John Lillie (minister)

John Lillie (1806–1866) was a Scottish Presbyterian minister, educationist, and naturalist active in Hobart, Tasmania. Born to a Glasgow merchant and educated at the University of Glasgow, he came to Hobart in 1837 to succeed Archibald Macarthur as representative of the Church of Scotland there. From 1838 to 1954 he was president of the Hobart Mechanics' Institute where he gave popular annual lectures. He was also a fellow and honorary secretary of the Royal Society of Tasmania. In 1861 he removed to Christchurch, New Zealand, where he died on 15 January 1866.[1][2][3]

Rev. John Lillie D.D.

References
  1. Roe, Michael, "Lillie, John (1806–1866)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 18 December 2018
  2. Piesse, E. L. (1914). "The foundation and early work of the Society: with some account of earlier institutions and societies in Tasmania". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania.
  3. Grant, Christine (2008). Hudson, Warren (ed.). The Tea Caddy House, Papanui (PDF). Papanui Heritage Group. ISSN 1173-6909.


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