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White, John
White, John (1867–1951), Scottish Church leader. An original member from the Church of Scotland of the committee appointed in 1909 to negotiate a possible union with the United Free Church of Scotland, he was the dominant leader of the movement which led to the union of 1929. He was instrumental in promoting legislation in Parliament which preserved the status of the Church of Scotland as the established Church but gave it freedom to govern its affairs independently of Parliament and the courts.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "White, John." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "White, John." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-WhiteJohn.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "White, John." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-WhiteJohn.html |
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White, John
White, John (1575–1648), English Puritan clergyman, did not emigrate to the American colonies but helped found both the Dorchester Company (1623) and the Massachusetts Bay Company (1629). His tract The Planters Plea (1630) shows the economic and social value of emigration and furnishes a pleasant account of the colony's early history.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "White, John." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "White, John." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-WhiteJohn.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "White, John." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-WhiteJohn.html |
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John White
John White 1575-1648, English colonizer. An Anglican priest of moderate Puritan belief, White wished to establish a colony for Puritans. He helped form (1628) the New England Company, which later became (1629) the Massachusetts Bay Company, but he himself never went to America.
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"John White." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "John White." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-White-J1.html "John White." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-White-J1.html |
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