Alexander Henderson (1807 - 1888) was a Scottish Episcopalian priest: he was the

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of Glasgow and Galloway from 1859 until 1877. Henderson was educated at

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and ordained in 1842. After a curacy in

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he spent the rest of his career in

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.Bertie (ibid) p292

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1807 births Alumni of the University of Aberdeen 19th-century Scottish Episcopalian priests Deans of Glasgow and Galloway 1888 deaths {{UK-Anglican-clergy-stub