About George Selwyn
Lived 1887 – 1957 (aged 69). George Selwyn was an anglican priest.
George Theodore Selwyn (30 July 1887 – 30 May 1957) was an eminent priest in the middle part of the 20th century.
He was educated at St Lawrence College, Ramsgate and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. After a curacy at St Matthew's, Bayswater, he emigrated to India as a CMS missionary, eventually becoming principal of St John's College, Palamcottah and then Bishop of Tinnevelly in 1945. He retired in 1953 and died four years later.
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Who was George Selwyn?
Bishop of Tinnevelly; British Anglican colonial bishop
When was George Selwyn born?
George Selwyn was born on 30 July 1887.
When did George Selwyn die?
George Selwyn died on 30 May 1957.
What was George Selwyn's occupation?
George Selwyn was an anglican priest.
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· DBpedia: George Selwyn (bishop of Tinnevelly)
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