George Clay Hubback was an

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in the mid twentieth century. Born on 7 April 1882 he was educated at

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and

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and began his career as a

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before being

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for the priesthood in 1910. After a

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at St Anne's,

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he was with the Oxford Mission to India until 1924 when he became Bishop of Assam. In 1945 he was

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to Bishop of Calcutta and with it the title of

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of India. He retired in 1950 and died on 2 November 1955.'' Bishop Hubback''

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Friday, 4 November 1955; pg. 11; Issue 53369; col D

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1882 births 1955 deaths People educated at Rossall School Alumni of the University of Liverpool English Anglican missionaries Anglican missionaries in India Anglican bishops of Assam Anglican bishops of Calcutta 20th-century Anglican archbishops 20th-century Anglican bishops in India {{India-Anglican-bishop-stub