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Reverend McQueen
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1854-1930
History
Reverend David George McQueen was First Presbyterian Church's second - and most significant - minister. His ministerial tenure of forty-three years, one of the longest recorded in Alberta, helped to establish the Presbyterian presence in Alberta. McQueen came to Edmonton shortly after graduating from Knox College, Toronto. He followed Reverent James Robertson’s call to the West, arriving in Edmonton in the summer of 1887.
Once in Edmonton, he served briefly with Dr. Andrew Baird, who began the work of organizing congregations in the area in 1881. He quickly built upon this foundation and throughout Edmonton and the surrounding area, new congregations were formed under his guidance. During McQueen’s service as minister of First Presbyterian Church, he helped build, strengthen and maintain a Presbyterian presence in the West. He was elected as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1912 and as Interim Moderator of the General Assembly of the continuing Presbyterian Church in 1925 during the turbulent time of church union. McQueen passed away in 1930.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Record created October 8, 2021.
Record revised December 23, 2025.
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- English
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Sources
Presbyterian Archives on Reverend McQueen https://presbyterianarchives.ca/2017/11/03/the-life-of-rev-d-g-mcqueen/
First Presbyterian Church https://www.edmonton.ca/sites/default/files/public-files/historic-resource-first-presbyterian-church.pdf?cb=1737213445
Maintenance notes
Record created by AE.
Record revised by KM.