Murdoch MacRae

Murdoch MacRae (1900–1961) was a Scottish minister. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland in 1951.

Life

He was born on 14 January 1900. He trained as a minister of the Free Church of Scotland.

He was minister of Kinloch, in the Parish of Lochs, north of Loch Eireasort on the Isle of Lewis from 1927 to 1961.[1]

He lived at 13 Swordale in Point until his marriage then lived in Stornoway.[2]

In 1952 he was joint founder (with G. N. M. Collins) of the British Evangelical Council.[3]

In 1958 he was part of a delegation to the United States of America to lobby on behalf of the Harris Tweed Association to reduce import tax on imported woollen cloth.[4]

He died on Lewis on 4 August 1961.

Family

In 1929 he was married to Christina Ann Mackenzie.

References

  1. ^ "Rev Murdoch Macrae, Free Church of Scotland, Kinloch". Hebridean Connections. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Rev Murdoch Macrae". Hebridean Connections. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. ^ Preserving a Reformed Heritage by John W Keddie
  4. ^ "Rev Murdoch Macrae". Hebridean Connections. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.


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