William Pettigrew (missionary)

The Reverend
William Pettigrew
Born(1869-01-05)5 January 1869
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died(1943-01-19)19 January 1943
United Kingdom
OccupationChristian missionary
Spouses
  • Alice Goreham Pettigrew (m.1896 d.1934)
  • Ethel A. Masales (m.1934 d.1980)
Children
  • Jessie Melbourn (b. 1897)
  • Douglas Colin (b. 1898)
  • Edward William (b. 1902)
  • Margaret Alice (b. 1905)

William Pettigrew (5 January 1869 – 19 January 1943) was a British Christian missionary who went to India in 1890, eventually brought western education in Manipur and introducing Jesus Christ to the Tangkhul Naga tribe, inhabiting Ukhrul district and he became the main catalyst for the surge in current Christian population in Manipur.

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