William Mair (moderator)
William Mair (1830–1920) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1897/98.[1][2]
Life
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He spent most of his life as minister of Earlston Church in the Scottish Borders.
In 1897 he was elected Moderator. He was succeeded in 1898 by Rev Thomas Leishman.
Publications
- My Life (1911) autobiography
References
- ^ "Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland genealogy project". geni_family_tree.
- ^ Ritchie, Lionel Alexander. "Mair, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34835. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)