John R. Gray (minister)
John Rodger Gray (9 January 1913 – 9 August 1984) was a Scottish minister serving in Dunblane Cathedral who was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1977.[1]
Life
He was born on 9 January 1913 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.[2] He was educated locally before going to High School of Glasgow, an independent school in Glasgow. He studied economics at Glasgow University graduating in 1934. He then studied Divinity for three years, before doing further postgraduate study under a Commonwealth Fellowship at both Yale and Princeton in the United States.[3]
Returning to Britain in the Second World War, he served as a chaplain in the Royal Navy from 1941 to 1946. After the war, he became minister of St. Stephen's Buccleuch in Glasgow. In 1960, the church merged with St Matthew's Blythswood. He continued his military service as a chaplain in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve from 1946 to 1963, and was awarded the Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (VRD) in 1953.[2]
In 1966 he was called to Dunblane Cathedral in Central Scotland.[4]
After eighteen years as minister of Dunblane Cathedral, he retired in April 1984.[5] He died three months later, on 9 August 1984.[2]
Family
In 1952 he was married to Dr Sheila Mary Gray (1928-2013) a doctor.[6] She was author of "Annus Mirabilis, Memories of a Moderator's Wife".[4]
Their three sons are the MP James Gray, the diplomat Charles Gray and Lt Cdr David Gray Royal Navy
Publications
- Something to say to the Congregation : The Sermons of the Rev John R. Gray 1961-1983[3]
References
- ^ "Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland genealogy project". geni_family_tree.
- ^ a b c "Gray, Very Rev. John Rodger, (9 Jan. 1913–9 Aug. 1984), Minister at Dunblane Cathedral, 1966–84, then Minister Emeritus; Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 1977–78". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Inventory" (PDF). www.nls.uk.
- ^ a b "Dr Sheila Gray". HeraldScotland.
- ^ "Dr Gray retires". The Glasgow Herald. 9 April 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ Steven, J. D (2014). "Sheila Mary Gray". BMJ. 349: g5993. doi:10.1136/bmj.g5993.
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