John Grisdale (25 June 1845 – 27 January 1922) was an

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colonial

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in the late 19th century. Grisdale was born in Bolton, Lancashire, on 25 June 1845 and educated at the Missionary College in

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. He was ordained in 1870. After a year in

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as a

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he emigrated to

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where he was

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of Holy Trinity,

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. He was later

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at St John’s College, Winnipeg and then Dean of Rupert's Land before being ordained to the

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as the third

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. He died on 27 January 1922.Church of England in the Dominion of Canada

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grisdale, John 1845 births 1922 deaths Clergy from Bolton Holders of a Lambeth degree Academic staff of the University of Manitoba Anglican Church of Canada deans Anglican bishops of Qu'Appelle 19th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops