George Henry Stanton was an Anglican bishop[1] in the second half of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th.[2]
Stanston was born in Stratford, London on 3 September 1835[3] he was educated at Hertford College, Oxford and ordained in 1858.[4] His first post was as a Curate at Christ Church, Rotherhithe.[5] He was Vicar of Holy Trinity, Lincoln's Inn Fields[6] Appointed the inaugural Bishop of North Queensland [7] in 1878,[8] he was translated[9] to Newcastle, NSW[10] in 1891[11] and died in post on 5 December 1905.[12]
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| Preceded by Inaugural appointment |
Bishop of North Queensland 1878 –1891 |
Succeeded by Christopher George Barlow |
| Preceded by Josiah Brown Pearson |
Bishop of Newcastle, NSW 1891 –1905 |
Succeeded by John Francis Stretch |
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