James Watson Reid (1827 1891) was a Scottish Episcopalian priest: he was Dean of Glasgow and Galloway from 1890 to 1903. He was born in 1827, educated at the

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;and ordained in 1849. He was

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to the

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from 1849 to 1859; Priest in charge of

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from 1850 to 1854; in charge of the

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Mission from 1854 to 1856; and the

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at Christ Church,

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from 1857 until his death on 5 February 1891.Bertie (ibid) p413

References

Alumni of the University of Glasgow Deans of Glasgow and Galloway 1827 births 1891 deaths {{Christian-clergy-stub