Peter Wilson (bishop)
Peter Wilson | |
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Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness | |
Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Moray, Ross and Caithness |
Elected | 8 April 1943 |
In office | 1943–1953 |
Predecessor | Arthur Maclean |
Successor | Duncan MacInnes |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1909 |
Consecration | 1943 |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 3 February 1956 St Andrews, Scotland | (aged 73)
Buried | Tomnahurich Cemetery |
Nationality | English |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | George Holt Wilson & Lucinda James |
Spouse | Ella Wilson |
Children | 2 |
Previous post(s) | Dean of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane (1940–1943) |
Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
Piers Holt Wilson (known as Peter; January 1883 – 3 February 1956)
Early years and education
Wilson was born in Redgrave Hall,
Bishop
On April 8, 1943, he was elected as Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness, succeeding Bishop Arthur Maclean.[4] He was enthroned as bishop on 29 June 1943 by the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church the Most Reverend Logie Danson. Bishop Wilson retired as Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness in 1953. He settled back in St Andrews. He died in 1956.
WWI
As soon as World War I began in August 1914, Wilson enlisted. He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1914 to 1915, first as a stretcher-bearer then later as a Chaplain in the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign of 1915. After serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps, Wilson entered the Royal Army Service Corps then, from 1916 to 1919, he served as a chaplain in the Royal Armed Forces. He was mentioned in dispatches and awarded the military O.B.E. for his part in evacuating people from an airfield in France. He received a letter signed by Winston Churchill.
Marriage
Wilson married the widow of his friend who had died during WWI in 1915. Wilson married Ella Lee in 1920 and went to live in
Notes
- ^ The Times, 4 February 1956; pg. 9; Issue 53446; col A, Right Rev. P. H. Wilson Former Bishop Of Moray
- ^ Biographical profile Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 9780199540877
- ^ The Times, 9 April 1943; pg. 4; Issue 49516; col G New Scottish Bishop