Robert Harold Waterman (11 March 1894 - 16 December 1984) was a

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in the 20th century. Waterman was born into an ecclesiastical family, educated at University of Bishop's College, Lennoxville and ordained in 1921. After a curacy at Bearbrook he held incumbencies at Pembroke and

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. He was

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from 1938 to 1948 when he became

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two years later and retired in 1963.

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1894 births Bishop's University alumni 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops Anglican bishops of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island 1984 deaths Deans of Niagara {{Canada-Anglican-bishop-stub