James Swanton Waugh
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James Swanton Waugh (22 March 1822 – 6 November 1898) was a Methodist minister, president of the Methodist conference in Victoria, Australia and the first president of Wesley College, Melbourne serving for 18 years.
Waugh was born in County Wexford, Ireland,[1][2] the son of Rev. John Waugh, a Wesleyan minister.[1] He was educated at the Royal School, Dungannon.[2] Initially studying medicine at Trinity College, Dublin, Waugh entered the Wesleyan ministry in 1840.[1]
