Editing Thomas Reid (section)

==Life==
Reid was born in the manse at [[Strachan, Aberdeenshire]], on 26 April 1710,<ref name="odnb"/> the son of Lewis Reid (1676–1762) and his wife Margaret Gregory, first cousin to [[James Gregory (mathematician)|James Gregory]]. He was educated at [[Kincardine, Aberdeenshire|Kincardine]] Parish School then the O'Neil Grammar School in Kincardine.<ref>{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0-902-198-84-X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf|access-date=9 March 2018|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074135/https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He went to the [[University of Aberdeen]] in 1723 and graduated MA in 1726. He was licensed to preach by the [[Church of Scotland]] in 1731 when he came of age. He began his career as a [[minister (Christianity)|minister]] of the [[Church of Scotland]] but ceased to be a minister when he was given a professorship at [[King's College, Aberdeen]], in 1752. He obtained his doctorate and wrote ''An Inquiry Into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense'' (published in 1764). He and his colleagues founded the 'Aberdeen Philosophical Society, popularly known as the 'Wise Club' (a literary-philosophical association).<ref>See H. Lewis Ulman, ''The Minutes of the Aberdeen Philosophical Society 1758-1773'' (Aberdeen University Press for Aberdeen University Studies Committee, 1990).</ref> Shortly after the publication of his first book, he was given the prestigious [[Professor of Moral Philosophy, Glasgow|Professorship of Moral Philosophy]] at the [[University of Glasgow]] when he was called to replace [[Adam Smith]]. He resigned from this position in 1781, after which he prepared his university lectures for publication in two books: ''Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man'' (1785) and ''[[Essays on the active powers of the human mind|Essays on the Active Powers of the Human Mind]]'' (1788). However, in 1787 he is still listed as "Professor of Moral Philosophy" at the university, but his classes were being taught by [[Archibald Arthur]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digital.nls.uk/directories/browse/archive/85272327|title = (44) - Towns > Glasgow > 1787 - Reprint of Jones's directory; or, Useful pocket companion for the year 1787 - Scottish Directories - National Library of Scotland}}</ref>

In 1740 Thomas Reid married his cousin Elizabeth, daughter of the London physician George Reid. His wife and "numerous" children predeceased him, except for a daughter who married Patrick Carmichael.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://electricscotland.com/history/nation/reid.htm|title=The Scottish Nation.|last=Anderson|first=William|publisher=A. Fullarton and Co|year=1863|location=Edinburgh|pages=335–336}}</ref> Reid died of palsy, in Glasgow. He was buried at Blackfriars Church in the grounds of [[Glasgow University|Glasgow College]] and when the university moved to Gilmorehill in the west of Glasgow, his [[Thomas Reid's tombstone|tombstone]] was inserted in the main building.