John Machar

{{short description|Canadian academic}} '''John Machar''' (1796 – February 7, 1863) was the second principal (1846–1853) of [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]], then known as Queen's College at Kingston.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.queensu.ca/encyclopedia/m/machar-rev-john|title=Machar, Rev John {{!}} Queen's Encyclopedia|website=www.queensu.ca|language=en|access-date=2017-10-18}}</ref>

Machar was born in [[Tannadice, Angus|Tannandice]], [[Scotland]]. He was ordained as a [[Presbyterian]] minister in 1819. In 1827, he emigrated to [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]], [[Upper Canada]] in order to become the minister at [[St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Kingston, Ontario)|St Andrew's Presbyterian Church]].

Machar was one of the original trustees of the university, and became its principal in 1846, when [[Thomas Liddell (principal)|Thomas Liddell]] resigned unexpectedly. He resigned in 1853, after a term marred by financial issues.

He was the father of author [[Agnes Maule Machar]].

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===Further reading=== *{{cite web|url=http://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/History/people/machar.html|title=The Rev John Machar|accessdate=May 29, 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809120518/http://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/History/people/machar.html|archivedate=August 9, 2007}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=4561|title=Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online|accessdate=May 29, 2008}}

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