John Spottiswoode (Spottiswood, Spotiswood or Spotswood) (1565-November 26,1639), Archbishop of St Andrews and historian of Scotland, eldest son of John Spottiswood, minister of Calder and "superintendent" of Lothian.
John Spottiswoode (Spottiswood, Spotiswood or Spotswood) (1565-November 26,1639) was a Archbishop of St Andrews, Primate of All Scotland and historian of Scotland. He was born in 1565 in Mid Calder, West Lothian, Scotland, the eldest son of John Spottiswood, minister of Calder and "superintendent" of Lothian.