John Machar

John Machar was the second principal of Queen's [University at Kingston|Queen's University], then known as Queen's College at Kingston.
Machar was born in Tannandice, Scotland. He was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1819. In 1827, he emigrated to Kingston, Upper Canada in order to become the minister at St. Andrew's [Presbyterian Church (Kingston, Ontario)|St Andrew's Presbyterian Church].
Machar was one of the original trustees of the University, and became its principal in 1846, when Thomas Liddell resigned unexpectedly. He resigned in 1853, after a term marred by financial issues.
He was the father of author Agnes Maule Machar.