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Andrew J Milne (died 1906) was a Scottish educator and minister who served as
Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the ministers and elders of the Church of Scotland, minister or elder chosen to moderate (chair) the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is held for a week i ...
in 1905/6.


Life

He was born around 1830. He studied at
Kings College, Aberdeen King's College in Old Aberdeen, Scotland, the full title of which is The University and King's College of Aberdeen (''Collegium Regium Abredonense''), is a formerly independent university founded in 1495 and now an integral part of the Universi ...
graduating MA in 1850. He became Headmaster of the Collegiate School in
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(founded 1853) under Rev Radcliffe, before becoming the Educational Inspector for Jamaica. As an author he wrote on the life of
Francis Lathom Francis Lathom (14 July 1774 – 19 May 1832) was a British gothic novelist and playwright. Biography Francis Lathom was born on 14 July 1774, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, where his father, Henry, conducted business for the East India Company and ...
. In 1870, having returned to Scotland, he became minister of
Fyvie Fyvie is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Geography Fyvie lies alongside the River Ythan and is on the A947 road. Architecture What in 1990, at least, was a Clydesdale Bank was built in 1866 by James Matthews. The ...
church and remained there for the rest of his life. He was elected Moderator in 1905 but died during his year in office, dying on 15 May 1906.In Memoriam: Right Rev Andrew J Milne


References

1906 deaths Alumni of the University of Aberdeen 19th-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland 19th-century Scottish Presbyterian ministers Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 20th-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland 20th-century Scottish Presbyterian ministers 1830 births People from Fyvie {{Scotland-reli-bio-stub