- Park, Rev. John, D.D.
[E] Park, Rev. John, D.D., poet, composer,
and clergyman, born at Crreenock in 1804.
Educated at Greenock and Paisley, and at
Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities, and was
licensed to preach. Assistant to Dr. Steele,
West Church, Greenock, and afterwards to
Dr. Grigor of Bonhill. Minister at Liverpool.
Minister at Glencairn, in Dumfriesshire, and
afterwards of Collegiate Parish Church of St.
Andrews, first charge. He died at St. An-
drews, April 8, 1865. His compositions were
issued as " Songs composed and, in part,
written by the late Rev. John Park, D.D., St.
Andrews, with introductory notice by Prin-
cipal Shairp," Leeds, 1876, with portrait.entry id: 308-L-46
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