Background
Wilson, John Skinner was born in 1849. Youngest son of late Very Reverend David Wilson, Dean of Aberdeen.
Wilson, John Skinner was born in 1849. Youngest son of late Very Reverend David Wilson, Dean of Aberdeen.
Studied at Trim CoLlege, Glenalmond. Saint Catharine’s College Cambridge (Master of Arts).
Ordained, 1871; Priest, 1873. Rector of Saint George’s, Edinburgh, 1SS5-96. Synod Clerk; Canon of Edinburgh, 1890-1897.
Sub-Dean, 1897.
Dean in the same year. Has taken a prominent part in the administrative and financial work of the Episcopal Church in Scotland since 1880. Dean of the Cathedral (Saint Mary) and Diocese of Edinburgh since 1897.
Club: Scottish Conservative, Edinburgh.