Joseph Johnstone Muir | |
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Chaplain of the United States Senate | |
In office January 21, 1921 – November 17, 1927 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Parsonstown, Ireland | July 30, 1847
Died | November 17, 1927 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 80)
Resting place |
Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Spouse |
Lizzie Glover (
m. 1868) |
Occupation | Clergyman |
Joseph Johnstone Muir (July 30, 1847 – November 17, 1927) was a Baptist clergyman who served as Chaplain of the United States Senate.
Joseph Johnstone Muir was born in Parsonstown, Ireland, on July 30, 1847, to Scots-Irish parents, Alexander Johnstone and Mary Faith Stothard Muir. [1] He worked for a time in business in Dublin before moving to the United States in 1863. He continued in business in New York. [2]
In 1869 he was licensed to preach by the Baptist church. He served in succession: the Baptist church in Oxford, New Jersey; the East Marion Baptist Church on Long Island; First Baptist Church of Ticonderoga, New York; McDougal Street Baptist Church, New York City; the Park Baptist Church in Port Richmond, New York, on Staten Island; North Street Baptist Church, Philadelphia; the E Street or Third Baptist Church of Washington, D.C., and the Temple Baptist Church also in Washington. [2]
He was elected Chaplain of the Senate on January 21, 1921, [3] serving until his death in Washington on November 17, 1927. [1] [4] [5] He was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery. [6]
In 1868 he married Lizzie Glover; they were the parents of three sons and two daughters – Edward A. T. Muir, Charles Stothard Muir, John McM. Glover Muir, Florence Evelyn May Muir and Edna Alexandra Muir. [7]
Joseph Johnstone Muir | |
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Chaplain of the United States Senate | |
In office January 21, 1921 – November 17, 1927 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Parsonstown, Ireland | July 30, 1847
Died | November 17, 1927 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 80)
Resting place |
Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Spouse |
Lizzie Glover (
m. 1868) |
Occupation | Clergyman |
Joseph Johnstone Muir (July 30, 1847 – November 17, 1927) was a Baptist clergyman who served as Chaplain of the United States Senate.
Joseph Johnstone Muir was born in Parsonstown, Ireland, on July 30, 1847, to Scots-Irish parents, Alexander Johnstone and Mary Faith Stothard Muir. [1] He worked for a time in business in Dublin before moving to the United States in 1863. He continued in business in New York. [2]
In 1869 he was licensed to preach by the Baptist church. He served in succession: the Baptist church in Oxford, New Jersey; the East Marion Baptist Church on Long Island; First Baptist Church of Ticonderoga, New York; McDougal Street Baptist Church, New York City; the Park Baptist Church in Port Richmond, New York, on Staten Island; North Street Baptist Church, Philadelphia; the E Street or Third Baptist Church of Washington, D.C., and the Temple Baptist Church also in Washington. [2]
He was elected Chaplain of the Senate on January 21, 1921, [3] serving until his death in Washington on November 17, 1927. [1] [4] [5] He was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery. [6]
In 1868 he married Lizzie Glover; they were the parents of three sons and two daughters – Edward A. T. Muir, Charles Stothard Muir, John McM. Glover Muir, Florence Evelyn May Muir and Edna Alexandra Muir. [7]