About John Wilson
Lived 1849 – 1926 (aged 77). John Wilson was a British priest.
John Skinner Wilson (5 January 1849, Fyvie – 11 November 1926, Strathtay ) was an eminent Episcopalian minister in the first quarter of the twentieth century.
John Skinner Wilson was born in 1849 and educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1873 and was Rector of St George's, Edinburgh after which he was appointed Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh in 1897, a post he held until he died on 11 November 1926.
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Who was John Wilson?
Scottish Episcopalian priest (1849-1926)
When was John Wilson born?
John Wilson was born on 5 January 1849.
When did John Wilson die?
John Wilson died on 11 November 1926.
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John Wilson was a priest.
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John Wilson was British.
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