TALK: Professor Francis Hutcheson – Saintfield’s Most Influential Person

The second talk of the Discover Saintfield Community series of events, funded by the NIHE Community Cohesion Fund, took place in 1st Presbyterian Church hall on 22nd January. The speaker was Philip Orr and the subject was the person from Saintfield who has had the most impact on the world, Professor Francis Hutcheson. Professor Hutcheson was born in Drumalig, Saintfield, and wrote a number of books on philosophy in the early 1700s while he was running a school in Dublin. His ideas were the main influence on Thomas Jefferson’s drafting of the American Declaration of Independence and on Adam Smith’s famous book “The Wealth of Nations”.

If you want to read more about Francis Hutcheson’s life and ideas click HERE.

If you want to see a list of the books that he wrote click HERE.

The talk was the second event in a series of five, called Discover Saintfield Community, funded by the NI Housing Executive Community Cohesion Fund and Saintfield Heritage Society and organised by members of Saintfield Development Association and Saintfield Heritage Society. To see the details of, and to book a place in the next events, click HERE.

Martyn Todd (Chair of Saintfield Development Association), Philip Orr (Guest Speaker) and David Williams (Chair of Saintfield Heritage Society).

David Williams (Chair of Saintfield Heritage Society)

Thank you to the hospitality team for providing the refreshments after the talk.