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Wyntown (Wynton, or Winton), Andrew Of a Scotch ecclesiastic and poet, was a canon regular of the priory of St. Andrews, and in or before 1395 was elected prior of St. Serf’s Inch, Lochleven. He was prior at least as late as 1413, and records the death of Robert, duke of Albany, which occurred in … Continue reading “Wyntown (Wynton, or Winton), Andrew Of”

Wyntoun, Andrew of Fourteenth-century Scottish chronicler. He was a canon regular of the Priory of Saint Andrews, and before 1395 prior of the monastery of Lochleven. In his “Origynale Cronykil of Scotland,” so called because it began with the creation of the angels, he incorporated the work of an unknown author, written in the same … Continue reading “Wyntoun, Andrew of”

Wynne, Robert, D.D an English clergyman, became prebendary of St. Asaph in 1691 (or 1692), and afterwards chancellor of St. Asaph. See Allibone, Dict. of Brit and Amer. Authors, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Wynne, John, D.D an English clergyman, was sometime fellow of Jesus College, Oxford. He became Margaret professor of divinity at Oxford in 1705; prebendary of Worcester in 1706; principal of Jesus College, Oxford, in 1712; bishop of St. Asaph in 1715, and of Bath and Wells in 1727; and died in 1743. See Allibone, Dict. … Continue reading “Wynne, John, D.D”

Wymnundus a Scotch prelate, was consecrated bishop of the Isles in the 12th century. He was deprived about 1151. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 297. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Wylie, William Howie an English Baptist minister and journalist, was born at Kilmarnock, Scotland, in 1833. He early became connected with journalistic work, serving on the Kilmarnock Journal, the Ayr Advertiser, the North British. Mail, Pall-Mall Gazette, and many others. In 1855 he was a student in Edinburgh University, and in 1857 in Regents Park … Continue reading “Wylie, William Howie”

Wylie, William, D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born in Washington County, Pennyslvania, July 10, 1776. He studied at various schools; became pastor of Upper and Lower Sandy and Fairfield Church, Kentucky, in 1802; in 1805 of Rehoboth and Round Hill; in 1810 preached at Uniontown, Pennsylvania; in 1823 became pastor at Wheelbig, Virginia; in 1830 … Continue reading “Wylie, William, D.D”

Wylie, Samuel, D.D a Reformed Presbyterian minister, was born in Ireland about 1792, and came to the United States when a boy. He was educated under the supervision of his uncle, the Reverend S.B. Wylie, D.D., of Philadelphia. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and at the theological seminary of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, … Continue reading “Wylie, Samuel, D.D”

Wylie, Samuel Brown, D.D., LL.D a Reformed Presbyterian divine and author, was born at Moalarg, near Ballymena, County of Antrim, Ireland, May 21,1773. He graduated at the University of Glasgow in 1797; emigrated to Philadelphia the same year; taught a school at Cheltenham, Pa., until the fall of’ 1798, when he was appointed a tutor … Continue reading “Wylie, Samuel Brown, D.D., LL.D”

Wylie, Andrew, D.D a Protestant Episcopal clergyman and professor, was born at Washington in 1789. He was educated in the Presbyterian Church, and passed A.B. at Jefferson College, Canonsburgh, Pa., in 1810. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Ohio in 1812, and soon after installed pastor of Miller’s Run Church. He was subsequently chosen … Continue reading “Wylie, Andrew, D.D”