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Martin MacPherson
Born 1743   Died 1812  

Sometime minister of Sleat on Skye. Son of Rev. John Macpherson (1710-1765) and Janet, daugther of Donald Macleod of Bernera. Married to Mary MacKinnon (d. 1808), daugther of Lachlan MacKinnon. His younger brother was John Macpherson, Bt., (1745-1821) who became an MP and acting Governor-General of Bengal.

Martin Macpherson succeeded his father as minister of Sleat following the latters death in 1765.

Boswell and Dr Johnson met Rev. MacKinnon and his wife on September 6, 1773, at the reverend's father-in-law near Broadford on Skye.

    Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (1785)

    Unless otherwise noted, the source for a dated quotation of Boswell's is generally the corresponding volume of the Yale Trade Editions of Boswell's journals.