Grier, William John
Grier, William John (1902–83), protestant fundamentalist, is of unknown origins and parentage. He experienced a religious conversion at a mission preached by W. P. Nicholson (qv), which led to an intention to enter the church. In…...
Haliday (Halliday, Hollyday), Samuel
Haliday (Halliday, Hollyday), Samuel (1685–1739), presbyterian minister, was born probably in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, where his father, Samuel Haliday, was a presbyterian minister; his mother's name is not known. The elder Haliday was born 1637 in Scotland, and had been minister in a…...
Hall, John
Hall, John (1829–98), presbyterian minister, was born 31 July 1829 in Ballygorman, Co. Armagh, eldest among eight children of William Hall, farmer and an elder in the presbyterian church, and Rachel Hall (née Macgowan). John was sent to a local school at Loughgilly and at the age…...
Hanna, Hugh
Hanna, Hugh (1821–92), presbyterian minister, was born 25 February 1821 near Dromara, Co. Down, eldest among three sons and two (possibly three) daughters of Peter Hanna, of Dromara farming stock, and his wife Ellen née Finiston, whose father had served in the Black Watch regiment…...
Hanna, Samuel
Hanna, Samuel (1771–1852), presbyterian minister and professor, was born at Kellswater, Co. Antrim, fifth son of Robert Hanna of Kellswater, who may have been a farmer, or in trade, or both. His mother's name is not known. In 1789 he graduated MA…...
Hemphill, Samuel
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Hemphill, Samuel
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Hemphill, Samuel
Hemphill, Samuel (fl.1729–1735), Hemphill, Samuel (d. 1741), and Hemphill, Samuel (d. 1761), were all presbyterian ministers, may have been related, and have at times been confused with one another, or with other Hemphills, by later writers. Samuel Hemphill (b. c.…...
Henry, Pooley Shuldham
Henry, Pooley Shuldham (1801–81), presbyterian minister and first president of QCB, was born in Randalstown, Co. Antrim, son of Thomas Henry (d. 1830), presbyterian minister and son of a minister, and his wife (m. 1794), Ellen or Elinor Shuldham (d. 1845), of a gentry family from…...
Hill, George
Hill, George (1810–1900), presbyterian minister and historian, was born 18 September 1810 in Moyarget, near Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, sixth of eleven children of William Hill, farmer of Moyarget, and his wife Marianne, daughter of the Rev. William Lynd, minister of Ramoan…...
Hincks, Thomas Dix
Hincks, Thomas Dix (1767–1857), presbyterian minister, naturalist, and scholar, was born 24 June 1767 at Bachelor's Quay, Dublin, son of Edward Hincks (d. 1772), a customs officer from Chester, England. His mother's maiden name was Dix, and after the premature death of her…...
Holmes, Finlay
Holmes, Finlay (1926–2008), presbyterian minister and historian, was born Robert Finlay Gregg Holmes in north Belfast on 19 July 1926, one of two sons of William Holmes and his wife Sophia Finlay (née Gregg). Both his parents were from the north Antrim district of Kilraughts. His mother…...
Holmes (Homes), William
Holmes (Homes), William (1663–1746), presbyterian minister, was born in Donaghmore, Co. Donegal, of a family well established in Donegal and Co. Tyrone and probably originating in the Salisbury area of Wiltshire. His father was probably Robert Holmes, who was an elder in Donaghmore…...
Homes, Robert
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Houlihan, Con
Houlihan, Con (1925–2012), sportswriter, was born on 6 December 1925 in Reineen, near Castleisland, Co. Kerry, the middle child among two boys and a girl of Michael Houlihan and his wife Ellen ('Nell') (née Cronin). His parents farmed a small holding (about five acres of arable land),…...
Houston (Hewson), David
Houston (Hewson), David (1633?–1696), covenanter minister, was born in Scotland, possibly in Renfrewshire, though he may be the David Houston, minister of the gospel, who was son and heir of Robert Houston, a tailor who had property in Wigtownshire and died a.1690. He…...
Houston, Thomas
Houston, Thomas (1803–82), Reformed Presbyterian minister, was born October 1803 in Donegore, Co. Antrim, son of Thomas Houston. It is not known if he was related to the famous covenanter David Houston (qv). His parents were in…...
Hunter, James
Hunter, James (1863–1942), presbyterian fundamentalist, was born in Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone. He was educated at the RBAI and QCB, receiving a first-class honours…...
Irwin, James Alexander Hamilton
Irwin, James Alexander Hamilton (1876–1954), presbyterian minister and Irish nationalist, was born 3 July 1876 in Feeny, Co. Londonderry, the son of Samuel Hyndman Irwin and his wife Mary (née Hamilton). Educated at Magee College, Derry, and New College, Edinburgh, he took a master…...
Irwin, Sir Samuel Thompson
Irwin, Sir Samuel Thompson (1877–1961), surgeon, rugby player, and politician, was born 3 July 1877 in Limavady, Co. Londonderry, son of John Irwin of Limavady. He was educated at Foyle College, Derry, and QCB, where he graduated…...
Jenkinson, David Stewart
Jenkinson, David Stewart (1928–2011), soil scientist, was born on 25 February 1928 in Hollywood Hospital, Los Angeles, California, USA, the eldest of three sons of Hugh McLoughlin Jenkinson, investor and businessman, and his wife Isabel Frances (née Glass). His father, an Irish…...
Johnstone, Thomas McGimpsey
Johnstone, Thomas McGimpsey (1876–1961), presbyterian minister, temperance campaigner and author, was born on 11 June 1876 in Newtownards, Co. Down, son of Joseph Hamilton Johnstone, a builder, and his wife Rosena (née McGimpsey). The family was staunchly presbyterian (with covenanter…...
Johnston, Geoffrey Deane
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Johnston, John
Johnston, John (1786–1862), presbyterian minister, was born at Aughendrummond, Clogher, Co. Tyrone, seventh son of William Johnston, farmer and merchant; his mother may have been his father's second wife, Margaret (née Armstrong?). He was educated at Mr Millar's school at Clogher…...
Johnston, John Corry
Johnston, John Corry (1855–1943), presbyterian minister, was born 19 November 1855, eldest surviving son of John Johnston, tenant farmer, and Lydia Anne Johnston (née Curry) of Roughan, Augher, Co. Tyrone. Educated locally, largely by the presbyterian minister in Ballygawley, Dr W…...