About William Banister
Lived 1855 – 1928 (aged 72). William Banister was a priest and writer.
William Banister was a missionary of the Anglican Church.
He was born in Walton-le-Dale on 31 May 1855, educated at the Church Missionary Society College, Islington and ordained in 1879. He was curate at Balderstone, Lancashire before heading to China as a missionary, rising in time to be Archdeacon of Hong Kong. In 1909 he became Bishop of Kwangsi-Hunan China, a post he held until his retirement in 1923. He died on 26 February 1928
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Anglican bishop
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William Banister was born on 31 May 1855.
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William Banister died on 26 February 1928.
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William Banister was a priest and writer.
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