William Main Page


William Main Page was a British lawyer and Esperantist.

Biography

William Page was born in London. He went to Lasswade in his youth, and worked as an analytical chemist with an oil company in the Lothians. Later, he entered the legal profession, and joined the firm of Cairns, McIntosh, & Morton. At his death he left a widow and one son, the Rev. W. H. D. Page, minister of , Leslie.

Legal/civil work

He was a prominent layman in the Church of Scotland, and a well-known member of the General Assembly.
Originally a member of the Episcopal Church, he became a Presbyterian, and was for many years connected with the Chalmers Church, West Port.
In the General Assembly he was regarded as an authority on hymnology, and was secretary of the Public Worship and Aids to Devotion Committee.
As a member of the join committee of the Presbyterian Churches he took an active part in the preparation of the revised Church Hymnary which was published a few years before 1940.

Roles in Esperanto

Page was an Esperantist from 1905 and wrote many magazine articles on the subject of Esperanto. He was:
(Sources, except death date: The Scotsman obituary and Encyclopedia of Esperanto