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William Scott (Archdeacon of Bombay)
William
Edward Scott
was
Archdeacon of Bombay
from 1897 until 1907.
Scott
was
educated
at
Keble College, Oxford
and
ordained
in
1876
. After a
curacy
at
Merton, Surrey
he was
Headmaster
of
Northallerton Grammar School
then
Rector
of
Hawthorn
until
1885
. He went to
India
as a
missionary
serving at
Nasir-abad
,
Deolali
,
Byculla
and Colaba. He was
Chaplain
to the
Bishop of Bombay
before his time as
Archdeacon
then Rector of
Tolleshunt Knights
afterwards
. Later he was Chaplain at
Geneva
and
finally
Rector of
Bradwell
.
A
Fellow
of
Bombay University
he
died
on
29
December 1918
.