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John Chester Backus, D.D., LL.D.

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Obituary of John Chester Backus (1810–1884), longtime pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Baltimore, seminary director, and 1861 General Assembly moderator.
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John Chester Backus was a highly influential American Presbyterian minister who served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Baltimore for nearly four decades and later as pastor emeritus until his death in 1884, also acting as Moderator of the General Assembly and receiving honorary doctorates (D.D. and LL.D.) during his career

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