Frederick Dawson Fauquier (29 July 1817 – 7 December 1881) was an eminent

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in the second half of the 19th century.the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
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Personal life

Fauquier was born in

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on 29 July 1817. He was orphaned at a young age and adopted by an aunt who lived in

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, London, England. Fauquier received his formative education in

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. In 1836 Fauquier emigrated to

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and settled as a farmer in at East Zorra. He married Sarah Eliza Burrowes, daughter of Colonel Burrowes of the

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in approximately 1846. Burrowes and Fauquier had two sons.

Ordained life

Fauquier attended the Diocesan Theological Institute in

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in 1842 and studied under Archdeacon A.B. Bethune. He was ordained as a

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in 1845 and was ordained by Bishop

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as a priest in 1846. Fauquier was appointed as the incumbent of his home parish at Huntingford, Ontario in 1875. In 1873 he was appointed to the

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as the inaugural Bishop of Algoma. He was consecrated as bishop in St. James' Cathedral, Toronto in 1873 and following his consecration he traveled to his see city of

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. Within three weeks of his appointment Fauquier traveled to England to raise funds for the new Diocese of Algoma. His trip resulted in support from the

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, the Colonial and Continental, the

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, and many individual donors. Fauquier was involved in missionary work to First Nations communities in Northern Ontario. He assisted in establishing and maintaining missions at Sheguiandah,

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, and

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. He was also involved in the administration of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School. Having become a

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(DD), he died in post on 7 December 1881. During Fauquier's time as Bishop the Diocese of Algoma grew substantially with the number of clergy doubling, congregations increasing from fifteen to ninety and churches from nine to thirty-four. Fauquier is buried in the Shingwauk Memorial cemetery, located on the current campus of

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and Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig. The Bishop Fauquier Memorial Chapel at the Shingwauk Indian Residential School was named after him.

References

1817 births Maltese emigrants to Canada Anglican bishops of Algoma 19th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops 1881 deaths {{Canada-Anglican-bishop-stub