Edward Hyndman Beckles (14 February 1816 – 5 December 1902) was the

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Bishop of

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from 1860 until 1869. Beckles was born in

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in 1816, educated at

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deacon in 1843 and priest in 1844. He started as curate of Holy Trinity,

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, then served for six years at St. Michael,

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, Trinidad, where he was also chaplain to the forces. After a brief period in the United Kingdom, where he was curate of London-churches in

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and

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, he returned to the West Indies in 1853 as rector of St Peter's,

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. He was nominated Bishop of Sierra Leone in 1860, but resigned in 1869 and moved to the United Kingdom. After resigning his

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he was Minister of Berkeley Chapel,

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, Rector of

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and finally

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of St Peter,

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from 1873.Now a listed building
/ref> At some point he gained a

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(DD). Beckles died on 5 December 1902.

References

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