Robert Machray was a Scottish-born Anglican missionary and bishop who played a foundational role in the Canadian church. After receiving an education in Aberdeen and Cambridge, he was ordained in 1855 and served various English parishes, including a term as dean at his former college. He moved to Canada in 1865 to serve as the Bishop of Rupert's Land. Following a diocesan reorganization in 1875, he became archbishop, eventually being chosen as the first Primate of All Canada in 1893.