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Moderators of Synod

7th July 1896 D MacFarlane; Sept. 1896 A MacRae; July 1897 A Macrae; Nov. 1897 JR MacKay; July 1898 JR MacKay; Nov. 1898 N. Cameron; July 1899 N. Cameron; Nov. 1899 G Mackay; July 1900 G Mackay; Nov. 1900 JS Sinclair; July 1901 JS Sinclair; Nov. 1901 N MacIntyre; July 1902 N MacIntyre; Nov. 1902 J Robertson; July 1903 J Robertson; Nov. 1903 A Stewart; July 1904 A Stewart; Nov. 1904 J Macleod (D MacFarlane preached sermon); July 1905 J Macleod; Nov. 1905 D Beaton; July 1906 D Beaton; Nov. 1906 E MacQueen; July 1907 E MacQueen; Dec. 1907 JR Mackay; July 1908 JR Mackay; Dec. 1908 N Cameron; July 1909 N Cameron; Nov. 1909 A Macrae; July 1910 A Macrae; November 1910 D Graham; July 1911 D Graham; Nov. 1911 D Mackenzie; July 1912 D MacKenzie; Dec. 1912 N MacIntyre; July 1913 N MacIntyre; Nov 1913 A Sutherland; 1914 A Sutherland; 1915 D Macfarlane; 1916 A Mackay; 1917 D MacFarlane; 1918 M Morrison; 1919 DM Macdonald; 1920 D MacFarlane; 1921 N Cameron; 1922 M Gillies; 1923 J Macleod; 1924 DA MacFarlane; 1925 N MacIntyre; 1926 DM Macdonald; 1927 R Mackenzie; 1928 E MacQueen; 1929 J Maclachlan; 1930 F Macleod; 1931 W Grant; 1932 DJ Matheson; 1933 J Tallach; 1934 JA Tallach; 1935 J Macleod; 1936 J Macleod; 1937 R Macdonald (N MacIntyre preached sermon); 1938 D Beaton; 1939 J Colquhoun; 1940 DR Macdonald; 1941 N MacIntyre 1942 A Beaton; 1943 JP MacQueen; 1944 JA Tallach; 1945 AF Mackay; 1946 DA MacFarlane; 1947 J Tallach; 1948 A Macaskill; 1949 M Macsween; 1950 JA Macdonald; 1951 DJ Macaskill; 1952 W MacLean; 1953 D Campbell; 1954 J Macleod; 1955 A Beaton; 1956 F Macdonald; 1957 James A Tallach; 1958 D MacLean; 1959 W Grant; 1960 A Murray; 1961 A Mackay; 1962 J Colquhoun; 1963 P Mzamo; 1964 L Macleod; 1965 DM Macleod; 1966 AM Cattanach; 1967 DA Maclean; 1968 AEW Macdonald; 1969 AF Mackay; 1970 RR Sinclair; 1971 A Morrison; 1972 JA MacDonald; 1973 DB Macleod; 1974 D Campbell; 1975 J Nicolson; 1976 F Macdonald; 1977 A McPherson; 1978 A Murray; 1979 DM Campbell; 1980 A MacKay; 1981 D Nicolson; 1982 A McPherson; 1983 J MacDonald; 1984 AF Mackay; 1985 J MacLeod; 1986 DB Macleod; 1987 SF Tallach; 1988 A Ndebele; 1989 L Macleod; 1990 DJ Macdonald; 1991 DA Ross; 1992 D MacLean; 1993 D MacLean; 1994 NM Ross; 1995 A McPherson; 1996 JR Tallach; 1997 DM Boyd; 1998 DA Ross; 1999 GG Hutton; 2000 KD Macleod; 2001 DJ Macdonald; 2002 J Goldby; 2003 HM Cartwright; 2004 R MacLeod; 2005 NM Ross; 2006 KM Watkins; 2007 DA Ross; 2008 WA Weale; 2009 GG Hutton; 2010 EA Rayner; 2011 KD Macleod; 2012 D Campbell; 2013 NM Ross; 2014 D Macdonald; 2015 KM Watkins; 2016 DWB Somerset; 2017 J MacLeod; 2018 AW MacColl; 2019 R MacLeod; 2020 JB Jardine; 2021 JR Tallach; 2022 DA Ross.

Clerks of Synod

JR MacKay 1896-1897; J Macleod 1897-1904; JS Sinclair 1904-1921; D Beaton 1922-1935; RR Sinclair 1935-1977; D MacLean 1977-1989; DB Macleod 1990-1995; J MacLeod 1995-2016; KM Watkins 2016-

Editors of Free Presbyterian Magazine

JS Sinclair 1896-1921; D Beaton 1921-1949; RR Sinclair 1949-1969; DB Macleod 1970-1995; NM Ross 1995-2000; KD Macleod 2000-

Editors of Young People’s Magazine

D Beaton 1936-1949; D MacLean 1949-1957; DM Macleod 1957-1968; A McPherson 1968-1984; NM Ross 1984-1994; KD Macleod 1994-

Theological Tutors

JR Mackay 1897-1918; J MacLeod 1897-1898, 1904-5; D Beaton 1898-1952; DA Macfarlane 1933(2?6?)-1953; M MacSween 1952-1978; AF Mackay 1952-1981; D MacLean 1957-1986; DB Macleod 1978-1995; J Macleod 1981-1999, 2002-2008; AEW Macdonald 1986-1995, 2000-2002; KD Macleod 1995-2010; DM Boyd 1995-2000; HM Cartwright 1999-2011; R Macleod 2008- ; DWB Somerset 2010- ; AW MacColl 2012-

General Treasurers

Angus Clunas 1893-1915; Alexander MacGillivray 1915-1925; John Grant 1924-1960; William Fraser 1960-1989; Donald Macdonald 1989- ; Roderick Campbell 1991-2007; William Campbell 2007-

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    • Edward Arthur Christensen, Auckland (1915-2002) – Obituary
    • Robert Ross, Foindle (1920-2004)
    • William MacBeth Applecross (1835-1917) – Obituary
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Moderator of Synod

Rev Donald A Ross
Free Presbyterian Manse
Laide
Ross-shire
IV22 2NB
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Rev Keith M Watkins
Free Presbyterian Manse, Ferry Road, Leverburgh, Isle of Harris, HS5 3UA, UK.
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Mr William Campbell
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