abstract:John Mather (29 October 1827 – 10 June 1907) was born in Scotland and became a prominent Canadian figure in the development of the District of Keewatin in Northwestern Ontario.
Colonists John Cotton, Richard Mather and John Eliot, who wrote the book, wanted a version of the psalms which they believed was closer to the original Hebrew than the ones they had brought with them from England.
Decision time was preceded by a point of order from Finance Secretary John Swinney, who corrected Tourism Minister Jim Mather on his assertion during the ministerial statement that Mr Swinney had not spoken to VisitScotland chair Dr Mike Cantlay on Sunday 31 May.