William Tozer
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The Rt Rev William George Tozer, DD (1829–1899) was a colonial Bishop[1] in the second half of the nineteenth century.[2]
He was born in Teignmouth[3] and educated at St John's College, Oxford[4] and ordained in 1854.[5] His first post was a curacy at St Mary Magdalene Munster Square.[6] Later he was Vicar of Burgh-le-Marsh.[7] In 1862 he was appointed leader of the Universities' Mission to Central Africa.[8] He was Bishop of Nyasaland for a decade and later held further Episcopal appointments in the West Indies.[9][10] He died on 23 June 1899.
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| Preceded by Charles Frederick Mackenzie |
Bishop of Nyasaland 1863 –1873 |
Succeeded by Edward Steere |
| Preceded by Reginald Courtenay |
Bishop of Jamaica 1879–1880 |
Succeeded by Enos Nuttall |
| Preceded by Inaugural appointment |
Bishop of Belize 1880– 1881 |
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[edit] Notes
- ^ National Archives
- ^ The History of the Universities' Mission to Central Africa
- ^ Burghlemarsh web-site
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
- ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ^ Photo of church
- ^ Lincolnshire Public Records Service
- ^ Ecclesiastical news Universities' Mission To Central Africa The Times Thursday, 20 Nov 1862; pg. 6; Issue 24408; col E
- ^ Jamaican Diocesan Web Site
- ^ Belizean Web Site
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