George Barnes (priest)
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George Barnes, D.D. (11 December 1782 – 29 June 1847) was an English churchman, the
Archdeacon of Barnstaple The Archdeaconry of Barnstaple or Barum is one of the oldest archdeaconries in England. It is an administrative division of the Diocese of Exeter in the Church of England. History The Diocese of Exeter was divided into four archdeaconries in No ...
from 1830 to 1847. Barnes first enrolled in
Exeter College, Oxford Exeter College (in full: The Rector and Scholars of Exeter College in the University of Oxford) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, and the fourth-oldest college of the university. The college was founde ...
on 30 October 1799. He graduated from the college in 1814. He also served as the inaugural Archdeacon of Bombay but declined the Bishopric of Calcutta. His father was
Archdeacon of Totnes The Archdeacon of Totnes or Totton is the senior ecclesiastical officer in charge of one of the oldest archdeaconries in England. It is an administrative division of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter and under the oversight of the Bishop su ...
from 1775 to 1820. In 1815, Barnes founded the Bombay Education Society, which established the Christ Church School and
Barnes School Barnes School, Deolali, is a boarding school in west India. It was established in 1925, on the basis of a 1718 original foundation. It is a private co-educational University-preparatory school, prep school. It is an Anglican school, founded i ...
in India. His eldest son George Carnac Barnes (1818–1861) was an administrator in India, and his son Herbert Barnes was also Archdeacon of Barnstaple.


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Archdeacons of Barnstaple Archdeacons of Bombay Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford 1782 births 1847 deaths {{Canterbury-archdeacon-18C-stub