Christina Marshall Colville
Christina Marshall Colville (née, Christian Downie; April 10, 1852 – January 7, 1936) was a Scottish temperance leader.[1] She served as president of the British Women’s Temperance Association (BWTA) (Scottish Christian Union).
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| Born | Christian Downie April 10, 1852 Copley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | January 7, 1936 |
| Occupation | temperance activist |
| Organization | British Women’s Temperance Association (Scottish Christian Union) |
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Biography
Christian Downie was born at Copley, West Riding of Yorkshire, April 10, 1852.[1] Her father was Provost Downie, J.P., of Kirkintilloch.[2]
She was educated in private schools and at Glasgow Free Normal College.[1]
On August 31, 1885, she married John Colville (1852–1901), M.P., of Motherwell, who was an active temperance worker.[1]
Colville worked in the temperance field for many years, and was prominent in various temperance societies. She served as president of the BWTA (Scottish Christian Union),[3] having been elected to that office in 1915. She was also president of the Lanarkshire Christian Union, president of the Motherwell United Evangelistic Association, a director of the Scottish Temperance League, and a member of the executive committee of the Lanarkshire branch of the Red Cross. She took an active part in evangelistic work at home and devoted a great deal of time to foreign missions.[1]
Her home was at Cleland, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.[1] Christina Colville died January 7, 1936. [4]
Honours
In 1918, during World War I, an ambulance named in Colville's honour, the "Christian Colville", was donated by the BWTA to the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service.[5]
References
- Cherrington, Ernest Hurst (1925). Standard Encyclopedia of the Alcohol Problem. Vol. 2. American Issue Publishing Company. p. 660. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Internet Archive.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - The House of Commons, February 1901: With Biographical Notices of Its Members, Recorded Polls ... and Statistical Analysis. London: Macmillan & Company. 1901. p. 242. Retrieved 1 August 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Anti-saloon League of America (1920). The Anti-saloon League Year Book: An Encyclopedia of Facts and Figures Dealing with the Liquor Traffic and the Temperance Reform. Anti-saloon League of America. Retrieved 1 August 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Christina Marshall Downie April 1852 – 7 January 1936 • GQTB-YZV". ident.familysearch.org. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- "Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service". Woman's Leader. 10: 266. 1918. Retrieved 1 August 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.