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A manse (; from Latin

Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
mansus, "dwelling", from manere, "to remain") is a house inhabited by, or formerly inhabited by, a minister, usually used in the context of a Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist

Baptist

A Baptist is a member of a Christian denomination characterized by the rejection of infant baptism in favor of believer's baptism by Baptism#Immersion....
or United Church.

When selling a former manse, the Church of Scotland

Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland , known informally by its Scots language name, The Kirk, is the national church of Scotland. It is a Presbyterianism church , decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation....
always requires that the property should not be called "The Manse" by the new owners, but "The Old Manse" or some other acceptable variation.

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A manse (; from Latin

Latin

Baptist

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Many notable Scots are referred to as a "son (or daughter) of the manse", as their fathers were ministers, and they were therefore brought up in a manse:

Douglas Alexander
Douglas Alexander

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, Secretary of State for International Development
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Wendy Alexander
Wendy Alexander

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(sister of Douglas), Labour
Scottish Labour Party

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MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament

Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament....
; former leader of the Labour Party group in the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament

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(2007-2008); former minister in the Scottish Executive
Scottish Executive

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(1999-2002)
John Logie Baird
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, engineer and inventor of the world's first working television
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system
Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown

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, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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John Buchan, novelist and Unionist MP, served as Governor General of Canada
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Peter Fraser
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, advocate
Advocate

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; former Lord Advocate
Lord Advocate

Her Majesty's Advocate , known as the Lord Advocate , is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolution powers of the Scottish Parliament....
(1989-1992); former Conservative and Unionist
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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MP
James Gray
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, Conservative
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MP
William "Captain" Kidd, pirate
Andrew Bonar Law
Andrew Bonar Law

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, former Prime Minister (1922-1923)
Eric Liddell
Eric Liddell

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, athlete and rugby internationalist, winner of the 400 metres at the 1924 Olympic Games
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; missionary
Missionary

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to China
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; portrayed in the film Chariots of Fire
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Sheena McDonald
Sheena McDonald

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, broadcaster
Michael Moore
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, Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats

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MP
John Reith
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, founder of the BBC
David Steel
David Steel

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, former leader of the Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)

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and the Social and Liberal Democrats; former Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament

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David Tennant
David Tennant

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(stage name of David McDonald), actor
William Montgomery Watt
William Montgomery Watt

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, Islamic studies scholar and Orientalist
John Witherspoon
John Witherspoon

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, signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence
United States Declaration of Independence

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