The Ven. ''The Venerable'' often shortened to Venerable is a style, title, or epithet used in some Christian churches. The title is often accorded to holy persons for their spiritual perfection and wisdom. Catholic In the Catholic Church, after a dec ...

George Tucker (1 November 1835 – 6 April 1908) was

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from 1896 until 1909. He was educated at

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and

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are Consecration in Christianity, consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the religious denomination, denominationa ...

in 1861. After a

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at gap

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he was Rector of St Mark,

Smith's Parish, Bermuda Smith's Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for English aristocrat Sir Thomas Smith or Smythe (1558–1625). Description It is located in the northeast of the main island, at the southern end of Harrington Sound, the lar ...

until his appointment as

. A set of bells at St Mark commemorate his long service.Royal Gazette
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Yale College alumni 19th-century Anglican priests 20th-century Anglican priests Archdeacons of Bermuda 1835 births 1908 deaths People from Smith's Parish {{Bermuda-bio-stub