Josiah Pearson
Josiah Brown Pearson (1841–1895) was the Anglican Bishop of Newcastle in New South Wales[1] from 1880 until 1890.[2]
Born in 1841,[3] he was educated at Chesterfield Grammar School and St John's College, Cambridge.[4][5] Ordained in 1865 he held curacies in Cambridge before holding incumbencies at Horningsea and Newark. In 1880 he became Bishop of Newcastle (Australia),[6] a post he held for a decade. Returning to England he became Vicar of Leck, Lancashire.[7] He died in 1895.[8]
References
- ↑ Bishops of Newcastle, NSW
- ↑ University of Newcastle, NSW
- ↑ ADB on-line
- ↑ "Pearson, Josiah Brown (PR860JB)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ↑ British History On Line
- ↑ Obituary For 1895 The Times Wednesday, Jan 01, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34775; col A
Further reading
- Mennell, Philip (1892). "
Pearson, Right Rev. Josiah Brown". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource
| Church of England titles | ||
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| Preceded by William Tyrell |
Bishop of Newcastle (Australia) 1880–1890 |
Succeeded by George Stanton |
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