Mark Wood

Mark Wood may refer to:

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Sir Mark Wood, 1st Baronet

Sir Mark Wood, 1st Baronet (16 March 1750 – 6 February 1829) was an army officer and engineer. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Milborne Port,Gatton and Newark. He received a baronetcy on 3 October 1808.

Mark Wood (bishop)

Stanley Mark Wood (21 May 1919 – 28 September 2014) was the third Anglican Bishop of Matabeleland and the first Bishop of Ludlow.

Wood was educated at University College, Cardiff. After studying at the College of the Resurrection he was ordained as a deacon in 1942 and as a priest in 1943. After a curacy at St Mary's Cardiff Docks he served the Anglican Church in Southern Africa for over 30 years. He was curate of Sophiatown Mission, Johannesburg (1945–47); Rector of Bloemhof, Transvaal (1947–50); Priest in Charge of St Cyprian's Mission, Johannesburg (1950–55); Rector of Marandellas, Zimbabwe (1955–65); Dean of Salisbury, Rhodesia (1965–70); Bishop of Matabeleland (1971-77) before returning to England, firstly as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Hereford and finally as its suffragan bishop. He retired to Surrey in 1987.

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