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'''George Theodore Selwyn''' (30 July 1887 – 30 May 1957) was an eminent [[priest]] in the middle part of the 20th century. | '''George Theodore Selwyn''' (30 July 1887 – 30 May 1957) was an eminent [[priest]] in the middle part of the 20th century. | ||
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George Theodore Selwyn (30 July 1887 – 30 May 1957) was an eminent priest in the middle part of the 20th century.
He was educated at St Lawrence College, Ramsgate and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.[1] After a curacy at St Matthew’s Church, Bayswater[2] he emigrated to India as a CMS missionary, eventually becoming Principal of St John’s College, Palamcottah and then Bishop of Tinnevelly[3] in 1945. He retired in 1953 and died four years later.[4]
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- ↑ “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ 1910–12 Photo of church
- ↑ Ecclesiastical News New Bishop of Tinnevelly The Times Friday, 26 October 1945; pg. 2; Issue 50283; col E
- ↑ Obituary G. T. Selwyn Church Of South India The Times Friday, 14 June 1957; pg. 13; Issue 53867; col C
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