Joseph Johnstone Muir (July 30, 1847 – November 17, 1927) was a

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clergyman who served as

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Early years

Joseph Johnstone Muir was born in Parsonstown, Ireland, on July 30, 1847, to Scots-Irish parents, Alexander Johnstone and Mary Faith Stothard Muir. He worked for a time in business in

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before moving to the

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in 1863. He continued in business in New York.

Ministry

In 1869 he was licensed to preach by the Baptist church. He served in succession: the Baptist church in

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; First Baptist Church of

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; McDougal Street Baptist Church,

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; the Park Baptist Church in Port Richmond, New York, on

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; North Street Baptist Church,

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; the E Street or Third Baptist Church of

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, and the Temple Baptist Church also in Washington. He was elected Chaplain of the Senate on January 21, 1921, serving until his death in Washington on November 17, 1927. He was buried at

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Personal life

In 1868 he married Lizzie Glover; they were the parents of three sons and two daughters – Edward A. T. Muir, Charles Stothard Muir, John McM. Glover Muir, Florence Evelyn May Muir and Edna Alexandra Muir.1880 United States Census

References

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