John Cordner (politician)
- John Cordner (politician)
John Cordner, (3 July 1816 – 22 June 1894), was the first Unitarian minister in Canada.
Cordner was born in Ireland, where his family in Newry, belonged to a politically radical sect of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Cordner studied at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, then worked in commerce. He was ordained in 1843 as a Unitarian minister. That year he emigrated to Montreal to become minister to the first Unitarian congregation in Canada.
Cordner's ministry was successful and popular, especially among the upper-middle classes and the business elite. He wrote and edited several magazines. In sermons and speeches, he championed progressive issues; world peace, woman's rights, anti-slavery in the USA among others. He was succeeded by William Sullivan Barnes.
He retired to Boston for the warmer climate where he died in 1894; still writing on issues important to the Unitarian movement.
External links
* [http://www.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/johncordner.html UUA Biographical Dictionary]
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=6046 Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
John Cordner — may refer to:*John Cordner (politician), first Unitarian minister in Canada *John Cordner (sportsman), one of the Cordner brothers of the VFL … Wikipedia
John Macadam — Dr. John Macadam (May 1827 September 2, 1865), was an Australian (Scottish born) chemist, medical teacher and politician. The genus Macadamia was named after him in 1857 by his colleague Ferdinand von Mueller.Macadam was born in Northbank, near… … Wikipedia
Melbourne Grammar School — Latin: Ora et Labora ( Pray and Work )[1] Location … Wikipedia
Melbourne Football Club — This article is about the Australian rules football club. For the association football clubs, see Melbourne Victory FC and Melbourne Heart FC. Melbourne Names Full name Melbourne Football Club … Wikipedia
English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… … Universalium
Deaths in May 2009 — Contents 1 May 2009 1.1 31 1.2 30 1.3 29 … Wikipedia
New Democratic Party candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election — This is a list of nominated candidates for the New Democratic Party in the 40th Canadian federal election, which resulted in a Conservative minority government.[1] Contents 1 Newfoundland and Labrador 7 seats 2 Prince Edward Island 4 seats … Wikipedia
Sandford Park School — NOTOC Sandford Park School is a small private, non denominational, all boys secondary school, located in the inner suburb of Ranelagh in Dublin, Ireland. chool principals* Alfred Le Peton 1922 25 * G.S.B. Mack 1925 34 * Arthur Douglas Cordner… … Wikipedia
Football — For other uses, see Football (disambiguation). Some of the many different games known as football. From top left to bottom right: Association football or soccer, Australian rules football, International rules football, rugby union, rugby league,… … Wikipedia
police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… … Universalium
