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Farquhar Matheson

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Farquhar Matheson was a Scottish minister, who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland in 1939.[1]

Life

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In 1920 he became minister of the Free Church in Assynt.[2]

Soon after he was translated to Stoer. In 1939 he succeeded Rev John MacKay MacLennan as Moderator of the General Assembly.[1]

Family

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He was father-in-law to Donald Lamont moderator in the 1970s, and maternal grandfather of Derek Lamont Moderator in 2017.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Annals of the Free Church of Scotland, 1930 to 1939
  2. ^ "ASSYNT & EDDRACHILLIS". www.freechurchcontinuing.org.
  3. ^ "Former Ross minister named as Moderator Designate". Ross-shirejournal.co.uk. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.