John Marshall Lang
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John Marshall Lang CVO
was a Church of Scotland
minister and author
.
He was born into an eminent ecclesiastical family on 14 May 1834 and educated at Glasgow University. He was Minister at Aberdeen
, Fyvie
, Glasgow
and Edinburgh
. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
from 1893 to 1894. He died on 2 May 1909
Royal Victorian Order
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was a Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland
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minister and author
Author
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.
He was born into an eminent ecclesiastical family on 14 May 1834 and educated at Glasgow University. He was Minister at Aberdeen
Aberdeen
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, Fyvie
Fyvie
Fyvie is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.-Fyvie Castle:Fyvie Castle is reputed to have been built by King William the Lyon in the early thirteenth century...
, Glasgow
Glasgow
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and Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
The Moderator of the General Assembly of Church of Scotland is a Minister, Elder or Deacon of the Church of Scotland chosen to "moderate" the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is held for a week in Edinburgh every May....
from 1893 to 1894. He died on 2 May 1909