Joseph Johnston Muir
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Joseph Johnston Muir was a Baptist
clergyman who served as Chaplain of the Senate.
to Scots-Irish parents, Alexander Johnston and Mary Faith Stothard Muir. He worked for a time in business in Dublin before moving to the United States
in 1863. He continued in business in New York.
; the East Marion Baptist Church on Long Island
; First Baptist Church of Ticonderoga, New York
; McDougal Street Baptist Church, New York City
; the Park Baptist Church in Port Richmond, New York on Staten Island
; North Street Baptist Church, Philadelphia; the E Street or Third Baptist Church of Washington, D.C.
and the Temple Baptist Church also in Washington.
He was elected Chaplain of the Senate in 1921 serving until his death on November 21, 1927.
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
clergyman who served as Chaplain of the Senate.
Early years
Joseph Johnstone Muir was born on July 30, 1847, in IrelandIreland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
to Scots-Irish parents, Alexander Johnston and Mary Faith Stothard Muir. He worked for a time in business in Dublin before moving to the United States
United States
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in 1863. He continued in business in New York.
Ministry
In 1869 he was licensed to preach by the Baptist church. He served in succession: the Baptist church in Oxford, New JerseyOxford, New Jersey
Oxford is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Oxford Township, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. The population was 2,283 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oxford is located at ....
; the East Marion Baptist Church on Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
; First Baptist Church of Ticonderoga, New York
Ticonderoga, New York
Ticonderoga is a town in Essex County, New York, USA. The population was 5,167 at the 2000 census. The name comes from the Mohawk tekontaró:ken, meaning "it is at the junction of two waterways"....
; McDougal Street Baptist Church, New York City
New York City
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; the Park Baptist Church in Port Richmond, New York on Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
; North Street Baptist Church, Philadelphia; the E Street or Third Baptist Church of Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
and the Temple Baptist Church also in Washington.
He was elected Chaplain of the Senate in 1921 serving until his death on November 21, 1927.