Arthur Millar (1649 – 9 October 1727) was a Scottish

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in the first third of the 18th century. Millar was born in 1649 and educated at the

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on 22 October 1718 and became

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on 5 May 1727."Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark He died on 9 October 1727.

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1649 births Alumni of the University of Aberdeen 18th-century Scottish Episcopalian bishops Bishops of Edinburgh Primuses of the Scottish Episcopal Church 18th-century Anglican archbishops 1727 deaths College bishops {{Anglican-bishop-stub