John Donaldson McCallum

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John Donaldson McCallum
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photo of John Donaldson McCallum, from a 1926 publication
Born1856  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Tarbolton   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
DiedOctober 1930  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg (aged 73–74)

John Donaldson McCallum (1856-1930) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1926.

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Life

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Larkhall parish church

Born in 1856, at Tarbolton, [1]

He studied divinity at Glasgow University graduating MA in 1881 and BD in 1884. [2]

He was minister of Larkhall from at least 1896 to 1926. [3]

He died in October 1930, aged 74. [1]

Family

He was married to Mary Gordon Donald (d.1954).

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dr. J. D. McCallum". The Times . 14 October 1930. p. 16, column 3.
  2. "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of John Donaldson McCallum". universitystory.gla.ac.uk.
  3. "Larkhall Folk". Scottish Monumental Inscriptions.