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title: 'John Chester Backus, D.D., LL.D.'
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date: 1885-01-01
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# John Chester Backus, D.D., LL.D.

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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