William Collinson Sawyer
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The Rt Rev William Collinson Sawyer, DD
was a colonial
Anglican Bishop
in the third quarter of the nineteenth century. He was born in 1831 and educated at Abingdon School
and Oriel College, Oxford. After some years as the Vicar
of Tunbridge Wells, he was appointed the inaugural Bishop of Grafton and Armidale
on 30 January 1867, consecrated on 2 February 1867 and died by drowning when his boat was upset in the Clarence River
on Sunday 15 March 1868.
Doctor of Divinity
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was a colonial
Colony
In politics and history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a state. For colonies in antiquity, city-states would often found their own colonies. Some colonies were historically countries, while others were territories without definite statehood from their inception....
Anglican Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
in the third quarter of the nineteenth century. He was born in 1831 and educated at Abingdon School
Abingdon School
Abingdon School is a British day and boarding independent school for boys situated in Abingdon, Oxfordshire , previously known as Roysse's School. In 1998 a formal merger took place between Abingdon School and Josca's, a preparatory school four miles to the west at Frilford...
and Oriel College, Oxford. After some years as the Vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
of Tunbridge Wells, he was appointed the inaugural Bishop of Grafton and Armidale
Bishop of Grafton and Armidale
The Former diocese of Grafton and Armidale was created out of the diocese of Newcastle by Letters Patent in 1863. In all it had four bishops before being split in two in 1914-List of the Bishops of Grafton and Armidale:-References:...
on 30 January 1867, consecrated on 2 February 1867 and died by drowning when his boat was upset in the Clarence River
Clarence River (New South Wales)
The Clarence River is situated in northeastern New South Wales, Australia. The river originates on the watershed that marks the Queensland border. After flowing south and northeast for 394 km it then empties into the Pacific Ocean at Iluka/Yamba. On its journey it passes through the towns of...
on Sunday 15 March 1868.