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<p> Alexander, John (1), </p> <p> a Scotch Episcopalian, was born in 1703. He was ordained deacon and priest in the Scottish Church, and officiated at Alloa. In 1743 the clergy of [[Dunkeld]] elected him to be their diocesan, and he was consecrated bishop Aug. 9. In the persecution of the Episcopalians, the chapel of [[Alexander]] was razed to the ground, his house was plundered, and he was obliged to conceal himself. He resumed his duties, in spite of the penalties, after the first violence of the persecution ceased, and died in 1776. See Lawson, Hist. of the Scottish Episcopal Church; Keith, Catalogue (Russel's ed.); Skinner, Annals. </p>
<p> Alexander, John (3), </p> <p> an English Unitarian minister, was born in Ireland, of English parents, in 1736. After receiving a grammar-school education, he was sent to the Dissenting [[Academy]] at Daventry, from which he. went to Dr. Benson. He afterwards entered the ministry, preaching in or near Birmingham, but principally at the small village of London. He died suddenly, Dec. 28, 1765. After his death, the Rev. John [[Palmer]] of London published a work of his entitled A [[Paraphrase]] upon Ch. 15 of 1 Cor., with notes: '''''—''''' [[Commentary]] on Ch.6, 7, and 8 of Romans '''''—''''' and a [[Sermon]] on Ecclesiastes 9, 10 (1766. 4to). </p>


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<ref name="term_18824"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/alexander,+john+(1) John Alexander from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_18825"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/alexander,+john+(3) John Alexander from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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John Alexander [1]

Alexander, John (3),

an English Unitarian minister, was born in Ireland, of English parents, in 1736. After receiving a grammar-school education, he was sent to the Dissenting Academy at Daventry, from which he. went to Dr. Benson. He afterwards entered the ministry, preaching in or near Birmingham, but principally at the small village of London. He died suddenly, Dec. 28, 1765. After his death, the Rev. John Palmer of London published a work of his entitled A Paraphrase upon Ch. 15 of 1 Cor., with notes: Commentary on Ch.6, 7, and 8 of Romans and a Sermon on Ecclesiastes 9, 10 (1766. 4to).

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