John MacDonald (1860–1947) was a Free Church of Scotland Minister who served as

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in 1915.

Life

He was born in

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in 1860, the son of John MacDonald, a seaman, and his wife Mary. He studied at

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then at the Free Church Training College in Glasgow. He was ordained as a minister of the

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in 1891. in 1895 he was translated to

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. In the Union of 1900 he remained in the

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. He transferred to

Rosskeen Rosskeen is a parish in Ross and Cromarty on the Cromarty Firth in northern Scotland, containing the settlements of Invergordon, Bridgend and Saltburn. It lies on the A9 between Inverness and Thurso. Notable Buildings *Newmore Farmhouse (1845) ...

in April 1908 and remained there for the rest of his life. In 1915 he succeeded the Rev

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as Moderator of the General Assembly. He died on 22 April 1947 and is buried in Rosskeen Burial Ground.

Family

In September 1891, in Perth, he married Jane ("Jeannie") MacGregor (1871-1939) from

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. They had several children:Aberdeen Weekly Journal 31 Jan 1895 *John Norman MacDonald (1895-1984) died in

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. *Archibald MacDonald (1897-1911) died in his teens. *Alexander (Alastair) Roderick MacDonald (1899-1940) *Mary Jeanie MacDonald (1902-1921) died in her teens *Catherine MacDonald (b.1904) *Susan Isabella MacDonald (1906-1995) married Rev Donald Mackay.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:MacDonald, John 1860 births 1947 deaths Alumni of the University of Glasgow 19th-century Ministers of the Free Church of Scotland People from Ross and Cromarty 20th-century Ministers of the Free Church of Scotland