2008-06-25
Rev Dr John Dunmore Lang (1799-1878) – Turbulent Presbyterian leader
JOHN DUNMORE LANG (1799-1878) TURBULENT PRESBYTERIAN LEADER This is the wikipedia article as at February 2008 which is substantially as written by Rowland S. Ward, May 2006 Lang was the first Presbyterian minister on the mainland of Australia, arriving in 1823. Background and Family Lang was born near Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, the eldest son of William Lang and Mary Dunmore. His father was a small landowner and his mother a pious Presbyterian, who dedicated her son to the Church of Scotland ministry from an early age. He grew up in nearby Largs, and was educated at the University of Glasgow, where he excelled,Read More →