of Auchinleck, he continued on as a friend of the family until his death in 1792.
There are numerous comments and letters referring to Dun in Boswell's published journals and correspondence.
