John Sheepshanks (bishop)
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The Right Reverend John Sheepshanks |
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| Bishop of Norwich | |
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| Diocese | Diocese of Norwich |
| In office | 1893–1910 |
| Predecessor | John Pelham |
| Successor | Bertram Pollock |
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| Born |
23 February 1834 Belgravia, London |
| Died | 3 June 1912 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Margaret Ryott |
| Children | 17 |
| Education | Coventry Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
John Sheepshanks (23 February 1834 – 3 June 1912) was an English Anglican Bishop in the last decade of the 19th century and the first one of the 20th.
Born on 23 February 1834 in Belgravia, London to Thomas Sheepshanks (1796–1875), rector of St John's, Coventry and his wife, Katherine (née Smith, 1804 or 1805–1869). Sheepshanks was educated at Coventry Grammar School, then at Christ's College, Cambridge.
Ordained in 1857, Sheepshanks became a curate at Leeds Parish Church, under Walter Hook. Hook had previously been the incumbent at Holy Trinity Church, Coventry, and was on good terms with his father Thomas Sheepshanks.
Sheepshanks then moved to Canada as a missionary, working in British Columbia at the time of the Cariboo Gold Rush. He was responding to an invitation in 1859 from George Hills, the Bishop of Columbia and formerly a fellow-curate under Hook at Leeds. Sheepshanks was made Rector of New Westminster. Since New Westminster was then little more than a forest clearing on the banks of the Fraser River, this was a rugged life. He was also chaplain to the Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment. He returned to England in 1864, to raise funds, via San Francisco and Utah; his church had burned down by the time he reached New Westminster in 1866. His father then fell ill, and planning to visit him, Sheepshanks set off once more; the trip turned into an extended Pacific and Asian journey.
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