Alston May Explained

Alston James Weller May was an Anglican bishop[1] in the first half of the 20th century.[2]

He was born in 1869 [3] and educated at Leeds Grammar School[4] and Oriel College, Oxford . After a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon he was ordained in 1894.[5] His first posts were curacies at All Souls, Leeds and St Mark, Portsmouth following which he was Curate in Charge of St Peter's, Chertsey.[6] In 1914 he was appointed the 2nd Bishop of Northern Rhodesia,[7] a post he held until his death on 17 July 1940.[8]

Notes

  1. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=109-mss_2&cid=74#74 National Archives
  2. Book: [[Richard Malden|Malden Richard (ed)]] . . London . The Field Press. 1261. 1920 .
  3. [Who's Who (UK)|“Who was Who” 1897-1990]
  4. [The Times]
  5. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
  6. http://www.stpeterschertsey.org.uk/ Parish web-site
  7. Web site: Former Bishops . 2009-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051225221032/http://www.anglican-cathedral.org.zm/past-bishops.html . 2005-12-25 . dead .
  8. [The Times]

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