T. F. Middleton

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Thomas Fanshawe Middleton (January 28, 1769–July 8, 1822) was a noted Anglican bishop. He was born in Kedleston in Derbyshire, England. Middleton attended Cambridge University, and upon graduation he was ordained in the Church of England. In 1814, he became the first Bishop of Calcutta. This diocese included not just India, but the entire territory of the East India Company. While a Bishop, he founded Bishop's College in Calcutta. Middleton died in Calcutta of sunstroke on July 8, 1822.

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