STUART, EDWARD CRAIG (1827-1911) was born in Edinburgh, the son of A. Stuart, writer to the signet, and received his early education at the Academy there. He was later at Trinity College, Dublin (1847), where he received the vice-chancellor's prize for divinity (1849), and graduated (1850) as junior moderator in ethics and logic and first-class in divinity. Ordained in 1850, he offered his services to the Church Missionary Society, and was sent to India with the Rev Valpy French to establish a mission college (now St John's) at Agra. In 1855 he went on to Jabalpur. He was secretary to the C.M.S. Calcutta committee (1860-72), and chaplain to Bishop Cotton. In 1874 health compelled him to seek change, and he visited Australia and New Zealand. Two years later he was proposed for the see of Waiapu, to which he was eventually elected on 24 Sep 1877. His consecration took place on 9 Dec. Stuart was Bishop of Waiapu for 16 years, and then resigned to go to Persia as a missionary. There he laboured for 16 years, mainly at Julfa and Ispahan. Stuart married a daughter of the Rev Dr M. de Courcy (Westmeath). He died on 15 Mar 1911.

Who's Who NZ., 1908; Jacobs; The Times, 20 Mar 1911; N.Z. Graphic, 19 Dec 1891 (p)

Reference: Volume 2, page 176

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