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Douglas Campbell Tilghman (d. 1970) served in the Australian Imperial Forces in 1917–18 and was wounded at the Battle of Hamel in 1918. Following his return to Australia, he held managerial positions in the Primary Producers’ Bank of Australia in Bega, Warwick and Dirranbandi. In 1931 he was commissioned by the Queensland Government to compile a handbook on Queensland. He later worked in local government and was town clerk of Yass from 1944 to 1951 and town and shire clerk of Bourke from 1951 to 1955. He wrote three articles on railways for the Territorian in 1965, and a report following a tour of NT in 1950 on agriculture & development, for the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture. He retired to Berry on the south coast of New South Wales. He had a strong interest in both US and Australian history and in his later years carried out research on the history of the Shoalhaven district and Bega and the lives of Hamilton Hume, Boyle Travis Finniss and Captain Daniel Woodriff. His wife Margarita Tilghman was a descendant of Daniel Woodriff. His collection of Australian books and pamphlets was bequeathed to the Moore College Library, while his Americana collection was given to the National Library of Australia

The Reverend Stephen Taylor (1869 — 1953), son of the Reverend Robert Taylor, was educated at Cambridge, England, in the early 1890's, where he was ordained and began preaching until 1895. He was Curate in his father's church, St. Stephen's, Newtown [1895-1898] before serving in Newcastle. Taylor was editor of The Church Record from 1916-1926.

The Reverend Robert Taylor [1834 — 1907], was ordained a Deacon in 1859 and Priest in 1860. Taylor was instrumental in the establishment of St. Stephen's Church, Newtown, where he ministered from 1866 — 1907. In the 1890's he had the distinction of being Canon of St. Andrew's Cathedral.

F.G. Taplin married T.C. Hammond's daughter Doris on 9th October, 1954. Frederick George Taplin studied at Moore Theological College, Sydney and was ordained in 1945 by the Archbishop. He was the Curate In Charge of the Provincial District of Wilberforce 1945-48; Locum Tenens of Pitt Town, 1946; Rector of Carlingford 1948-49; Rector of Sutton Forest, 1949-50; Rector of Blacktown 1950-54;and Rector of Jamberoo 1954-60. He had a General Licence from 1960; was Curate of St. Philip's, Sydney in 1961 and Acting Rector there 1961-64. He became Rector of Holy Trinity, Wentworth Falls and Chaplain of Boddington Red Cross Hospital 1965-70. He died 14th November 1972.

A.E. Talbot was Dean of Sydney from 1912 until his death.

Montagu Stone-Wigg was born in Kent, educated at Oxford and ordained priest in 1885. After emigrating to Australia, he became became assistant curate (1889-91), vicar (1891) and canon residentiary and sub-dean (1892-98) at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane. In 1898 he was appointed Bishop of New Guinea, and resigned in 1908. In 1907 he married Elfie Mort and they had two daughters. He died in Burwood NSW and is buried at St Thomas' Church, Enfield. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stone-wigg-montagu-john-8682

Evelyn Stokes was Principal of Deaconess House from 1946-1951.

Honorary Commissioner for the Moore Theological College Centenary Fund Appeal (1954), and Moore Theological College Committee Treasurer, 1961-1975

Margaret Jessie Steel was awarded a Diploma in Theology in 1933, later becoming the Headmistress of the Sydney Church of England Girls Grammar School at Moss Vale. Upon retirement from this position she became tutor for matriculation students at Moore Theological College from 1944 until 1950.