Michael Willis | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 1799 Scotland |
Died | 1879 Aberlour |
Denomination | (1) Old Light Burgher (2) Church of Scotland (3) Free Church (4) Presbyterian Church in Canada |
Michael Willis (1799-1879) was a Scottish minister of the Free Church of Scotland who emigrated to Canada and became Principal of Knox College, Toronto. A prominent campaigner for the abolition of slavery he was involved in the Canadian end of the Underground Railway. He was Moderator of the General Assembly for the Presbyterian Church of Canada in 1870.