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Ewen MacRury

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Ewen MacRury (1891–1986) was a Free Church of Scotland minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1944.

Life

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He was born in 1891 one of eight children to John Little (Ewan Beag) MacRury (b.1843) and his wife, Betsy MacDonald, crofters from North Uist.[1]

He graduated MA from Glasgow University in 1915.[2]

He first appears as minister of the Free Church in Shiskine.[3]

He was minister of Glen Urquhart from at least 1931.[4]

He was a member of the Gaelic Society alongside Provost Alexander MacEwen.[5]

In May 1944 he was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland. He was succeeded in 1945 by Roderick A. Finlayson.[6]

Family

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He was married to Christina (Kirsty).

Publications

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  • A Hebridean Parish (1950)

References

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  1. ^ "Bio". www.myheritage.com. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  2. ^ "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Ewen MacRury". www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk.
  3. ^ "THE PRINCIPAL ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE Free Church of Scotland" (PDF). freechurch.org. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Free Presbyterian magazine" (PDF). archive.fpchurch.org.uk. 1931. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  5. ^ "History 2". Gaelic Society of Inverness.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Proceedings of the Free Church of Scotland 1940 to 1949