Alec Hardy

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Alexander Ogilvy Hardy DD (called Alec; 1891“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 {{ISBN|9780199540877}}{{snd}}14 September 1970)The Times, Wednesday, Sep 16, 1970; pg. 20; Issue 57972; col B Deaths was an Anglican bishop in India from 1937 to 1948.

He was educated at Trinity College DublinDublin University, Calendar for the year 1916-1917, Hodges, Figgis and Son and ordained in 1917.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947 His first post was a curacy at Templemore. After this he was a SPG Missionary at Hazaribagh then Murhu for 20 years before his appointment to the episcopate as the Bishop of Nagpur. Finally he was Vicar of Gargrave, an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Bradford and an honorary canon of Bradford Cathedral[http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp75180 NPG details] until his retirement in 1957.