Alston James Weller May was an Anglican bishopNational Archives in the first half of the 20th century.
He was born in 1869"Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 and educated at Leeds Grammar SchoolThe Times, Friday, 23 March 1888; pg. 5; Issue 32341; col E University Intelligence Election of scholars and Oriel College, Oxford . After a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon he was ordained in 1894."The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900 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.Parish web-site In 1914 he was appointed the 2nd Bishop of Northern Rhodesia, a post he held until his death on 17 July 1940.The Times, Tuesday, 23 July 1940; pg. 7; Issue 48675; col F Obituary The Bishop of Northern Rhodesia
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