Collinson Sawyer
Australian bishop (1831–1868)
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William Collinson Sawyer[1] (1831 – 15 March 1868) was a colonial Anglican bishop in the third quarter of the nineteenth century.
William Collinson Sawyer | |
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William Collinson Sawyer | |
| Title | Bishop of Grafton and Armidale |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 30 August 1831 |
| Died | 15 March 1868 (aged 36) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Consecration | 2 February 1867 |
Education
He was born in 1831 and educated at Abingdon School, from 1845 to 1850[2] and Oriel College, Oxford.[3]
Career
After some years as the Vicar of Tunbridge Wells,[4] he was appointed the inaugural Bishop of Grafton and Armidale in Australia[5] on 30 January 1867 and consecrated to the episcopate at Canterbury Cathedral on the Feast of the Purification (2 February 1867), by Charles Longley, Archbishop of Canterbury.[6] Around three months over taking charge of the diocese, he died by drowning[7] when his boat was upset[8] in the Clarence River on Sunday 15 March 1868.[9]
