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- 1 2 3 4 5 "Very Rev. Alexander Macdonald, DD. Former Moderator and Gaelic Scholar". The Glasgow Herald . 17 June 1960. p. 10. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ↑ "Funeral of Former Moderator". The Glasgow Herald. 20 June 1960. p. 9. Retrieved 7 July 2019.