The Most Rev William George Hardie, CBE[1] (1878 – 21 February 1950) was a long serving Anglican Bishop of Jamaica from 1931 until 1949; and for the last four of that time Primate of the West Indies.
He was born in 1878 and educated at Giggleswick School [2] and Emmanuel College, Cambridge and ordained in 1902.[3][4] His first posts were curacies at Holy Trinity, Cambridge[5] and then Christ Church, Greenwich[6]. Later he held incumbencies at Holy Trinity, Swansea[7], St John’s, Lowestoft[8] and St Luke’s, Finchley[9]. In 1928 he was appointed Assistant Bishop[10] of Jamaica[11] before promotion to be its Diocesan three years later[12]. He died on 21 February 1950.
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| Preceded by George Frederick Cecil de Carteret |
Bishop of Jamaica 1931 – 1949 |
Succeeded by Basil Montague Dale |
| Preceded by Arthur Henry Anstey |
Primate of the West Indies 1945 – 1949 |
Succeeded by Alan John Knight |
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