John Calvin MacKay

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John Calvin MacKay (18911986) was a Free Church of Scotland minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1942.

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Life

Kincardine and Criock Free Church Croick Old Parish Church - geograph.org.uk - 68634.jpg
Kincardine and Criock Free Church

He studied at the University of Edinburgh graduating with an MA in 1912. [1]

From 1921 to 1937 he worked as a missionary in Cajamarca, Peru. [2] On his return to Scotland he was ordained at the joint parishes of Kincardine and Croick in Sutherland. In May 1942 he was elected Moderator of the General Assembly. [3]

He died at Inverness on 21 September 1986 and was buried with his wife Mary, who predeceased him, in the churchyard of Kingussie Parish Church. [4]

Family

He married Mary Rachel MacKenzie Munro (1889-1967). Their son Angus David Hope Mackay died while a child.[ citation needed ]

Publications

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References

  1. Edinburgh University Journal 1987
  2. Preserving a Reformed Heritage J W Keddie
  3. Proceedings of the Free Church of Scotland 1942
  4. "Rev John Calvin MacKay MA Died: 21 Sep 1986 BillionGraves Record". BillionGraves.