MacGregor , John , d 1892 , philanthropist

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MacGregor , John , d 1892 , philanthropist

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        John MacGregor was a barrister and philanthropist with the nickname 'Rob Roy'. He was active in a number of good causes, sitting on the committees of the Ragged School Union, the British and Foreign Bible Society, the Reformatory and Refuge Union and the Protestant Alliance. In 1851 he founded the Shoe Black Brigade, and in 1853 the founded the Open Air Mission, becoming an open-air preacher himself. In 1854, with long-time associate Lord Shaftesbury, he founded the Pure Literature Society. He died in 1892.

        Information from The Times, Friday, Jul 22, 1892; pg. 8; Issue 33697; col B.

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