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John Moir (priest)

John Moir (priest)

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John Moir (1814–1889) was a Scottish Episcopalian priest.[1]

The son of David Moir, Bishop of Brechin,[2] he was born in 1814, educated at King's College, Aberdeen;and ordained in 1837. He was the Incumbent at Arradoul then Brechin. He was Dean of Brechin from 1848[3] to 1861; the Incumbent of Jedburgh from 1861 to 1888; and Dean of Glasgow and Galloway from 1878 to 1888.

He died on 5 December 1889.

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  1. [1]
    "Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" Bertie, D.M p372: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
  2. [2]
    Black, David D. (1867). The History of Brechin to 1864. Edinburgh: Black and Johnston. p. 326.
  3. [3]
    'Appointments Dundee Courier (Dundee, Scotland), Wednesday, 22 November 1848; Issue 1681
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