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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

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

He was married to Christina (Kirsty).

Publications

References

  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.
  6. ^ Proceedings of the Free Church of Scotland 1940 to 1949
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