William Tutty

Reverend William Tutty (c. 1715 – 24 November 1754) was an English-Canadian clergyman. Ordained in the Church of England, he came to Canada in 1749 as a missionary for Nova Scotia.

Life

Tutty was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and ordained priest in 1748.[1] He travelled to Nova Scotia as a missionary on behalf of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, arriving in Halifax on June 21, 1749.[2]

Reverend Tutty opened St. Paul's Church in Halifax on September 2, 1750,[3] and was the first minister (1750–54).

References

  1. ↑ "Tutty, William (TTY732W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ↑ Dictionary of Canadian Biography
  3. ↑ Pound, Richard W. (2005). 'Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates'. Fitzhenry and Whiteside.