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Gregg (family)
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The Gregg family has branches in Scotland, Ireland, the United States, and Canada.
William Gregg was born in Killycreen, County Donegal, Ireland, in 1817. In 1843 he obtained a B.A from Glasgow University and in 1844 an M.A. from Edinburgh. He obtained his licentiate from the Presbytery of Edinburgh in 1845 and committed himself to three years service as a missionary in Canada under the direction of the Presbytery of Kingston. He soon accepted a call to the united congregations of Belleville, Huntingdon and Tyendinaga. The last two became a separate charge within a year and the Rev.Mr. Gregg remained in Belleville from 1847 to 1857. In 1857 he moved to Toronto where he served as minister of Cooke's Church until 1872. He was a member of the faculty of Knox College, University of Toronto, from 1867 to 1895 when he retired. In 1878 he received a Doctorate of Divinity from the University of Honour.
William Rufus Gregg, the eldest son of Rev. William Gregg, became an architect and worked in various areas including Chicago, Montreal, Ottawa, Boston, Detroit, and Albany. he was active in Toronto for over 40 years and was involved in the construction of Bloor Street Church among other projects. He was interested in watching and studying the development of cities and he wrote on several aspects of the history of Toronto.
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