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Reverend James Gallaher

Rev. James Gallaher (October 8, 1792 – October 18, 1853)(1) was an eminent Presbyterian clergyman who founded churches in Tennessee, Ohio, Missouri, Louisiana and Texas. He Concluded career as Chaplain of U. S. House of Representatives (1852-1853. (1) Contents •	Early Life •	Family •	Ministry careers •	Works •	References

Early Life James Gallaher was born to Rev. Thomas Gallaher and Mary Sarah Greene Gallaher on October 8, 1792.in Washington County, Western District of North Carolina (soon to become Tennessee). He was of Scots-Irish heritage, having descended from grandfather, James Herbert Gallaher, an immigrant from Antrim County (Ulster), Ireland. He attended nearby Washington College in Limestone, Tennessee, where he studied theology under Doctor of Divinity Samuel Doak. Family James Gallaher had seven sisters and four brothers. Brothers Allen Gillespie and William Greene followed James into careers in the ministry. James Gallaher and his wife, Lucinda Houston Gallaher, had five sons and six daughters. Sons, Frederick Ross and Thomas A. followed their father into the ministry. Ministry Career In December 1815, James Gallaher was licensed and ordained by the Presbytery of Abingdon, Virginia. He accepted a call from the Rogersville, Tennessee Presbyterian Church and the nearby New Providence Church to become the first regular pastor. While in this assignment, he formed and edited the Calvinistic Magazine jointly with Dr. Frederick A. Ross and Dr. David Nelson. Concluding his service in Rogersville in 1829, he was elected to serve as the first regular pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, Ohio. In May 1832, he served as a Presbytery of Cincinnati delegate to the General Assembly meeting in Philadelphia. In 1831, James Gallaher left his comfortable pulpit in Cincinnati to join the visionary Muldrow in founding Marion City, Missouri. He was one of several professors and ministers connected with the establishment of Marion College and the only one fortunate enough to avoid bankruptcy when both the city and the college folded. In 1839, he moved to St. Charles, Missouri where he joined the First Presbyterian Church. In 1840 he withdrew from the First Presbyterian Church with many followers to form a “new school” Presbyterian Church. About 1840, James Gallaher commenced his service as an itinerant evangelist in the states of Tennessee, Missouri Louisiana and other frontier states. In 1845, he founded Presbyterian churches in Shreveport, Louisiana and Marshall, Republic of Texas. 1n 1845, he visited family friend, President Andrew Jackson, on his deathbed. The close relationship of his family with Andrew Jackson is described in a book he authored, The Western Sketch-Book. Following the death of his wife, Lucinda in 1850, he was elected Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served from December 6, 1852 to December 4, 1853. Works ● Calvinistic Magazine 1827-1831. Rev. James Gallaher authored jointly with Dr. Frederick A. Ross and Dr. David Nelson. ● The Western Sketch-Book – 1850 - Rev. James Gallaher ● The Pilgrimage of Adam and David – 1850 - By James Gallaher

References (1) The Life of Reverend James Gallaher – A Compendium - By Daniel H. Garland, Euclid, Ohio, 2002. Library of Congress card catalogue number 20022449734