Background
MACH RAY, Robert was born in 1857 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire. Son of W. Forsyth Machray, Justice of the Peace.
MACH RAY, Robert was born in 1857 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire. Son of W. Forsyth Machray, Justice of the Peace.
Studied at St. John’s College School, Winnipeg. University of Manitoba (1st Medallist), Winnipeg. Sidney Sussex, Cambridge (Scholar).
Bachelor of Arts.
Ordained, 1SS3; served under his uncle, the late Archbishop of Rupert’s Land, till 1889, when continued throat - affection compelled him to resign preferments. Has travelled extensively. First novel published, 1898.
Has written for many magazines and journals. Specialises Far Eastern subjects. War Editor of the Daily Mail, 1904-1905. Author, journalist; formerly Canon of St. John’s Cathedral, Winnipeg, and Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Lecturer in English Literature, etc., St. John’s College, University of Manitoba, Canada.
Club: Authors’.