The Right Reverend Alexander Sommerville Houston

Presbyterian moderator
Born
6 September 1881, Greengairs (Lanarkshire), Scot
Died
8 January 1971, Noble Park, Vic
Sex
Male
Father
The Revd Alexander Somerville Houston (Presbyterian min)
Mother
Margaret Russell Monteith
Brother of Jane Selkirk Houston [qv] and The Revd Robert John Houston [qv]

Degrees

1907Bachelor of ArtsThe University of Melbourne
1922Master of ArtsThe University of Melbourne

Career

  • Presbyterian min.
  • Moderator of Presbyterian Church of Vic 1948-49.

Military service

  • WWI: Chaplain class 4 1stAIF. WWII: Chaplain-Gen AMF.

Sources

Other: ScotBI 651/2 434, VicDI 946/1971, Vic W&P index, DVA, AIF svc file, UMA, VicGG 1940 p952, Mercury (Hobart) 2 Oct 1947 p5.
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