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Alexander Stewart MacInnes (31 November 1850 – 20 June 1933) was a
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-speaking Scottish Episcopalian priest in the "Non-juring Jacobite" tradition. He was a native of
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, and was educated at the
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and Cumbrae Theological College. He was ordained deacon in 1888 and became a priest in 1891. He was Rector of St Mary, Glencoe from 1889 to 1933 and Dean of Argyll and The Isles from 1930 to 1933.Diocesan web site
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Scottish Episcopalian clergy Deans of Argyll and The Isles 1850 births 1933 deaths Alumni of the University of Glasgow People from Ballachulish {{Christian-clergy-stub