John Inglis

John Inglis (14 July 1808 – 18 July 1891) was a Scottish missionary to the New Hebrides (now known as Vanuatu). He served as Moderator to the Reformed Presbyterian Synod in 1861. Life He was born in Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, Scotland on 14 July 1808. His father died while he was young. He initially trained as a stonemason, probably his father's profession. He studied at the University of Glasgow, and at the Reformed Presbyterian College in Glasgow. At the latter his tutors included Rev Prof Daniel Sandford who employed Inglis to tutor his children. In the 1830s he ran a small school in Rothesay.