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John
B S  Coats
John B S Coats
1906 - 1979
John B. S.
Coats or JBS Coats was born on July 8th 1906 in Ayr,
South Ayrshire, 
He was a
Theosophist and bishop of the Liberal Catholic Church. He became International
President of the Theosophical Society Adyar in 1973 and held the post until his
death in 1979.
In 1932 he
became a member of the T.S. in 
He died on  December 26 1979 
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