James Wiseman (priest)

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James Wiseman (died 20 November 1955) was an Anglican priest of the Scottish Episcopal Church. He was Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney from 1910 to 1922. [1]

He was educated at the University of Aberdeen, graduating with an undergraduate Master of Arts (MA Hons) and was later awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity (DD) degree. [2] [3]

He was ordained in the Scottish Episcopal Church in 1870. He served his curacy in Alford, Aberdeenshire. [4] He was Rector of St Machar's Church, Bucksburn from 1874 until 1922. [5] He was additionally Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney from 1910 to 1922. [3]

He died on 20 November 1925. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" p494 Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN   0-567-08746-8
  2. ↑ "UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN—SESSION 1866-7" The Aberdeen Journal (Aberdeen, Scotland), Wednesday, 10 April 1867; Issue 6222
  3. 1 2 "Wiseman, Very Rev. Dr James, (died 20 Nov. 1925), Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney since 1910; Rector of St Machar since 1874". Who Was Who . Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "DIOCESAN SYNOD OF ABERDEEN AND ORKNEY" The Aberdeen Journal (Aberdeen, Scotland), Wednesday, 20 September 1871; Issue 6454
  5. ↑ "The Clergy List" London, Kelly’s, 1913
  6. ↑ ‘WISEMAN, Very Rev. Dr James’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 16 Oct 2013
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