Alexander Henderson (priest)

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Alexander Henderson (1807 - 1888) was a Scottish Episcopalian priest: he was the Dean of Glasgow and Galloway from 1859 [1] until 1877.

The seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church make up the ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion in Scotland. The church has, since the 18th century, held an identity distinct from that of the Presbyterian-aligned Church of Scotland.

Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway

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Henderson was educated at King's College, Aberdeen and ordained in 1842. After a curacy in Leith he spent the rest of his career in Hamilton. [2]

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References

  1. "Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" Bertie, D.M p595: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN   0-567-08746-8
  2. Bertie (ibid) p292
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
William Scot Wilson
Dean of Glasgow and Galloway
18431845
Succeeded by
Richard Samuel Oldham