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James Sharp, or Sharpe, (4 May 1618 – 3 May 1679) was a minister in the Church of Scotland, or kirk, who served as Archbishop of St Andrews from 1661 to 1679. His support for Episcopalianism , or governance by bishops, brought him into conflict with elements of the kirk who advocated Presbyterianism .
James Sharp (bishop) (1613–1679), Archbishop of St Andrews James Sharp (mayor) (1843–1904), mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah James A. Sharp Jr. , mayor of Flint, Michigan
Bishop James Sharp, a former moderate Covenanter and Resolutioner, was appointed Archbishop of St Andrews and primate of Scotland in 1661. He was reviled by Covenanters, and his murder in 1679 led to an escalation of hostilities.
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James Mitchell or James Mitchel, (d. 18 January 1678), was a religious covenanter who tried to assassinate Archbishop James Sharp. Mitchell is a central character in James Robertson 's historical novel, The Fanatic .
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A Georgia community is mourning after the passing of well-known musician and preacher Bishop James Morton, who died of an The post Bishop James Morton, 76, noted musician and preacher, dies ...
Sharp's daughter pleads for her father's life, lower right. David Hackston or Halkerstone (died 30 July 1680), was a militant Scottish Covenanter, remembered mainly for his part in the murder of Archbishop James Sharp of St. Andrews in 1679 and his involvement in the events of 1680 which led to his capture and execution.