David Anderson (10 February 1814 – 5 November 1885) was a

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priest and the first bishop of

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, Canada.

Career

Born in London, England, Anderson was educated at

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and

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. He was the

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of St Bees Theological College, Cumberland (1841–1847) and an

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(1848–1849). He was consecrated a bishop on 29 May 1849 at Canterbury Cathedral,cf. Handbook to the Diocese of Victoria (Hong Kong and South China) 1924
p. 11
— Anderson was the bishop of the "Far West" referred to by the Victoria Diocesan Handbook and consecrated in the same service as

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. by

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, Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1849, he arrived at the

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as the Bishop of

. He lived there until 1864, the year he returned to England. He was later

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of Clifton (where he is buried) and

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, London. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1849. He was the author of ''Notes on the Flood'', ''Net in the Bay'' and other works.

References

*Burpee, Lawrence J. ''Index and Dictionary of Canadian History''. 1912. *

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, Friday, 6 Nov 1885; pg. 5; Issue 31597; col F ''Obituary''

External links

Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''

from

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* 1814 births 1885 deaths Anglican bishops of Rupert's Land 19th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Anglican clergy from London Chancellors of St Paul's Cathedral Alumni of St Bees Theological College {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub