James Harvey Symington was a Neche, North Dakota

Neche, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 437 people, 169 households, and 114 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,248.0 people per square mile . There were 188 housing units at an average density of 536.9 per square mile...

, (USA) pig farmer and the religious leader of the Exclusive Brethren

Raven-Taylor-Hales Brethren

The Raven–Taylor–Hales Brethren are a protestant sect, and a branch of the Exclusive Brethren. These Brethren hold an uncompromising 'separatist' doctrine and their practice has steadily evolved differently from other Brethren groups and also from mainstream Christianity.Most Australian and New...

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Biography

Symington was born to Lyle and Ida (Hughes) Symington on August 28, 1913 and was one of 11 children.

He became leader of the Exclusive Brethren in 1970, after the sudden death of James Taylor Junior

James Taylor, Jr. (Exclusive Brethren)

James Taylor, Jr. , was the religious leader of the Exclusive Brethren. He has become notorious in Brethren circles because of the "Aberdeen Incident."-Family:...

, shortly after the Aberdeen incident, one of the most significant events in the Brethren’s history. Ron Fawkes, his deputy, accused Symington of laundering millions of dollars given to him as donations by Brethren from around the world.

Symington died in 1987. At his death he was blind from adult-onset diabetes and was buried in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...

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