# James Longmuir

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| honorific-prefix = [The Very Reverend](/source/The_Very_Reverend)  
| name             = James Longmuir
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| term             = 1969 to 1973
| predecessor      = [Charles Warr](/source/Charles_Warr)
| successor        = [Hugh Douglas](/source/Hugh_Douglas_(minister))
| other_post       = [Moderator of the General Assembly](/source/Moderator_of_the_General_Assembly_of_the_Church_of_Scotland) (1968–1969)
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| birth_name       = James Boyd Longmuir
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| education        = [Dalziel High School](/source/Dalziel_High_School)
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'''James Boyd Longmuir''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE|TD|size=100%|sep=,}} (26 April 1907 – 22 October 1973) was an eminent [Church of Scotland](/source/Church_of_Scotland) [minister](/source/Minister_(Christianity)) in the 20th century.<ref>[The Times](/source/The_Times), Thursday, 17 July 1969; p. 12; Issue 57614; col F ''New Scottish Deans''</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk:8080/Archives/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=NaviTree.tcl&dsqField=RefNo&dsqItem=Ramsey%2F4-287%2F1967%2F111%2F341 |title=National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives |access-date=30 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312232001/http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk:8080/Archives/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=NaviTree.tcl&dsqField=RefNo&dsqItem=Ramsey%2F4-287%2F1967%2F111%2F341 |archive-date=12 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Early life==
Longmuir was born on 26 April 1907. He was educated at [Dalziel High School](/source/Dalziel_High_School), a [secondary school](/source/secondary_school) in [Motherwell](/source/Motherwell), [North Lanarkshire](/source/North_Lanarkshire), Scotland, and studied at the [University of Glasgow](/source/University_of_Glasgow).<ref>[''Who Was Who'' 1897-1990](/source/Who's_Who_(UK)) London, A & C Black, 1991 {{ISBN|071363457X}}</ref>

==Ordained ministry==
Longmuir was [ordained](/source/ordained) to [Swinton Parish](/source/Swinton%2C_Scottish_Borders) in 1934 where he served until 1952. During [World War II](/source/World_War_II), he served with the [Royal Army Chaplains' Department](/source/Royal_Army_Chaplains'_Department) and was awarded the [Territorial Decoration](/source/Territorial_Decoration).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=44837|page=4481|date=29 April 1969}}</ref> After that he was [Minister](/source/Minister_(Christianity)) at [Chirnside](/source/Chirnside).

He was a member of the [Kilbrandon Commission](/source/Royal_Commission_on_the_Constitution_(United_Kingdom)).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=44837|page=4481|date=29 April 1969}}</ref>

He was [Dean of the Chapel Royal](/source/Dean_of_the_Chapel_Royal),<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=44902|page-7525|date=22 July 1969}}</ref> [Chaplain](/source/Chaplain) to HM Bodyguard for Scotland ([The Royal Company of Archers](/source/Royal_Company_of_Archers)) from 1969 to 1973 and an [Honorary Chaplain to the Queen](/source/Honorary_Chaplain_to_the_Queen).<ref>''New Chaplain to the Queen in Scotland '' [The Times](/source/The_Times) Thursday, 31 January 1957; p. 10; Issue 53753; col G</ref>

He served as Principal Clerk to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the [1973 New Year Honours](/source/1973_New_Year_Honours).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=45860|page=8|supp=y|date=29 December 1972}}</ref>

Longmuir died on 22 October 1973. He was aged 66.<ref>[The Times](/source/The_Times), Wednesday, 24 October 1973; p. 21; Issue 58921; col E ''Very Rev J B. Longmuir''</ref>

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