George Henry Stanton was an Anglican bishop

Bishop

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 in the second half of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th.

Stanston was born in Stratford, London

Stratford, London

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 on 3 September 1835 he was educated at Hertford College, Oxford

Hertford College, Oxford

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 and ordained in 1858. His first post was as a Curate

Curate

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 at Christ Church, Rotherhithe

Rotherhithe

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. He was Vicar

Vicar

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 of Holy Trinity, Lincoln's Inn Fields

Lincoln's Inn Fields

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 Appointed the inaugural Bishop of North Queensland

Anglican Diocese of North Queensland

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  in 1878, he was translated

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  to Newcastle, NSW

Anglican Diocese of Newcastle, Australia

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 in 1891 and died in post on 5 December 1905.