Gerard Heath Lander (sometimes Gerald; sometimes Heath-Lander; 14 August 186114 November 1934) was

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and the 7th Principal of

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. He was born on 14 August 1861, the son of John Gerard Heath Lander of Bishops Offley Manor,

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, and Sarah, the daughter of Thomas Jones of

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. He was educated at

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, and at

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. He was made deacon in

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1884 (21 December), by J. C. Ryle,

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, at St Peter's Pro-Cathedral, Liverpool; and

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priest in 1885; and initially served as a

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at St Bride,

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. He then held incumbencies at St Benedict, Everton; St Philip,

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; and St Cyprian,

before being appointed to the

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in 1907 as the fifth

a post he held for 13 years. He was consecrated a bishop on

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1907 (29 June), by

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, at

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. He held the post of Principal of

from 1906-1909, when he was succeeded by his to be son-in-law, the Rev.

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. By May 1920, he had "signified his intention of resigning his see

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year"; he must have done so before his successor's consecration on 24 June. On his return to

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he was

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(until 1933);

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(1933 onwards); and an Assistant Bishop of St Albans (1924 onwards). He died on 14 November 1934, collapsing suddenly at King's Cross Station.

References

1861 births 1934 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Anglican bishops of Victoria, Hong Kong 20th-century Anglican bishops in China Principals of St. Paul's College, Hong Kong Archdeacons of Bedford {{Anglican-bishop-stub