James HoughRev. James Hough (1789-1847) arrived Madras (India) in 1816, later he was sent to Palamcottah. He remained there for 5 years and devoted himself for the Mission work. He was more interested in the Mission work than in the pastoral care of his countryen. He nursed the old S.P.C.K. Mission established by Schwartz, superintended the native catechists and schoolmasters, and repaired the Mission schoolrooms and chapels in Palamcottah and the surrounding villages. In 1821, he was transferred to Poonamallee. Here, his health broke down, so he went back to England. In 1828, he entered as a Fellow Commoner at Queen's College, Cambridge, and graduated B.A. and M.A. In 1834, he became vicar of Ham in Surrey, and in the same year joined their committee to give the members, the benefit of his local knowledge of missionary affairs. He died at Hastings and was buried at Ham, being succeeded in the vicarage by his son. Hough wrote and published many books during his furlough to England and after his retirement. But, his greatest work was The History of Christianity in India in five volumes. His son, Rev. T. G. P. Hough, of Caius College, Incumbent of West Ham, Surrey; assisted him in the compilation of the work and presented its Vol. 5 after his death. Read More Read Less