John Travers Lewis
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His Grace Dr. John Travers Lewis (June 20, 1825 – May 6, 1901) was a Church of England
clergyman, archbishop, and author. He was the Archbishop of Ontario, third Metropolitan of (Eastern) Canada, and the first Bishop of Ontario (Kingston)
.
Born in Garrycloyne Castle, near Cork
(Republic of Ireland
), the eldest son of the Reverend John Lewis and Rebecca Olivia Lawless, Lewis studied at Trinity College, Dublin
. He was made a Deacon in 1848 and a priest in 1849. He served as priest at Newtownbutler in County Fermanagh
, before emigrating to Canada in 1849 to be with his mother who emigrated the year earlier. He was posted to Hawkesbury
and later in 1854 to Brockville
. In 1861, he was appointed the first Bishop of Ontario (Kingston). In 1893, he became metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Canada and then Archbishop of Ontario. He resigned in 1900.
, and educated at Toronto, Ontario. Considered a great beauty, she married, at Ottawa, Ontario on April 28th, 1875, Robert Craigie Hamilton, Esquire, son of Col. George Hamilton, of Hawkesbury, Ont. Their eldest daughter (born in Montreal) married Mr. Wilfrid Sergeant. Their son served as a midshipman and Captain's A.D.C. on H.M.S. Irresistible.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
clergyman, archbishop, and author. He was the Archbishop of Ontario, third Metropolitan of (Eastern) Canada, and the first Bishop of Ontario (Kingston)
Anglican Diocese of Ontario
The Diocese of Ontario is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario of the Anglican Church of Canada, itself a province of the Anglican Communion. Its See city is Kingston, Ontario, and its cathedral is St. George's, Kingston...
.
Born in Garrycloyne Castle, near Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
(Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
), the eldest son of the Reverend John Lewis and Rebecca Olivia Lawless, Lewis studied at Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
. He was made a Deacon in 1848 and a priest in 1849. He served as priest at Newtownbutler in County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh
Fermanagh District Council is the only one of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland that contains all of the county it is named after. The district council also contains a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore and Kilskeery road areas....
, before emigrating to Canada in 1849 to be with his mother who emigrated the year earlier. He was posted to Hawkesbury
Hawkesbury, Ontario
Hawkesbury is a town in the Eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada, on the Ottawa River, near the Quebec-Ontario border.It lies on the south shore of the Ottawa River about halfway between Downtown Ottawa and Downtown Montreal in Prescott and Russell Counties. The Long-Sault Bridge links it...
and later in 1854 to Brockville
Brockville, Ontario
Brockville is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Though it serves as the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Brockville is politically independent and is grouped with Leeds and Grenville for census purposes only.Known as the "City of the 1000...
. In 1861, he was appointed the first Bishop of Ontario (Kingston). In 1893, he became metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Canada and then Archbishop of Ontario. He resigned in 1900.
Family
His Grace the Archbishop of Ontario (Dr. John Travers Lewis), married Annie Henrietta Marguerite, daughter of the Hon. Henry Sherwood, at one time Attorney-General for Upper Canada. Their son, Dr. Travers Lewis, was a Barrister in Ottawa. Their eldest daughter, Charlotte Sherwood Lewis, was born at Brockville, OntarioBrockville, Ontario
Brockville is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Though it serves as the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Brockville is politically independent and is grouped with Leeds and Grenville for census purposes only.Known as the "City of the 1000...
, and educated at Toronto, Ontario. Considered a great beauty, she married, at Ottawa, Ontario on April 28th, 1875, Robert Craigie Hamilton, Esquire, son of Col. George Hamilton, of Hawkesbury, Ont. Their eldest daughter (born in Montreal) married Mr. Wilfrid Sergeant. Their son served as a midshipman and Captain's A.D.C. on H.M.S. Irresistible.