Alex Wood (1871 – May 1937) was an Anglican bishop in India from 1919 to 1937.
He was born in 1871, educated at Aberdeen University and Edinburgh Theological College [1] and ordained in 1895. [2] His first post was a curacy at St John's Forfar. [3] He was at the Scottish Episcopalian Mission at Chanda from 1898 to 1919, [4] a period of service interrupted by World War I service as a temporary Chaplain to the Forces. [5] In 1919 he became Bishop of Chota Nagpur and in 1926 was translated to Nagpur. He died in post on May 1937, [6] his predecessor writing his biography. [7]
Alex Wood (1871 – May 1937) was an Anglican bishop in India from 1919 to 1937.
He was born in 1871, educated at Aberdeen University and Edinburgh Theological College [1] and ordained in 1895. [2] His first post was a curacy at St John's Forfar. [3] He was at the Scottish Episcopalian Mission at Chanda from 1898 to 1919, [4] a period of service interrupted by World War I service as a temporary Chaplain to the Forces. [5] In 1919 he became Bishop of Chota Nagpur and in 1926 was translated to Nagpur. He died in post on May 1937, [6] his predecessor writing his biography. [7]