William Robertson (1721–1793)
William Robertson, historian and clergyman, was born on 8 September 1721 in Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland. Following attendance at the University of Edinburgh, he studied divinity and (in 1744) was ordained in the Church of Scotland. In addition to his role as parish minister, Robertson served as principal of the University of Edinburgh and moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Jeffrey R. Smitten, "Robertson, William (1721–1793)," Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2008).
Eileen Ka-May Cheng, "Plagiarism as Dialogue: George Chalmers, William Robertson, and John Marshall's Life of George Washington," Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, New Series, Volume 111, Number 4, Networks: The Creation and Circulation of Knowledge from Franklin to Facebook (2022), 1, 3-18.
Rev William Robertson at Find a Grave.