1. George MacLeod was the founder of the Iona Community on the island of Iona and served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
14 Facts About George MacLeod
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George MacLeod's father was a successful businessman before entering politics as a Unionist MP; his mother Edith was from a wealthy Lancastrian family.
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From this background and heir to a baronetcy, George MacLeod was educated at Winchester College and Oriel College, Oxford.
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George MacLeod was awarded the Military Cross in October 1917, and the French Croix de Guerre with palm for bravery in 1918.
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George MacLeod carried out his duties as adjutant as well, and was of the greatest assistance in keeping cohesion.
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George MacLeod studied divinity at the University of Edinburgh, followed by a year at Union Theological Seminary, New York City.
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George MacLeod spent some time recuperating in Jerusalem in early 1933.
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George MacLeod resigned to become the full-time leader of the Iona Community, which he founded in 1938.
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George MacLeod's efforts started in the early 1930s when he bought Fingleton Mill as a refuge for Glasgow's poor.
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George MacLeod led a series of parish missions in Scottish parishes associated with the Community, and supported the 1950 Glasgow Churches' Campaign and the 1950s Tell Scotland Movement.
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George MacLeod was one of the signatories of the agreement to convene a convention for drafting a world constitution.
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On 6 February 1967, George MacLeod was awarded a peerage, becoming Baron George MacLeod of Fuinary, of Fuinary in Morven in the County of Argyll; the only Church of Scotland minister to have been thus honoured.
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George MacLeod was introduced to the House on 15 February 1967.
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George MacLeod later became the first peer to represent the Green Party.