John Moir (1814–1889) was a Scottish Episcopalian priest. The son of David Moir, Bishop of Brechin, he was born in 1814, educated at

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;and ordained in 1837. He was the

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then

Brechin Brechin (; gd, Breichin) is a city and former Royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. Traditionally Brechin was described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Reformation Roman Catholic diocese (which continues today ...

. He was Dean of Brechin from 1848'Appointments

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(Dundee, Scotland), Wednesday, 22 November 1848; Issue 1681 to 1861; the

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from 1861 to 1888; and Dean of Glasgow and Galloway from 1878 to 1888. He died on 5 December 1889.

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Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Deans of Glasgow and Galloway Deans of Brechin 1814 births 1889 deaths {{Christian-clergy-stub