Joseph Johnstone Muir

Joseph Johnstone Muir
Chaplain of the United States Senate
In office
January 21, 1921 – November 17, 1927
Personal details
Born(1847-07-30)July 30, 1847
Parsonstown, Ireland
DiedNovember 17, 1927(1927-11-17) (aged 80)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeRock Creek Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Spouse
Lizzie Glover
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(m. 1868)​
OccupationClergyman

Joseph Johnstone Muir (July 30, 1847 – November 17, 1927) was a Baptist clergyman who served as Chaplain of the United States Senate.

Early years

Joseph Johnstone Muir was born in Parsonstown, Ireland, on July 30, 1847, to Scots-Irish parents, Alexander Johnstone and Mary Faith Stothard Muir.[1] He worked for a time in business in Dublin before moving to the United States in 1863. He continued in business in New York.[2]

Ministry

In 1869 he was licensed to preach by the Baptist church. He served in succession: the Baptist church in Oxford, New Jersey; 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.[2]

He was elected Chaplain of the Senate on January 21, 1921,[3] serving until his death in Washington on November 17, 1927.[1][4][5] He was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.[6]

Personal life

In 1868 he married Lizzie Glover; they were the parents of three sons and two daughters – Edward A. T. Muir, Charles Stothard Muir, John McM. Glover Muir, Florence Evelyn May Muir and Edna Alexandra Muir.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Senate Chaplain Dies". Brooklyn Times-Union. Washington. November 18, 1927. p. 68. Retrieved May 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. II. James T. White & Company. 1921. p. 370. Retrieved May 11, 2021 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Name Chaplain for Senate". The New York Times. Washington. January 22, 1921. p. 10. Retrieved May 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Chronicler's Report for 1927, by EJ Morrison
  5. ^ "Dr. J. J. Muir, Chaplin Of U.S. Senate, Is Dead". The Baltimore Sun. Washington. November 18, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved May 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dr. Joseph J. Muir Buried From Church". The Evening Star. November 20, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved May 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ 1880 United States Census
Religious titles
Preceded by 55th US Senate Chaplain
January 21, 1921 – November 21, 1927 		Succeeded by