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William Hay Wilson was an eminent Anglican priest in the first quarter of the 20th century.

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A priest or priestess is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities. Their office or position is the priesthood, a term which also may apply to such persons collectively.

Life

He was educated at the University of Edinburgh and ordained in 1885. He was Chaplain at Inverness Cathedral [1] then Rector of St James’ Church, Dingwall. He was Dean of Moray, Ross and Caithness from 1912 [2] until his death on 7 October 1925. [3] His wife died three years later. [4]

University of Edinburgh public research university in Edinburgh, Scotland

The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1582, is the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities. The university has five main campuses in the city of Edinburgh, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university. The university played an important role in leading Edinburgh to its reputation as a chief intellectual centre during the Age of Enlightenment, and helped give the city the nickname of the Athens of the North.

Chaplain Provider of pastoral care, often a minister of a religious tradition, attached to an institution

A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric, or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, school, labor union, business, police department, fire department, university, or private chapel.

Inverness Cathedral Church

Inverness Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew (1866–69), is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church situated in the city of Inverness in Scotland close to the banks of the River Ness. It is the seat of the Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness, ordinary of the Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness. The cathedral is the northernmost cathedral in mainland Britain and was the first new Protestant cathedral to be completed in Great Britain since the Reformation.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Clergy List" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  2. ↑ "Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN   0567087468
  3. ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN   9780199540877
  4. ↑ The Times, Saturday, 8 Sep 1928; pg. 12; Issue 44993; col B Mrs. Hay Wilson
Religious titles
Preceded by
John Archibald 		Dean of Moray, Ross and Caithness
1912 to 1925		Succeeded by
Leofric Matthew Hay-Dinwoody


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