John Walmsley (bishop)
John Walmsley (14 October 1867, in Hereford – 9 December 1922, in Freetown)[1] was an English Anglican missionary bishop in the early twentieth century.[2]
Walmsley was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford]].[3] and ordained in 1890.[4] After a curacy at Stokenham he was Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford from 1894 to 1898. He held incumbencies at St Giles, Normanton-by-Derby and St Ann, Nottingham.[5]
Walmsley served as Bishop of Sierra Leone from 1910 until his death.
References
- ^ 'Deaths' The Times Wednesday, Dec. 13, 1922 Issue 43213 p.1
- ^ Project Canterbury
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p1485: London; Horace Cox; 1908
- ^ Walmsley. "Walmsley, John". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black.
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