Gilleasbuig Macmillan was Dean of the Thistle and a Chaplain to Queen Elizabeth.
11 Facts About Gilleasbuig Macmillan
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Gilleasbuig Macmillan was born in Stirling on 21 December 1942.
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Macmillan grew up in the Highlands, in Appin, where his father, Kenneth Macmillan was minister - originally at Bunessan on the Isle of Mull and then at Appin.
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Gilleasbuig Macmillan's father being a minister was a formative influence upon him.
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Gilleasbuig Macmillan came to Edinburgh University, to New College, to train for the ministry.
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Gilleasbuig Macmillan was a university student from 1960 to 1967.
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Gilleasbuig Macmillan presided at the Kirking of the Parliament in 1999,2003,2007 and 2011.
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Gilleasbuig Macmillan was widely tipped for the selection as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1996 and again in 2002, but failed to win sufficient support.
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Gilleasbuig Macmillan was appointed Honorary Chaplain of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh and held this position until 2013.
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Gilleasbuig Macmillan retired as minister of St Giles' Cathedral on 30 September 2013.
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Gilleasbuig Macmillan left behind his wife, Maureen, and his daughter, Mary Jane.