George Farquhar (priest)

George Taylor Shillito Farquhar was an Anglican priest and author [1] in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

He was educated at Keble College, Oxford [2] and ordained in 1881.[3] He was Precentor of St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth [4] after which he was Dean of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane[5] until his death on 30 July 1927.[6]

In 1890 George Farquhar published a book of sonnets.

References

1. Amongst others he wrote "The Episcopal History of Perth", 1894; "Our Ancient Scottish Cathedrals", 1897; "The Church’s Year", 1904; "Musicians", 1908; "The History of the Lay Claims under the Scottish Bishops", 1911; "Three Bishops of Dunkeld", 1915; and "A Scottish Twelvemonth and Other Poems", 1923 > British Library web site accessed 19:18 GMT Friday 11 November 2011
2. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
3. Multiple News Items The Dundee Courier & Argus (Dundee, Scotland), Wednesday, 15 June 1881; Issue 8707
4. "Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
5. "The Clergy List" London, Kelly’s, 1913
6. “Who was Who” (ibid)

Bibliography

• George T.S. Farquhar, Sonnets, Perth 1890.