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Reverend James Mitchell
Unknown, 1885, Press cutting
Reverend James Mitchell
Reverend James Mitchell
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38650
Title
Reverend James Mitchell
Description
Rev. James Mitchell, South Leith Parish Church, 14 Hermitage Place.
Born 1830- 1911.
Artist / maker
Unknown
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Unknown
Date
1885
Size
9.1 x 6.5 cm
Type
Press cutting
Reverend Mitchell in 1864 was selected to join Leith Parish Church one of the most populated single Parishes in Scotland. He shared the task with Reverend Henry Duff. In 1872 following the Education Act of that year, the Dr Bells School in Leith became thereafter funded by the state, and its previous endowment became unused. Mitchell organised for these funds to be redirected to create a navigation School in Commercial Street. In the same year he organised a free soup kitchen and the building of Leith Model Lodging House (for homeless men) on Parliament Street.
At the late age of 71 in 1901 he was elected Moderator of the general assembly of the church of Scotland, he retired 1904 at 74.
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Leith Miscellany XIII
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